Kathmandu:Minister for Health and Food Safety, Nisha Mehta, and Minister for Science, Technology, and Innovation, Mahabir Pun, have engaged in discussions aimed at enhancing the institutional and technical capacity of the Singha Durbar Vaidyakhana. Their talks focused on improving the quality of the Vaidyakhana’s products.
According to National News Agency RSS, the discussions included plans for developing the Vaidyakhana’s research laboratory, improving product quality, exploring export potential, and upgrading production systems to meet World Health Organization (WHO) standards.
The ministries are considering collaboration to strengthen the Vaidyakhana’s institutional capacity, with the goal of establishing an organized, high-quality, and competitive production system. Additionally, there is a proposal to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two ministries to formalize this collaboration.
Secretary at the Ministry of Health and Safety, Dr. Bikash Devkota, and Secretary at the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dinanath Mishra, were also part of the discussions.