UK’s support to Nepal’s health sector will continue, Nepal Government announced that 100 Nepali nurses will be sent to the UK for employment

Nepal Government has announced that 100 Nepali nurses will be sent to the UK for employment through a competitive recruitment process in the first phase.

British Secretary of State Will Queens said that UK’s support to Nepal’s health sector would continue and that the arrival of Nepali nurses in the UK will benefit both countries. Queens said this during a meeting with Minister of Health and Population Mohan Bahadur Basnet in London.

During the meeting, Health Minister Basnet praised the British government’s support to Nepal’s socio-economic development, especially in the health sector, and expressed confidence that it will increase further in the coming days, according to the Nepali Embassy in London.

Expressing his happiness about the recently concluded agreement on employing Nepali nurses in Britain, he also sought support for the capacity building of Nepali health institutions.