'Nepal has achieved success against Covid 19, that's what I came to see': WHO Director General

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has visited the immunization center at Patan Secondary School, Lalitpur.

On Friday, Director General Ghebreyesus inspected the vaccination center at Patan Secondary School. The vaccination center is currently administering typhoid vaccine to children above 15 months and under 15 years of age.

The government has been conducting a vaccination campaign against typhoid by setting up vaccination centers in various schools across the country.

The government is also conducting vaccination against typhoid and coronavirus from vaccination centers.

While inspecting the vaccination center, Director General Ghebreyesus met with Mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City Chiribabu Maharjan. Speaking to media persons after the meeting, Mayor Maharjan said that Director General Ghebreyesus said that Nepal had achieved success against Covid 19 and observed the same work.

He said that the observation of vaccination centers in Lalitpur metropolitan area by the Director General of WHO would help Nepal and Lalitpur metropolitan in the coming days in the field of public health.

Mayor Maharjan said, "This is an observation tour of the good work we have done since Covid 19. This is very important for us. His visit will definitely make a leap forward in the health sector in the future. I hope that today's visit will provide further support to the Government of Nepal through Lalitpur Metropolitan City and the WHO for such programs in the future. '

During the meeting, Mayor Maharjan informed that Director General Ghebreyesus expressed his commitment to provide more assistance in the field of public health in the coming days.

The government estimates that about 7.5 million children will benefit from the vaccination campaign. Director General Ghebreyesus, who is on a visit to Nepal, met Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday.

On Thursday, Health and Population Minister Birodh Khatiwada, Foreign Minister Dr. Narayan Khadka He had met and other high-ranking officials.