Nationwide Survey of Hospitals Underway
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- The Central Bureau of Statistics is preparing to conduct a survey on the economic status and employment of private health institutions nationwide.
- The survey will be carried out from mid-April to the end of July, collecting data from 2,551 hospitals across the country.
- According to the 2013 survey, private health institutions contributed less than one percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product, according to CBS Director Teerthraj Baral.
March 21, Kathmandu – The Central Bureau of Statistics has announced preparations to conduct a nationwide survey of private health institutions (hospitals).
Director Teerthraj Baral of the bureau stated that the survey aims to assess the contribution of private health institutions to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
According to him, enumerators will conduct the survey in private community hospitals nationwide. Data collection is scheduled from mid-April (Baisakh) to the end of July (Ashad).
“Currently, the process to hire contractual staff is underway. These staff members will receive training,” he said. “After that, they will be deployed to hospitals to collect data.”
The survey will gather information on the financial status of hospitals and the employment opportunities they provide.
Although the bureau has a policy to conduct surveys of private health institutions every ten years, there has been a delay in recent years.
Director Baral noted that the 2013 survey found that private health institutions contributed less than one percent to the national GDP.
At that time, only about one hundred hospitals were surveyed, whereas this time data will be collected from 2,551 hospitals across the country.