Kathmandu, Jan 5 : His Majesty’s Government has appointed Dr. B. D. Chataut to the post of Director General of the Department of Health Services.

Dr. Chataut has earned the M.B.B.S. from King George Medical College, Lucknow, D.P.H. from the Royal Institute of Public Health, London and post graduate degree in public health from the world famed London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Dr. Chataut who joined the government service under the Ministry of Health in 2028 B.S. has served at various health centres, district, zonal and central level hospitals as well as the director of various divisions under the Department of Health Services and chief of the Planning Division and Spokesman of the Ministry of Health.

Dr. Chataut has also served as an advisor to the World Health Organisation in Bangladesh and Myanmar.