Kathmandu, Jan. 22: A delegation from the Nepal Health Technicians Association led by its chairman Hira Sharma has again handed over a memorandum relating to the professional interests of health technicians.

The memorandum calls for the fulfilling of the demands in consonance with democratic norms and the sensitivity of the health services  since delay in redressing grievances have only added more complexities.

The Association had submitted a memorandum on December 10 also.

Also yesterday, district committees of the association including those in Nuwakot, Dhading, Kaski, Rupandehi, Dang, Rukum, Pyuthan, Rolpa, Gorakha, Nawalparasi, Makwanpur, Parsa, Bara, Lamjung, Sunsari, Morang, and Baradiya districts made an appeal to the Prime Minister in this regard  through the district administration offices.

A delegation led by the Kathmandu district committee chairman of the association submitted its memorandum at Kathmandu District Administration office yesterday.

The association has laid emphasis on the formulation of policy for good quality, cooperative health services for the public, inclusion of the programmes in the national budget so as to make ayurved and other naturopathy methods more scientific and properly equipped, maintenance of transparency, arrangements for manpower, medicine and other physical infrastructure at existing health units, setting up of a division for quality treatment and promotion purposes and application of a decentralisation policy.

Amendments to the existing laws relating to the health sector in such a way as to uphold the interests and morale of health technicians, arrangements for the study in standard medical courses, and the functioning of the health workers council in a transparent and lawful manner are also among the 20 demands put forth by the association.