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c. Curative Health Services
The health services are provided to the people in order to cure the diseases that they are
affected with are known as curative health services. The treatment of diseases, diagnosis
of diseases, control prevalent disease, etc. come under curative health services. The
curative health services are provided by the hospitals, health posts, sub-health posts,
nursing homes, clinics, etc. Theses health services are expensive in comparison to the
preventive and promotive health services.

d. Rehabilitative Health Services
Rehabilitative health services are given to
the patients of chronic diseases as well as to
those people who are engaged in drug abuse.
Rehabilitative health services help the patients to
return back to normal life or daily activities. In
the course of treatment of chronic diseases like
HIV/AIDS, leprosy, asthma etc. the victims may
not be able to engage in their daily activities. Fig: 5
They may be away from family and social
activities. Rehabilitative health services help them to adjust in their original life and let
them live comfortable life.

Health Service Providing Agencies

Different types of health services are available at the local, regional and centre level in the
country. There are different agencies to provide health services in these levels. The health
services available at different levels are given below.

a. Central Level
The central level health services manage the different types of health services available in
the country. The Ministry of Health and Population controls different agencies providing
health services at different levels. Different health service providing agencies under the
central agency are:
1. Bir Hospital, Kathmandu

2. Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu
3. Maternity Hospital, Thapathali
4. Mental Hospital, Lagankhel
5. Sukra Raj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, Teku, Kathmandu

6. T.U. Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj
7. Patan Hospital
8. B.P. Koirala Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur

9. B.P. Koiralal Institute of Health Science, Dharan
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