Doctor consultation fees go up by 14 per cent
Doctors test a patient for dengue, a vector-borne disease, at Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital. Photo: Aryan Dhimal Kathmandu, May 15 Nepal Medical Association and Association of Private Health Institutions Nepal have increased the consultation fees of doctors from Monday. Dr Sanjeev Tiwari, the association’s general secretary, informs the doctors’ consultation fees have been increased by 14 per cent from the previous fees, effective from Monday. The association has increased the fees after two years. Tiwari says the fees have been increased based on the Nepal Rastra Bank’s inflation data and the recommendation of the Fee Advisory Committee. General Secretary Tiwari says the new consultation fees have been fixed from Rs 420 to Rs 940. According to the new fees, MBBS and BDS doctors with five years of experience can charge Rs 420 while those with more than five years of experience can charge Rs 515. Similarly, diploma-level doctors with five years of experie...