Do Nepalis in Australia wait to go to Nepal for health checkups?

Research conducted by BMC Public Health has revealed that while South Asian migrants in Australia feel that health services here are reliable, they feel services are expensive and waiting times are too long. If so, where do the Nepali community members living in Australia prefer to get their health checkups done? SBS Nepali spoke to some health professionals in Australia of Nepali heritage about the issues of waiting to go to Nepal for a checkup.

Health professionals warn that waiting months to go get a health checkup in Nepal from Australia could be dangerous. Credit (from left): Supplied/ManojSingh, GettyImages/Andresr, Supplied/SanjitaKarna

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