INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
DHANKUTA, MARCH 18Dhankuta District Hospital has a quota for five permanent doctors
The hospital, however, has just one doctor working on contract.
Dhankuta local levels operating from rented houses
Bird flu detected at two locations in Morang
Local people are forced to visit Sunsari and Morang for health services due to lack of
specialist doctors at the hospital
Two permanent doctors are on study leave.
The government had given permission to upgrade the district hospital to 100-bed
health facility two years ago.But the upgradation work of the infrastructure is nowhere in sight.More than 100 patients from Dhankuta,
Sankhuwasabha, Terhathum, and Bhojpur visit the hospital on a daily basis
But, the hospital has turned into referral hospital as it lacks manpower for the treatment.The hospital's pleas to the Department of Health
for medical doctors has fallen on deaf ears
Medical students from BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, intern at the district hospital
Thus, most of the patients are referred to private hospitals in Morang and Sunsari, said Hospital Development Committee former chair Sunil
Thangol.Dhankuta is home to a hospital, two primary health centres, 24 health posts, 11 sub-health posts, and two ayurvedic
pharmacies.Former Province 1 chief minister Bhim Acharya had inaugurated 100-bed hospital
Sadly, lack of doctors and equipment has left the patients to suffer.A version of this article appears in the print on March 19, 2022, of
This article first appeared/also appeared in https://thehimalayantimes.com