Mother, newborn left in the lurch for want of money

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BAJURA, DECEMBER 10A new mother and her infant are struggling for life due to lack of
treatment in Bajura.
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Karishma Pariyar aged 20 and her 45-day-old son of Ward No 6 of Himali Rural Municipality, Bajura, are malnourished.
Her husband Surendra Pariyar lamented that the mother and son could not be treated for want of money
Surendra and his wife had gone to India due for work one-and-a-half years ago
She had suffered excessive bleeding following her son's birth
She suffers from blood deficit and mental issues
"I have not been able to treat my wife and son for lack of money," said Surendra.The son has become malnourished after the mother could not
breastfeed him due to physical weakness
After both son and daughter were taken ill, Surendra stopped going to India
"I cannot even buy a bottle of water, let alone treat my wife and son," Surendra bemoaned.Local businessman Narmada Singh had rescued
Karishma and her son and helped them reach District Hospital, Bajura.The hospital admitted both mother and son and started treating them
According to Dr Dipendra Budha, the mother is not capable of taking care of herself, while the son is malnourished.A version of this article
appears in the print on December 11, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
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