Kidney patients face long wait for dialysis at government hospitals

Although the dialysis service is free of cost at government hospitals, patients and their families are breaking their backs buying expensive medicines.

Mina Tharu’s husband has been suffering from kidney disease for over a year now. He returned from foreign employment a year ago and needs regular dialysis to survive. But the couple, who live in Badhaiyatal Rural Municipality-4, Bardiya, are having a hard time managing medical costs.