Kidney patients deprived of dialysis services in Kanchanpur

Patients suffering from kidney-related complications have to visit either Dhangadhi in Kailali or bordering Indian towns for treatment.

Jaya Bahadur Bista, a resident of Shuklaphanta Municipality ward 11, has been frequenting a hospital in Dhangadi for the past year to avail of the dialysis service. “Despite having a well-equipped hospital in the district, we have to go to Seti Provincial Hospital in Dhangadi or to bordering Indian towns for dialysis,” Bista said.