Crowdfunding on social media is helping many in Nepal, but not everyone is lucky

Anjita Bista, 21, from Lalitpur, gave birth to a baby boy in Patan Hospital three months ago. The child was born premature, three months before the normal delivery time, with a lot of health complications.

Therefore, the hospital told the parents that the child needed different treatments for which they should deposit over two million rupees gradually. Then, Bista sold all my jewellery she had. Other family members also contributed their shares and collected Rs 1.3 million in total. But, the treatment was still going and the hospital bills were escalating accordingly.