Most district hospitals in Gandaki Province fail to set up ICU wards despite having the budget

The provincial government has allocated budget to nine district hospitals to set up facilities but only two have been able to follow through.

The Cabinet meeting of Gandaki Province on April 28 had decided to set up an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in all district hospitals. Accordingly, the Social Development Ministry disbursed a total budget of Rs 149.8 million to nine different hospitals in the province on May 19.