Liver Transplant in Nepal Faces Challenges Due to High Cost and Lack of Infrastructure

Liver transplantation is performed in a small number of cases in Nepal. The rate of transplantation is low due to the expensive treatment method, lack of specialist doctors, insufficient infrastructure, and the government not providing concessions for liver transplantation.

According to experts, liver transplantation is a medical procedure to replace a failing liver with a new one. Here is a summary of a conversation with liver transplant surgeon Dr. Pradej Sapkota about liver transplantation: