Six 'hemodialysis' machines received from the Indian Embassy for the treatment of kidney failure patients have been lying dormant for a year. The three hemodialysis machines provided by the embassy through the Ministry of Health to Mahagadhimai and Simraungadh municipalities in Bara are stuck due to lack of manpower and infrastructure.

Jaynarayan Yadav, an employee of the health branch of Simraungarh Municipality, said that the machine could not be put into operation due to lack of physical infrastructure, manpower, and budget. On October 5, 2080, Yadav received 3 machines worth 14 lakh 64 thousand 168 rupees from the management division of the health service department.

Ajay Singh, an employee of the Health Branch of Mahagadhimai Municipality, discovered 3 machines of the same type on 15th of November 2080, according to Ran Bahadur Gharti Magar, a technician at the tools and equipment store of the Health Service Department Management Division. The machine given by the embassy was handed over during the time of the then Health and Population Minister Mohan Basnet. According to

Magar, with the commitment to use the machines in 080/081, 6 machines were handed over at the rate of 3/3 at a cost of 87 lakh 85 thousand 10 rupees (14 lakh 64 thousand 168 per machine). He said that efforts are being made to put the machine into use and if it is not used, it will be returned. I have received information that they are not willing to operate so far. Now it can be returned," he said. Separate room, 3 trained manpower including nurses are required for operation of dialysis machine.

'The machine is stuck in the corner of the room. I don't know whether the rat bit it or it expired," said a health worker, "The spider has made a web and the dust is falling." Both municipalities have neither allocated budgets nor prepared technical personnel for the operation of dialysis services. Vijay Thakur, head of the health department of Simraungarh municipality, said that 12 kidney sufferers in the city have received 5,000 monthly assistance from the federal government.

Manoj Chaurasia, head of self-reliance branch of Mahagadhimai municipality, said that 20 kidney sufferers in the city are getting government assistance at the rate of 5,000. The patients have received cash support. It would have been easier to get dialysis services in our own municipality," Chaurasia said. Now preparations are being made for the operation soon.'

According to the data of these two municipalities, 32 people with kidney disease are receiving dialysis services. They are now forced to reach the headquarters Kalaiya, Birganj, Bharatpur, Kathmandu and undergo dialysis. Dr. Director of the Management Division under the Department of Health Services distributed machines received through the embassy to provide dialysis facilities to kidney sufferers in rural areas in Madhesh. Pabamjang Rayamazhi said.

Dialysis service requires trained doctors, nurses and technical manpower. Upendra Yadav, head of Mahagadhimai Nagar, said that it may take another 6/7 months to start the dialysis service. He said that it could not be put to use immediately because it would take time to arrange a room for operating the machine.

"We have prepared the manpower through training," he said, "another new building is being built to install the machine, we will arrange it."

Kishori Prasad Kalwar, head of Simraungadh town, claimed that the dialysis service will be launched in the city hospital by the end of January. He said, "We are in the process of recruiting MBBS, nurses and other staff. It is ready to be operated in February. To operate dialysis, one needs to get training through the nursing department. City chief Kalwar claimed that it would be put into operation by January, but health workers say it will take 4 to 5 months to prepare the trained population.

The city hospital in Simraungadh, which was run at a cost of 1 crore during the corona period, is in a state of disrepair for three years. The hospital's digital X-ray, ultrasound, laboratory, emergency, pharmacy, and patient admission services have been closed for three years. MBBS Dr. who has been serving in this hospital under contract. Jitendra Yadav has been providing OPD services to patients. An employee of the hospital said that the city hospital is closed due to political chaos.

After the contract of 23 employees working in the city hospital was not extended, the service was stopped. According to those employees, no budget has been allocated from the municipality to operate the city hospital. Resident of Barakai Suvarna Rural Municipality, Dr. Karra of Simraungad Nagar Hospital. Jitendra's father Ram Ayodhya Yadav, 67, a member of the Constituent Assembly, is also suffering from kidney disease.