Chandrakot Basic Hospital has come into operation under the 'One Municipality: One Basic Hospital' initiative.
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A basic hospital has been put into operation in Chandrakot, Gulmi. The Chandrakot Basic Hospital under the 'One Municipality: One Basic Hospital' project, which was completed in Shantipur, the headquarters of the rural municipality, has come into operation.
After the physical infrastructure for the 15-bed basic hospital was completed, the municipality has operated the basic hospital by adjusting two local health posts along with two medical officers.
The hospital will operate lab services, birthing center, video X-ray, ambulance services and general check-up services, informed Santosh Pun, the health department chief of the municipality. He said that the hospital has been operated by managing one medical officer from the Lumbini provincial government and one medical officer from the municipality, as well as other human resources from the local health post.
However, services are also being provided from the health post. In Chandrakot, An agreement was signed on Asad 10, 2078 for Rs 136.6 million including VAT through Tulsibhakta Arjun Builders JV and was extended for one year and completed last Asad.
According to the standards, the basic hospital has 32 posts including three MBBS, 28 health workers and 4 office assistants. According to these posts, the municipality is not in a position to operate it in the current situation.
Chandrakot Rural Municipality Chairman Yubaraj KC said that we are operating the hospital only from the status of starting up to provide basic services. 'The federal government should manage the manpower and operating expenses according to the approved positions,' he said, 'Even if the hospital is running in the current normal situation, it cannot be operated by the municipality alone with manpower according to the positions.' He said that even though the service has been started from the hospital, it has not been completed yet. He said that the local government should be supported by the provincial and federal governments as the hospital is currently trying to provide services.
Due to budget shortage and delay by construction entrepreneurs, the physical infrastructure of basic hospitals in most municipalities of Gulmi district is in a state of disarray.
