It is believed that once this service is launched in the district, the need to travel to Butwal and Kathmandu for regular dialysis will end.
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Preparations are underway to operate kidney dialysis services at Arghakhanchi Hospital in the district headquarters, Sandhikharka. Five machines have been installed in the hospital for that.
The installation of the RO (Reverse Osmosis) water purification system, which is essential for dialysis services, is yet to be completed. Hospital Chief Dr. Jagannath Tiwari said that the work of installing this system is underway.
‘The RO system is considered essential to ensure the quality of dialysis services,’ he said, ‘The work of installing this system has begun.’ The work will be completed in four/five days.’ He said that after this, the service will be operational after the test is successful. Approval must be obtained from the ministry for operation. Tiwari said that it may take about six months to complete all the work and processes, including installation of the necessary equipment, management of technical manpower, and to start operation.
For that, two people have been trained in nursing and two more are in the process of being trained, said the hospital’s medical officer Dr. Khagendra Acharya said. He said that this service will bring relief to the patients.
The current compulsion of kidney patients in Arghakhanchi to go to Butwal, Kathmandu for regular dialysis treatment will end. The provincial government has initiated the process of expanding dialysis services at Arghakhanchi Hospital in the home district of Lumbini Province Chief Minister Chet Narayan Acharya and Health Minister Ramji Prasad Ghimire. The process of dialysis services has been initiated by Chief Minister Acharya on a special initiative.
It is expected that patients from Arghakhanchi, Gulmi, and Pyuthan will also be able to access the service. Minister Ghimire said that he will take further initiatives to complete the legal process and bring it into operation after the time required to install the machine and prepare the manpower.
Once the service is operational at the hospital, it is expected that the locals will be able to save time and money and get treatment easier.
Arghakhanchi Hospital has been approved by the provincial government for upgrading to a 50-bed hospital. The Indian government has already transferred Rs 670 million to the Nepal government through the embassy for the construction of the building. The Nepal government has allocated a budget of Rs 200 million. The process will be completed soon and the contract for the construction of a modern building for Arghakhanchi Hospital will be awarded in a few days, said Hari Prasad Bhusal, a member of the House of Representatives. Along with the infrastructure, patients will be treated by specialist doctors.
