There are 54 patients with high blood pressure, 30 with diabetes, 12 with mental illness, 5 with hepatitis B, heart disease, tuberculosis, cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other diseases here.
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Chitwan Prison has been the first choice for sick prisoners. This prison has become the preferred destination for treatment after the prisoners can easily get treatment at the Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur Hospital and two major medical colleges located here.
Although Chitwan was mainly chosen for the treatment of prisoners suffering from cancer, now this office is also the preferred destination for patients with other diseases. According to the head of the office, Rabindra Prasad Dhungana, only a few days ago, three patients were sent here from the Central Jail, Nuwakot, for treatment. The first choice for sick prisoners from various districts of the country is Kathmandu and then Chitwan.
Since Chitwan is located in the central part of the country, it is also convenient for the relatives of the patients to come here because of the easy transportation facilities. According to him, there are currently 118 sick prisoners in the prison. They are suffering from various diseases. There are 54 patients with high blood pressure. Similarly, there are 30 diabetics, 12 mentally ill, five with hepatitis B, three each with heart disease, tuberculosis, cancer, HIV/AIDS, and shingles, and two with thyroid.
Dhungana said that there is also a problem in purchasing medicines for patients who need to take regular medicines. This fiscal year, this office was allocated Rs. 1.2 million for medical expenses. He informed that the amount of medicine allocated by the government is insufficient, so the Public Health Office, Bharatpur Metropolitan City Health Branch, and pharmacists have been managing the medicines in collaboration with them.
There are 679 prisoners, including 41 women, in the prison. There is one dependent child. Currently, two prisoners are being treated in the hospital. The capacity of this prison is 505. He said that there are 30 women and 465 men. 110 prisoners who escaped during the Genji movement are yet to return.
