गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ BPKMCH offers free treatment worth Rs 380 million a year to cancer patients Nepal BPKMCH offers free treatment worth Rs 380 million a year to cancer patients KathmanduPati October 02, 2020 KATHMANDU : The B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital (BPKMCH) has offered free treatment worth Rs 380 million in a period of one year, according to data from the hospital. The hospital has provided free treatment worth over Rs 201 million to blood cancer patients with the financial assistance from The Max Foundation. The Foundation has been providing three types of medicines to blood and intestinal cancer patients since 2004. At present, 630 cancer patients have received the free medicines, said the hospital. Likewise, the hospital has provided free treatment worth Rs 160 million through the service to impoverished people. The government has been providing Rs 100,000 to cancer patients from poor families. The hospital has also been providing free treatment worth Rs 1.6 million to senior citizens above 70 years of age suffering from cancer, and free treatment worth over Rs 16 million to children below 15 years of age, said the hospital. Cancer patients from within the country and as far as India visit the hospital. Executive director of the hospital Dr Dej Kumar Gautam demanded an increment in grants for services given by the government to the poorest cancer patients. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Finance minister urges diaspora investment to boost economic growth Nabil bank wins Nepal’s best commercial bank award Nepal congress chief Thapa postpones planned India visit Nepal mandates National ID for digital wallet verification International rights bodies warn Nepal against political interference in Supreme… Nepal deports 47 foreign women over alleged illegal activities Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen Kulman Ghising’s reappointment issue stirs conflict between Prime Minister Oli, Energy Minister Pun Green recovery: An urgency Nepal Army vows to complete Kathmandu-Terai Fast Track project in time Bill Gates applauds Nepal for tackling stunting Who will become new Foreign Secretary after Bairagi’s appointment as Chief Secretary? ANM and Lab Assistant trainings to no longer be provided in Nepal, task force created for solution
