Shortage of free medicines in Bardiya hospital forces patients to buy drugs privately
Summary
Bardiya District Hospital faces a shortage of free essential medicines, forcing patients to purchase drugs privately, affecting especially low-income families.
Key Points
- Bardiya District Hospital has experienced a shortage of free essential medicines for the past two months.
- Patients, including postnatal mothers and those with common ailments, have been forced to buy drugs from private pharmacies.
- The Lumbini provincial government supplies 98 types of free medicines, but over half are out of stock at Bardiya hospital.
- Delays in federal procurement and insufficient funding at the hospital contribute to the persistent medicine shortage.
