Kathmandu Metropolitan City to provide free burn treatment up to Rs 200,000
Summary
Kathmandu Metropolitan City will provide free burn treatment of up to Rs 200,000 for eligible patients through a new fund with Kirtipur Hospital. The city has also allocated Rs 20 million for hospital services, equipment, and burn-prevention training.
Key Points
- Kathmandu Metropolitan City will cover burn treatment costs of up to Rs 200,000 for eligible patients through an agreement with Public Health Concern Trust (Kirtipur Hospital).
- The program will support impoverished patients, survivors of violence, abandoned patients, and eligible KMC residents, representatives, employees, and their families.
- The metropolis has provided Rs 20 million to the hospital, including Rs 10 million for the Burn Treatment Fund and Rs 10 million for equipment costs.
- Awareness and capacity-building programs on burn prevention will be conducted for firefighters, municipal police, health workers, representatives, and locals.
