Cancer Hospital Machines Resume Operation in Banke
Summary
The LINAC and Brachytherapy machines at Sushil Koirala Cancer Hospital in Banke have resumed operation after being shut down for about six months. The restart is expected to ease treatment access for cancer patients from western Nepal who had been forced to travel to Indian cities for radiotherapy.
Key Points
- Sushil Koirala Cancer Hospital in Khajura, Banke, has restarted its LINAC and Brachytherapy machines after about six months of shutdown.
- The hospital says radiotherapy services have resumed and patients can return from Monday for regular treatment.
- Patients from western Nepal had been traveling to Lucknow and Bahraich in India because the equipment was not operating.
- The hospital aims to serve cancer patients from Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim provinces as a major government cancer center.
