KMC launches free checkup services to senior citizens

Kathmandu–The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has begun free checkup services targeting senior citizens receiving social security allowances.

The mayor free health checkup service has begun from ward 15 of KMC. The senior citizens receiving social security from KMC would get checkup services and also get 20 % discount in medicines.

Iswor Man Dangol, KMC spokesperson, shared that this service would be provided to around 1,600 social security allowance recipient senior citizens from ward 15 in the first phase.

This is the pilot initiative which will be replicated to other wards after arrangement of budget, human resource and logistics, he added. ---

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