Acupuncture service started in Mugu

MUGU, Nov 26: The Ayurved Health Centre Mugu has started providing acupuncture services. This service was available only at Karnali Province Ayurved Hospital and Research Centre and not in other Ayurved health centres before this in the province.

Centre chief Laxmi Prasad Pandey said the District Ayurved Health Centre Mugu is the first institution to start acupuncture service among the district Ayurved health centres of the province. 

He said acupuncture service will be provided for free to patients of orthopaedic and neurological diseases. The service can be given to four to five persons at one time, it is said.

Patients were compelled to go to Kathmandu, Nepalgunj and Surkhet or other districts for availing of acupuncture services before. Hari Shahi of Soru Rural Municipality-1 said the Ayurved Health Centre Mugu should make the service regular.