Khotang District Hospital Launches Free Surgery and Treatment for Uterine Prolapse

Khotang. For the first time, free surgery and treatment services for uterine prolapse have commenced at the District Hospital in Khotang. With the launch of this service, the compulsion for district residents to spend large amounts of money traveling to Kathmandu or Biratnagar even for minor treatments has been eliminated.

Two women have already undergone successful surgery since the service began at the hospital. Dr. Amitabh Thakur, Chief of the Hospital, informed that this service was initiated targeting impoverished and underserved women by utilizing specialized expertise available within the district. The hospital has also started providing services beyond uterine surgery, including cervical cancer screening, infertility treatment, and complex obstetric care (second-time surgeries).

Women who had been hiding their ailments for a long time have now started coming to the hospital after specialist doctors and free treatment became available in their own district. According to San Bahadur Rai, Chairman of the District Hospital Management Committee and Chief of the Coordination Committee, efforts are being made to make this service long-term by bringing specialist doctors from the Ministry.

Previously, patients had to be sent outside as there was no facility for uterine surgery in the 10 local levels of Khotang. Just a short time ago, Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi and Halesi Tuwachung Municipalities had arranged reserved vehicles to take dozens of women to Banepa for treatment.

Now, municipalities will not have to spend hundreds of thousands to take patients outside. Locals have expressed happiness, stating that the risk of losing lives prematurely due to lack of treatment has been averted now that quality service has begun in the district.