Three individuals die in self-immolation attempts in past week

Kathmandu. In the last one week, three people who attempted self-immolation have died. Two people died at Bir Hospital and one person died at Kirtipur Hospital.

Ashwin Raut, 45, of Buddhanagar, Kathmandu, Ganesh Nepali of Mugu, and Vivek Mandal of Sarlahi died during treatment. Raut and Nepali died at Bir Hospital and Mandal at Kirtipur Hospital.

Raut, who attempted self-immolation in his home kitchen, was rescued by the police and taken to Bir Hospital. He was treated in the intensive care unit (ICU). More than 50 percent of Raut's body was burnt. Raut died last Saturday.

Ganesh Nepali had attempted self-immolation by sprinkling petrol in front of the Passport Department in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu last Thursday. He was rescued immediately after the incident and admitted to Bir Hospital.

Mandal of Sarlahi, who attempted self-immolation, died during treatment around two o'clock tonight. Mandal died at two o'clock at night at the burn hospital in Kirtipur, informed the hospital director Dr. Kiran Shakya.

Mandal, who was brought to Kathmandu by helicopter on Friday, was admitted to the burn hospital in Kirtipur around 7:30 in the evening.

According to the latest details from the Integrated Health Information Management Branch under the Management Division of the Department of Health Services, 37,438 burn patients have been found in health institutions across the country.

There is an extreme shortage of specialist doctors even in the existing hospitals.

Specialist doctors involved in burn treatment include plastic and reconstructive surgeons, burn specialists, general surgeons, and physiotherapists. The condition of specialist doctors registered in plastic surgery, which holds the main responsibility for burn treatment, appears very worrying and scarce.