Bhojpur, Apr 10: A maternity
service building has been constructed at Kimalung of Shadananda municipality-9
in the district. The modern facility is set up in a remote village at the cost
of Rs 10 million.
Necessary medical equipments have
also been installed in the building. With this, the people in need of delivery
service and natal healthcare have got huge relief- their compulsion to visit
next district has ended.
A local Bir Bahadur Tamang said,
"We've got a well equipped health service building, which ended our
compulsion to go to Sankhuwasabha district." He however demanded State's
role to manage necessary workforce so that it would ensure smooth service
delivery.
Ward 9 Chairman Nima Sherpa
informed that the people from ward no 3, 8, 9 and 19 of Shadananda municipality
would be directly benefitted by the modern hospital.
The fund for the construction was
managed by Nepal Helping Education Foundation. It was provided in grants.
Similarly, three international organizations- two from Germany and one from
Switzerland- had provided support to this bid.
There are seven rooms in the
building. "We have agreed with Shadananda municipality that it would
manage necessary human resource for the hospital," Foundation's Manager
Ram Kumar Tamang informed.
Similarly, Municipality Mayor
Surendra Kumar Udas informed that the building would be brought to government
ownership and workforce managed by the municipality as per agreement.
Earlier, a local Subash Tamang had
donated a ropani of land to set up the structure. It is named after his mother
Pakturi Maya. (RSS)