Friendship Hospital linked with Tikapur Hospital for referral services

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Dec. 6: Nepal Korea Friendship Municipality Hospital (NKFMH) and Tikapur Hospital signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Thursday.  

The primary goal of the MOU is to improve patient referral services and increase access to healthcare. Both hospitals were established with the financial assistance from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

Dr. Dipendra Kumar Raushan, Director of NKFMH, and Dr. Rem Kumar Rai, Chief, Medical Superintendent, Tikapur Hospital, signed the MOU in the presence of Mooheon Kong, Country Director of KOICA and Surendra Shrestha, the Mayor of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality. 

The agreement sets up an organised patient referral system, enabling Tikapur Hospital patients to access specialised medical services at NKFMH more efficiently. 

This effort aims to significantly enhance healthcare delivery for patients needing advanced treatments unavailable at their local facilities.

The agreement defines a well-structured process for referring patients from Tikapur Hospital to NKFMH, ensuring prompt and efficient access to advanced care.  Kong, the Country Director of KOICA, plans to link district-level hospitals established under the support of KOICA with the NKFMH, which is going to be the biggest support of KOICA in the health sector so that larger synergies could be created and larger numbers of the rural population can get quality specialised care at a low cost. 

Kong believed that this linkage could strengthen the health insurance programme of Nepal.  Mayor of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality Surendra Shrestha said that the MOU would be a significant step in helping the residents of Tikapur obtain high-quality medical care at a minimal cost.