PPHL, Gandaki launches histopathology services

Gandaki, Aug 2: Histopathology services have been launched for the first time under Gandaki Province.

Histopathology is crucial for diagnosing cancer, monitoring disease progression, and guiding treatment decisions, experts say.

According to Dr Bishwaraj Baral, Acting Chief of the Province Public Health Laboratory (PPHL), histopathology is about the microscopic examination of tissue samples typically collected through biopsies or surgeries to diagnose diseases and understand their underlying causes.

While histopathology services have already been available in federal government hospitals and some private institutions, this marks the first time the service has been officially introduced from the government level in the province. 

Minister for Health Krishna Prasad Pathak expressed his confidence that the newly launched service would significantly contribute to the expansion and strengthening of the health services in the Province.

"We are the first one to launch the histopathology service among the public hospitals at the province-level. We have introduced the state-of-the-art technology in the laboratory tests," Minister Pathak said. 

He believed that with the introduction of this new service, patients in the province would no longer need to visit health facilities elsewhere for cancer diagnosis.  “This service is conveniently accessible from the Provincial Public Health Laboratory.”

The lab has been providing service from 8 am to 5pm daily through 22 human resources.

 Dr Baral said that the samples from both public and private hospitals will be examined in the newly introduced lab. 

He informed that samples of 50 to 100 patients are being examined in the lab on a daily basis. (RSS)