Kathmandu. 33 patients, including 2 orphans and 31 destitute, have taken free treatment from various hospitals within the Kathmandu metropolitan area. 15 of them are undergoing kidney dialysis. 2 patients have died while receiving treatment. 12 people have been discharged. 1 person has been referred to another hospital. 3 people are still undergoing treatment.
8 of them have been given family medicine services. 3 people took asthma, and tuberculosis related to chest (pulmonology), 2 people took surgery (surgery), 2 people took emergency service, 1 person gynecology and obstetrics service, 1 person took stomach related service and 1 person took eye treatment service. Public Health Inspector Dhanendra Shrestha informed. Among the patients who underwent surgery, one patient had a gallstone operation and 1 had a hernia operation.
Looking at the per capita expenditure for treatment, it seems that the lowest expenditure is 2,500 rupees for eye treatment. The expensive treatment is worth 2 lakh 74 thousand rupees. The hospitals bear this expense. Among the patients, 6 have received treatment from People’s Dental College and General Hospital, 3 from Kathmandu Model Hospital, and 2 from Kathmandu Medical College. Similarly, 1-1 patients have received services from Blue Cross Hospital, Metro Hospital, Kalimati Chest Hospital, Manmohan Teaching Hospital, Nepal Eye Hospital, Stupa Community Hospital and Chhatrapati Community Hospital. Kidney dialysis patients are receiving treatment at the National Kidney Center.
Among the patients receiving services, 5 are from Kathmandu Metropolitan City. Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City, Dang, RaskotRural Municipality, Kalikot, Tokha Municipality, Kathmandu, Jamalukhi Rural Municipality, Dhading, Manthali Municipality, Ramechhap, Shailung Rural Municipality, Dolakha, Khajura Rural Municipality, Banke, PatthariShanishchre Rural Municipality, Morang, Sitasaxi Rural Municipality, Jhapa, Bhimsen Rural Municipality, Gorkha, Narharinath Rural Municipality, Kalikot, Amchok Rural Municipality, Bhojpur, there are 1/1 people.
Although there was a legal provision to provide free treatment to the target group, it was not implemented. To implement this, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City has issued Procedures, 2080, regarding the treatment of the target group. Based on this, an online system was developed. Now this system is being implemented. ttps://www.freehealth.kathmandu.gov.np/It is possible to see who is receiving and giving treatment from the system, who has been treated in which place, and how many beds are available in which hospital. It is being facilitated by the Health Department of the Metropolitan Municipality.
Kathmandu Model Hospital is the first hospital to register patients’ names in the system for free treatment. The hospital performed a gall bladder operation on a patient who came from Tokha on Falgun 9. 52 hospitals within the metropolitan city have joined the system of providing free treatment. It has 374 beds available for free treatment.
With the implementation of the system, the health-related rights given to citizens by the Constitution of Nepal to receive free basic health services from the state, no one to be deprived of emergency health services and equal access to health services for every citizen have been implemented. The free treatment service is for the target group (poor, destitute, and destitute).
Methods of obtaining treatment services
The target group can avail services through any one of the 3 methods. If you have a poor ID card, you can go directly to the hospital. Two, if you do not have an ID card for the poor, you can take the service from the ward where you are living by taking the documents including the recommendation and the SurgminMuchulka in the prescribed format. Three, those who cannot get documents for both of these conditions can contact the free health service facilitation unit of the Metropolitan Municipality with proof of their poverty. If the evidence can be verified, the unit will make a recommendation.
How to get service on site by service taker
After going to the wave bar and typing the address, the system will open. In it, the customer can read the details related to the process and documents of taking the service. Which hospital has which service? Whether the bed is free for treatment. It can be viewed from the site. 7 types of documents can be downloaded from the site.
Procedures of the metropolitan city related to free treatment, application for recommendations by those who receive free treatment services according to the procedure, recommendations given by the ward for free treatment, and schedule of procedures with the form of the bond can be downloaded 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Schedules 1 and 8 are related to the report, so it is not necessary for the customer.
For free treatment, a directorate committee has been formed under the coordination of Balendra Shah (Balen), the head of Kathmandu Metropolitan City.
Method of availing free health care services
1) Patients with poverty ID cards can directly go to the hospital to receive treatment services.
2) If there is no poverty identification card, the patients should apply as per Schedule 2 of the procedure and fill out the form as per Schedule 5 to reveal the financial situation at the respective ward office.
3) Go to the hospital with the certificate as per Schedule 4 and the recommendation letter as per Schedule 3 given by the ward office
4) If the patient is confused as to which hospital to go to for treatment, contact the free treatment facilitation unit of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Health Department by taking the recommendation letter from the respective ward. Public Health Inspector Dhanendra Shrestha can be contacted directly on mobile number 9801306893.
5) In the case of orphans, free treatment will be provided based on the recommendation of the nearest ward office and police office.
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