BHAKTAPUR, 4th February – Today, Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital celebrated World Cancer Day with the main theme “Stop the disparity in care”. In a program held at the hospital, Bhaktapur Municipality Chief Sunil Prajapati said that many citizens lose their lives to cancer every year. He said that the municipality has the plan to develop Bhaktapur into a center of quality health and education.
Dr. Madankumar Upadhyay, Head of the Quality, Standards and Regulation Division at the Ministry of Health and Population and a member of the Hospital Management Committee, said that the message that cancer can be cured if treated on time should be conveyed to the villages. . He stressed that the government should facilitate vaccination in Nepal to treat cervical cancer, which is raging in Nepal.
Bhaktapur Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. Sumitra Gautam informed that the hospital will provide free treatment for diseases like cancer, heart attack, stroke, fistula, Alzheimer’s and other diseases under the Chief Minister Janata Health Scheme. Hospital doctor Dr. Roshan Prajapati said that for the prevention of cervical cancer, testing centers should be operated in all districts, public awareness should be spread, and content should be included in the curriculum.
According to Dr. Prajapati, in one year 84,579 patients were examined at Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, 3,588 new patients were added, and 80-100 new patients were admitted daily. At the event, Senior Public Health Officer Krishna Bahadur Mijar and Executive Director Prof. Dr. Vishnudatta Poudel of the hospital said that the services should be expanded by installing more equipment.
World Cancer Day: Emphasis on making vaccines accessible for treatment
