KATHMANDU: The Maharajgunj-based Kanti Children’s Hospital has developed an app to facilitate online ticketing.

Minister for Health and Population Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal launched the app amid a function here today.

On the occasion, he said this app would save customer’s time and ease treatment process. “People had to stand in queue for hours to book tickets. With this app, the problem now has been solved. This service should continue,” he said.

Similarly, Minister for Health and Population of Bagmati State Nawaraj Raut stressed the need for expanding other services of the hospital online. Secretary of the Ministry Laxman Aryal expressed his hope that this app would help prevent and control COVID-19 epidemic.

With this, customers can book tickets online daily from 9 am to 1 pm, said the hospital’s director Dr Krishna Prasad Poudel. Ticket fee is Rs 50.