CHITWAN: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa today emphasized on developing the BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital as a health science academy.

Visiting the Chitwan-based hospital on Tuesday, Minister Thapa said that the hospital needs to be developed as an advanced and sophisticated one.

Minister Thapa said as patients from across the country and foreign countries visit the hospital for the service, it should be developed as a center for cancer treatment.