DAMAULI, TANAHU: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has expressed commitment to entrust the province and local levels with all rights envisioned by the constitution.
Inaugurating the Aanbukhaireni Hospital constructed at Aanbukhaireni-3 in Tanahu district today, Prime Minister Dahal mentioned that it will be proved that federalism is in favour of the people.
He further said a process to institutionalize the constitution is underway. PM Dahal shared, “I claim that I have understood more about federalism than others. I am actively involved in strengthening federalism.”
Stating that the Police Adjustment Act, Civil Service Act and Education Act were necessary to strengthen the province government, Prime Minister Dahal shared that province governments will be strong only if these acts are put into implementation.”
The importance of the province cannot be explained if the people cannot be made to feel about the presence of the province government, he said.
Sharing that he has been holding discussions with the police and the home ministry for the past three days, the PM claimed that the police adjustment act would be introduced within a few days.
The government was committed to health and education, assuring the people that they feel Singha Durbar (government) is at their doorsteps.
Similarly, Member of the House of Representatives of Tanahu-1 and 2, Dr Swarnim Wagle, and Shankar Bhandari, among others said Aanbukhaireni is moving ahead in the campaign of development.
The hospital was inaugurated after one year of its operation. Aanbukhaireni rural municipality had upgraded a health post into a hospital and it started providing services as a hospital on November 17, 2022. The hospital provides different services including emergency, lab, x-ray, video x-ray, ECG and pharmacy.
An arrangement for a senior doctor and two medical officers has been made in the hospital, said the Chairperson of Aanbukhaireni rural municipality, Shukra Chuman.
The Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr DB Chhetri, shared that an x-ray machine has been installed provided by GP Koirala Respiratory Treatment Centre, Dulegauda. Earlier, locals of this area were compelled to go to Bharatpur of the neighboring district, Chitwan, or other places to get the X-ray service.
With the facility of x-ray service in the hospital, people of some local levels of Gorkha district would also benefit from x-ray service, added Chuman.
He mentioned, “We are carrying out activities to expand other services. We are going to launch a dialysis service in the near future. The hospital will start surgery service in the coming fiscal year.”
The rural municipality has made upgrading of Aanbukhaireni hospital in priority. Initiatives were underway to upgrade the hospital to a 100-bed hospital as a 100-bed hospital was necessary to provide health services to the people of Tanahu and its neighboring districts, he shared.
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