KATHMANDU: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has announced plans to establish a municipal hospital to provide healthcare services for the city’s residents.
Presenting the policy and program for the upcoming fiscal year at the municipal assembly on Sunday, Acting Mayor Sunita Dangol announced the initiative to set up the hospital.
Dangol also stated that the city will strictly enforce its policy of providing 10 percent of treatment services free or at subsidized rates for poor and vulnerable groups. She further announced that a bike ambulance service will be introduced to improve emergency response.
In addition, she said the city will develop strategies to reduce air pollution and minimize the use of plastic bags in Kathmandu.
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