Hasta Bahadur Bayambu (17), Jagat Bahadur Bayambu (13) of Raikot Lower Secondary School, Narmati Rucha (28) of Galcha- 8 and Man Kumari Bika (55) of Galcha- 3 had died of diarrhea a few days ago. [break]
Speaking at a gathering, CA member Binod Pahadi said, “The two students did not receive treatment as there was no one at the sub health post and the private clinic neglected the sick.”
According to a report submitted by the parliamentary team, there was no one at the health post. While assistant health worker Ganesh Gaur was in Tansen, maternity health worker Laxmi Aryal was in Rampur for a seminar. The report also claims that Narmati died due to negligence of an illegally running private clinic.
The team has directed Chief District Officer Tika Ram Ghimire to take necessary action against Gaur and Chaturdhan Saru, the owner of Asmita Medical, who is said to have sent a team of health workers with medicines to the villages.
Villagers chartered helicopter to get doctor
Locals of Sirdibas, Gorkha on Thursday chartered a helicopter for bringing in doctors and medicines to control a viral epidemic. Four people have lost their lives and more than hundreds have been affected by the viral fever in less than a month.
The helicopter flew in medicines worth Rs 500,000, said Dr Gunraj Lohani, chief of District Health Office.
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