KATHMANDU, July 10: The government will bear the entire medical expenses of Ganesh Nepali, who suffered serious burn injuries in a self-immolation incident that happened in front of the Department of Passport at Tripureshwar here on Thursday.
Preparations are underway to immediately take Nepali, who is currently receiving treatment at Bir Hospital, to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, India, for further and specialized treatment.
Nepali doctors at AIIMS in India have not been paid for a year
Home Minister Sudhan Gurung and members of the Prime Minister's Secretariat visited Bir Hospital on Thursday to get updates on Nepali's health condition and the treatment process.
They acquired first-hand information from the hospital's medical team about the injured person's latest health condition and progress of treatment.
After the consultation with doctors and the seriousness of the condition, the Home Minister and the team accompanying him have instructed the hospital to make the necessary technical and managerial arrangements to immediately take the patient to India.
The process of taking the injured Nepali to India for further treatment has been initiated under Prime Minister Balendra Shah's directive, it is stated.
