Tokyo, Japan Oct 6: Nepalis living in Japan have collected money in aid of two kidney patients back home.
The Nepali diaspora here have collected 517,650 Japanese Yen and remitted the amount to Nepal to be provided to singer and music composer Purna Gurung and Mitra Lal Bhusal, who have been hospitalized due to kidney problem and are unable to meet the expenses for their medical treatment due to poor economic condition.
Ratio of kidney docs to patients dismal
Gurung is from Pokhara and Bhusal from Paundi Amrai Arewa, Gulmi.
An organization of the Gurung people in Japan - Tamu Dhi, Japan - provided 378,905 Japanese Yen in aid of Gurng. The amount was collected from different organizations in Japan and the Tamu Dhi, Japan also contributed some amount to this.
The Paundi Society, Japan provided 138,745 Japanese Yen for meeting the medical expenses of Bhusal.(RSS)
