American rapper Scarface has revealed that he has suffered kidney failure due to novel coronavirus and is on dialysis.

PM Oli undergoes dialysis at TUTH

December 10, 2019 21:37 pm

KATHMANDU, Dec 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has reached Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre this evening.

KATHMANDU, Nov 19: An umbrella organization of kidney patients submitted a memorandum to the prime minister as well as the secretary at the Ministry of Health and Population on Monday, demanding free-of-cost peritoneal dialysis.

KATHMANDU, Jan 5:  Bir Hospital has started providing dialysis service to patients suffering from kidney failure round-the-clock.

KATHMANDU, Dec 23: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has given permission to additional 11 hospitals to avail free dialysis service for kidney patients. The new health institutions include 10 private and one military hospital. Presently 32 hospitals across the country have been providing this free service.

NEW DELHI, Nov 16: India's foreign minister said on Wednesday she was in hospital being treated for kidney failure and undergoing tests for a possible transplant, an announcement that raises questions over how long she can stay in the job.

KATHMANDU, Nov 8: Removing the limit in the number of free dialysis to be provided to kidney paitents, the Ministry of Health has decided to provide the service for such patients for unlimited number now onward.

KATHMANDU, Aug 20: "Life has been painful for me. I can neither live a healthy life nor let myself to die." These were the words of Binita Oli, 31, form Ota VDC of Ropla, a hilly district in mid-western Nepal, who has suffered a kidney failure.

KATHMANDU, July 28: Construction of Day Care Dialysis Centre supported by Ncell at Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) has been completed. Issuing a statement, Ncell said that the new facility has enabled the hospital to enhance its capacity to operate health services for kidney patients.