KATHMANDU, Aug 6: Due to the lack of beds in Kanti Children's Hospital, the patients are not receiving quality healthcare services. Kanti Children's Hospital, which is serving as a referral hospital for children, has been treating kidney diseases, child cancers, and child mental illnesses. Similarly, endoscopy services for children, OPD services for heart diseases are being conducted.

KATHMANDU, May 19: Minister for Health and Population, Mohan Bahadur Basnet, has directed hospitals to compulsorily update information about the number of available beds on their official websites.

DHARAN, Aug 11:  The Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) has decided to suspend its outdoor patient (OPD) service starting from Wednesday until further notice.

KATHMANDU, July 25: The Out Patient Department (OPD) services at hospitals were not shut down but were partially affected Tuesday as doctors and health workers are in protest supporting the agitation staged by Dr Govinda KC.

As long as Dr. Govinda KC's demands are addressed, OPD services will be halted.

CHITWAN, August 7: The newly elected Mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Renu Dahal, on Sunday announced a decision on making the tickets to Out – Patient Department (OPD) services at state – run hospitals for women and elderly citizens cost – free

KATHMANDU, August 1: Residential doctors at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital(TUTH) have made a decision to shun  the OPD services from Wednesday in protest of the government ’s cavalier attitude toward Dr Govinda KC’s demand for the overhaul of medical education system.

KATHMANDU, April 13: With the Nepali New Year 2074, Om Hospital and Research Centre is all set to launch evening Outpatient Department (OPD) service to the customers.

JUMLA, Jan 11: Just over a year ago, it was very difficult for locals of Jumla district to get Out Patient Department (OPD) service in hospitals after 1 pm. But the situation has changed for better as they now get the service way beyond the previous deadline.

KATHMANDU, Nov 26: Hundreds of patients, who came for treatement at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), from different parts of the country were affected due to the out-patients department (OPD) boycott by the resident doctors at the hospital. The doctors boycotted OPD duty starting Friday in support of the ongoing hunger strike of Dr Govinda KC, who has been demanding crucial reforms in the medical education sector.

KATHMANDU, Nov 25: Resident doctors at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) have decided to boycott the out-patient department (OPD) services from Friday in a show of support for the ongoing hunger strike by Dr Govinda KC, a senior professor at the Institute of Medicine (IoM).

KATHMANDU, Nov 24: Resident doctors at the Institute of Medicine (IoM) have decided to boycott Out-patient Department (OPD) service from Friday to exert pressure on the government to heed demands raised by Dr Govinda KC.

DANG, Oct 20: The latest directive of the Ministry of Health that makes it mandatory for hospitals to open its OPD from 10 am to 5 pm has failed yet again in Dang district.

TUTH docs' OPD boycott hits patients

October 5, 2016 00:00 am

KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Hundreds of patients were affected after all resident doctors of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Maharajgunj, Kathmandu boycotted Out Patient Department (OPD) services from Tuesday in support of the hunger strike staged by Dr Govinda KC, a senior professor at the Institute of Medicine.

KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Resident doctors at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) are all set to boycott the out-patient department (OPD) from Tuesday, in support of the hunger strike staged by Dr Govinda KC, senior professor at the Institute of Medicine (IoM).

KATHMANDU, July 20: Hundreds of patients at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) suffered the consequences Tuesday as resident doctors pursuing MD/MS degrees under the Institute of Medicine (IoM) shunned the out-patient department (OPD).