Nawalparasi, October 16

Efforts are on to establish a kidney transplantation centre in Nawalparasi with support from non-resident Nepalis.

On the initiative of Liver Foundation Nepal and its branches across the world, preparations are on to establish the centre with all necessary facilities.

According to chair of the foundation Umesh Jung Rayamajhi, work on establishing the transplant centre was started with the objective of saving the lives of kidney patients.

Non-resident Nepalis across the globe have pledged to raise funds for the establishment of the centre.

Non-resident Nepalis in the United States of America launched the fund raising campaign first, according to NRN America Chair Dr Keshab Poudel.

Rayamajhi himself underwent a kidney transplant in India. This prompted him to take the initiative for establishment of such a kidney transplant centre in the country.

The NRNs have already contributed more than Rs 600,000 for establishment of the centre.

President of US Non-resident Nepalis Association,  Poudel, Dr Rajesh Pokhrel, Bishwa Adarsha Pundit, Krishna Lamichhane, Dharma Bhattarai, Bishnu Shah, Buddisagar Subedi, Kapildev Thapa and Sita Sapkota contributed the amount.