RASUWA, JULY 14
People living in remote villages in Rasuwa can now avail of ambulance service.
Of the two ambulances donated by the Government of India, one will be used by Jibjibe Rural Hospital in the southern belt of the district and one in Syaphrubesi of Gosainkunda Rural Municipality, in the northern belt of the district, the District Health Office said. With the availability of ambulance service, it will now be easier to take emergency cases to the District Hospital and to other places for advanced treatment.
Gosainkunda Rural Municipality Chairperson Kaisang Nurpu Tamang believes that the ambulance service will contribute to making health service effective.
"We will be able to provide ambulance service in six wards of Gosainkunda Rural Municipality as well as in Aama Chhodingmo Rural Municipality," he said.
The ambulance provided to the Jibjibe-based rural hospital will be operated under the hospital's care, said Hari Krishna Devkota, chairperson of Kalika Rural Municipality.
He said people of nearby Nuwakot district will also benefit from the ambulance service.
In addition to Gosainkunda and Kalika rural municipalities, Uttargaya Rural Municipality too is operating the service at present.
A version of this article appears in the print on July 15, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
