BAJURA, NOVEMBER 2
Khadak Luwar (65) of Bajura, who was badly injured after falling from a tree and was compelled to return home in the midst of treatment due to the lack of financial support, was rescued and being treated in Kathmandu.
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Khadak was brought home from the Primary Health Post in Kolti despite the facility referring him to health facilities in Nepalgunj and Kathmandu due to a lack of funding.
He had fractured his back in three places and had additional serious injuries in other body parts.
Khadak was flown to Kathmandu via Nepalgunj where he is receiving treatment at the National Trauma Centre.
Following the publication of his plight in The Himalayan Times, a number of organisations and individuals stepped forward to assist with his transportation and treatment needs.
The Budhinanda Municipality paid for Khadak's transportation from Bajura to Nepalgunj, while film producer Amrit Dhungana covered for two tickets from Nepalgunj to Kathmandu.
According to NHEDF chair Samrat Singh Basnet, the Nepal Healthcare Equipment Development Foundation (NHEDF) is bearing the expense of his treatment and lodging in Kathmandu.
However, if Khadak requires surgery, which will be confirmed in a few days, it will be difficult to meet the financial requirements for the same, according to Basnet.
Jhimu, Khadak's wife, expressed gratitude to everyone who extended their support in bringing her husband to Kathmandu for treatment.
Khadak is also a freed Haliya of the (Ka) category. He used to feed his family by ploughing fields of others. There are eight persons in his family.
