Nepal Police Hospital located at Maharajgunj has been opened for the general public from Sunday.
Inaugurating the health services opened for the general public at the hospital Sunday, Inspector General of Police Prakash Aryal said that the Police Hospital has been opened for the general public as the constitution has described quality health services as the fundamental rights.
IG Aryal said that all services including lab facilities and operation would be provided around the same charge taken by other government offices. The OPD service would be provided to the general public from 1 pm-3 pm every day.
An ordinary citizen going to the hospital for the check-up will initially have to buy a ticket for Rs 50. The Cabinet had on May 18, 2017, decided to open the police hospital for the ordinary public too. Prior to this, the hospital had been providing its services to only in-service and retired policepersons, their families and the martyr families.
The police hospital is also planning to open its regional hospitals to the general public in the near future. It may be noted that the military hospital has already been open to the public.
