४ जेष्ठ २०८२, आइतबार | Sun May 18 2025


Prison Hospital begins dental service; patients’ pressure high


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-Achyut Regmi The Prison Hospital – Nepal’s only health facility to provide treatment service to inmates – has begun dental services. The Prison Hospital which is on the premises of Sundhara-based central jail started providing dental service since mid-September. Though the Central Jail Jagannathdeval was established in 1971 BS, the health service was provided to inmates only since 2020 BS. It had started rendering health examination service to jailbirds from a room since 2020 BS and from a 15-bed hospital since 2068 BS. It was expanded to 30-bed well-equipped hospital last year and also has added new services. Dr Sachin Yadav, medical superintendant of the hospital, said the medical service was expanded keeping in mind the health of inmates. “We have scaled up services to provide all treatment services to inmates in the hospital”
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