In June Siddhartha Aauji, who cleaned toilets at Bayalpata Hospital in Achham district, set himself on fire in front of the hospital, after he was sacked, along with 32 others for lack of resources, and subsequently died of the injuries sustained. The international award-winning hospital, completed in 2019, served not only people from the district but also from several neighbouring ones.

On October 10 the government signed an eight-point agreement with Dr Govinda KC, the social crusader who has been fighting a long battle with the government for improvements in the health sector, after his 19th fast-unto-death. The third point of the agreement reads, the government will “manage the budget to provide free health services at Bayalpata Hospital”.

To date, Bayalpata hospital has received nothing from the federal government.

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