Kathmandu, Aug 17: The Indian government has expressed commitment to upgrade the GP Koirala National Centre for Respiratory Diseases located at Shuklagandaki municipality in Tanahu district as a medical science academy.
During the courtesy call paid to President Ramchandra Paudel on Friday, Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, shared that the Centre would be upgraded to 1,000-bed facility in the next phase after the construction of the 300-bed was over, said President Paudel’s Press Advisor, Kiran Pokharel.
Following the agreement signed between Prime Ministers of Nepal and India, detailed project report of the 300-bed facility, the medical centre was advanced.
President Paudel has been giving special emphasis to upgrade the centre to 1,000-bed, stating that the 300 beds would not suffice the need of health and medical services.
The centre was established in memory of the former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress leader Girija Prasad Koirala. RSS #Nepal
