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Nepal border blockade: Hospitals running out of drugs
By Sugam Pokharel, CNN
Nepalese activists receive medical treatment at a hospital near the Nepal-India border on November 4, 2015.
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Now the tiny South Asian nation says it's running out of medicine.
"We are running critically low on drugs used in the emergency, ICU and operation theater," said Dr. Swayam Prakash Pandit, director of Bir Hospital, Nepal's largest public medical facility in Kathmandu.
He predicted the hospital could run out of medical supplies within a week.
"The stockpile of cooking gas in the hospital is also running low. We are largely relying on firewood to cook meals for patients," he said.
Protest Against India at 10 Downing street on Modi Visit
By Sugam Pokharel, CNN
Nepalese activists receive medical treatment at a hospital near the Nepal-India border on November 4, 2015.
Story highlights
- Two-month blockade of the Indian-Nepal border is causing severe shortages
- Nepal is rationing fuel and local hospitals say medical supplies are running low
- Blockades started after Nepali lawmakers passed a new constitution
Now the tiny South Asian nation says it's running out of medicine.
"We are running critically low on drugs used in the emergency, ICU and operation theater," said Dr. Swayam Prakash Pandit, director of Bir Hospital, Nepal's largest public medical facility in Kathmandu.
He predicted the hospital could run out of medical supplies within a week.
"The stockpile of cooking gas in the hospital is also running low. We are largely relying on firewood to cook meals for patients," he said.
Protest Against India at 10 Downing street on Modi Visit
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