Cancer Drug Shortage Hits BP Koirala Cancer Hospital

Chitwan. There is a shortage of cancer drugs at BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, the largest cancer treatment hospital in Nepal. Some cancer treatment drugs, affected globally, are out of stock at the hospital.

According to Dr. Gurusharan Shrestha, Head of the Medical Oncology Department at the hospital, there is currently a global shortage of important drugs used in cancer treatment. He stated that BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital has also been directly affected. He said, "The shortage of medicines not only reduces the effectiveness of chemotherapy but also poses serious risks to patients' health due to illegal smuggling in the market and the use of substandard drugs."