Kathmandu, Aug 18 (UNI) The Indian government is to upgrade the GP Koirala National Center for Respiratory Diseases, located in Nepal’s Tanahu district, into a medical science academy, a media report said.
This was conveyed by Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, during a courtesy call on Nepalese President Ram Chandra Paudel on Friday, MyRepublica reported.
The Indian Ambassador said that the center, located at Shuklagandaki Municipality, would be upgraded to a 1,000-bed facility in the next phase after the construction of the 300-bed gets over, according to President Paudel's Press Advisor, Kiran Pokharel.