Rapti Eye Hospital

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Rapti Eye Hospital
Rapti Eye Hospital
Geography
Location Tulsipur, Dang, Lumbini Province, Nepal
Coordinates 28°09′52″N82°18′58″E / 28.1645528°N 82.316179°E / 28.1645528; 82.316179
Organisation
Type Eye Specialist Hospital
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds50 beds
History
Opened1986
Links
Website https://raptieyehospital.org

Rapti Eye Hospital is a 50-bed government hospital located in Tulsipur, Dang in Lumbini Province of Nepal. [1] The hospital provides eye health services. It is referred to as one of the largest eye care hospitals in Nepal. [2]

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History

It was established in 1986 with the support of Norwegian Church Aid and inaugurated by the then king of Nepal, Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev. [3] Later, on 1 January 1998 NABP took over the role of NCA as funding partner to Rapti Eye Hospital till 2011. [4] Starting from 2074 BS (2017-2018), ophthalmic science is being taught in the hospital. [5] [6]

Departments

The hospital provides following services: [7] [8] [9]

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