February Issue

Doctor Speaks
1. What is the latest service/
technology that you have brought
into practice.
Though not new in national context,
these days we have brought Implantable
Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)into
practice for patients who have high risk
of cardiac arrest in order prevent death
from arrest itself.
What are the opportunities
and challenges in Nepal's
healthcare sector in terms
of business?
Opportunities, these days health related
issues have increased a lot due to
sedentary lifestyle and eating habits and
due to proper public awareness number
of people seeking medical attentions
have also increased significantly. So, if
healthcare sectors provide good facility
and wonderful services to the people
seeking attention the business is going to
do significantly well. But people of our
country fear out of pocket payment, they
don’t visit doctors unless some health
issue arises. The practice of spending
either no or very less money on health is
still prevalent here which is a challenge.
However, as people are getting aware
and this is creating more opportunities
rather than challenges to us.
In what ways can government
reform influence private health
sector?
Government has always been focusing
on governmental sectors itself and
creating very less influence of private
sectors. But, plans to provide health
insurance has created a private public
partnership which is influential to
private sectors as well. If government
could manage to provide some facilities
to private sectors regarding purchase of
equipments and instruments it would be
a great encouragement on private sector.
What are the factors one should
consider in social business?
Social business is not only business it
carries social responsibility with it as
well. There are quite a lot factors that
should be taken under consideration,
If healthcare
sectors provide
good facility
and wonderful
services to the
people seeking
attention the
business will
do significantly
well.
as health care service is also a social
business availability, suitability,
reliability, cost effectiveness and patient
need friendly services should are the
major factors that needs be considered.
Personal Tidbits Define your
personality
Simple and Kind. I am one of those
who worship their profession and any
dishonest to that is unbearable to him.
What is your best memory as
child?
I remember my mother cooking for
me and my having meals together and
finishing even the curry meant for lunch
in breakfast itself.
What do you do at leisure?
I love relaxing at home with family and I
cook sometimes.
Tell us about your recent family
hangout
It was about 6 months back when they
had visited to Dehli for a conference
but they could find enough time for
shopping and spent a quality time
together with family.
Which brand do you prefer when it
comes to:
Attire: Van Heusen, Blackberry, Louis
Philippe
Gadget: Apple
Ride: Volkswagen
Perfume: Calvin and Boss
What would be your message to
the world?
We all should try to make this world
a better place to live in for our future
generation for that spreading love and
kindness towards each other is very
important and at the same time we all
should come together to preserve the
beautiful nature we have.
Describe a memorable case
There are 100's of such memorable
cases to me which were so important
professionally and emotionally as well
but his one case which is still fresh in
my heart. One young boy was admitted
in hospital for more than 3 months due
to heart failure. He always said that he
wanted to become a cardiologist like me.
Despite of all efforts from me and my
team he couldn’t survive death. I was
so emotionally attached to him that I
couldn’t even gather courage to visit him
at the time of death declaration."
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