Nepal’s harinas rural municipality offers free ambulance service
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Harinas Rural Municipality in Syangja District, Nepal, began providing free ambulance service in July to encourage women to give birth in hospitals.
Local officials started the program to help pregnant people reach Sahajpur Hospital, aiming to make deliveries safer and reduce maternal and infant mortality rates. The municipality hopes the service will overcome transportation challenges for residents in remote areas and ensure access to birthing centers located at three health posts. Magyam Chisapani, Chitrebhanjyang, and Kyakmi.
The Nepal government already provides approximately 2,000 Nepalese Rupees to pregnant people. Harinas Rural Municipality allocated 900,000 Rupees for the current fiscal year to fund the ambulance service, which utilizes two existing vehicles, one operated by Magyam Chisapani Health Post and another by a local organization. The municipality also operates an Ayurvedic medicine center alongside its ten health posts and is currently building a hospital to further improve local healthcare access.
