Kathmandu, Apr. 1 : Minister for Health Dr. Ram Baran Yadav inaugurated a one day seminar on cardiac diseases: problems and solutions organised here jointly by the Nepal Cardiac Diseases Eradication Foundation and the Gangalal National Cardiac Diseases Centre today.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister Dr. Yadav said we have not been able to achieve our goal due to limited resources, lack of efficient management in the institutions and organizations.

Those who have the knowledge should  go to the villages for resolving the health related problems through health education.

Secretary at the Ministry of Health Srikant Regmi said the cardiac diseases centre is opened for the treatment of cardiac diseases in a less expensive and easy manner.

Director of the Gangalal National Cardiac Diseases Centre Dr. Damodar Pokhrel   informed that an angiogram machine is arriving today  with the cooperation of the australian government.

Another machine will be imported in the near future to run a 100 bed capacity internal treatment services  which will make it possible for the patients to undergo surgery on payment of  only Rs. 15,000. Such a surgery costs Rs.  40,000 in India.

Executive chairman of the Gangalal Cardiac Diseases Eradication Foundation Prof. Dr. Gopal Prasad Acharya, from the chair, said 10 percent of the country’s population is suffering from cardiac problems.

Ex-chairman of the foundation Dr. Mrigendra Raj Pandey said there is a need to raise awareness among the people  about the diseases of heart and lungs.

Vice chairman of the foundation Dr. Lok Bikram Thapa stressed the need to prevent cardiac diseases through public awareness  as the treatment of cardiac diseases is very expensive.