Nepal’s President Ramchandra Poudel has been admitted to a hospital in Kathmandu for the second time in a month. He complained of shortness of breath and was taken to Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj. The hospital’s administration chief said that he is undergoing treatment. Last week, the president complained of pain in his stomach, and this is the second time he has been hospitalized within a month. Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ visited the hospital to inquire about Poudel’s health condition.
A Cabinet meeting was held on Tuesday to decide to deploy a team of government officials to facilitate Poudel’s treatment. The team will assess the nature of the president’s illness and report to the government. Further decisions on the president’s treatment will be taken after the team submits its report.
Poudel was elected as the new president of Nepal last month. He is a common candidate of the eight-party alliance that included the Nepali Congress and Prime Minister ‘Prachanda’-led CPN (Maoist Center). Poudel received the vote of 214 lawmakers of Parliament and 352 provincial assembly members.
