Khotang. 35-year-old Kabita Rai of Diprung Chuichumma Rural Municipality, Temma has been flown to Kathmandu in a Nepali Army helicopter as she suffered severe bleeding during her pregnancy.

She had been admitted to the district hospital in Khotang after she started experiencing pregnancy labor, but her treatment was not possible there and she was airlifted to the Paropkar Maternity and Women’s Hospital in Thapathali, Kathmandu.

Since she had already undergone excessive bleeding, she needed an intensive care, so she was referred to Kathmandu, Medical Officer Dr Manish Poudel informed National News Agency (RSS).

Kabita’s relatives told that she had been rescued under the President’s Women Upliftment Program and her treatment started immediately after she reached Kathmandu, The child is safe in the mother’s womb, as confirmed by the hospital source.

After the initiation of the President’s Women Upliftment Program to airlift and rescue pregnant women of remote regions, more than half dozen women of the district have been able to receive proper treatment in better facilities. Earlier, residents of the 10 local levels of the district had to charter helicopters of private airlines at exorbitant rates.

The free service provided by Nepal government has helped the poor families. Moreover, now women don’t have to face untimely deaths caused by pregnancy complications due to lack of proper medical care.