Editing Kathmandu (section)

== Healthcare ==

Healthcare in Kathmandu is the most developed in Nepal, and the city and surrounding valley is home to some of the best hospitals and clinics in the country. [[Bir Hospital]] is the oldest, established in July 1889 by [[Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana]]. Notable hospitals include Bir Hospital, [[Nepal Medical College|Nepal Medical College (Jorpati)]] and Teaching Hospital, Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine (Teaching Hospital), Patan Hospital, Kathmandu Model Hospital, Scheer Memorial Hospital, Om Hospital, Norvic Hospital, Grande International Hospital, Nobel Hospital and many more.

The city is supported by specialist hospitals/clinics such as Shahid Shukraraj Tropical Hospital, Shahid Gangalal Foundation, Kathmandu Veterinary Hospital, Nepal Eye Hospital, Kanti Children's Hospital, Nepal International Clinic (Travel and Mountain Medicine Center), Neuro Center, Spinal Rehabilitation center and [[Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital]]. Most of the general hospitals are in the city center, although several clinics are elsewhere in Kathmandu district.

[[Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology]] is an Ophthalmological hospital in Kathmandu. It pioneered the production of low cost intraocular lenses (IOLs), which are used in cataract surgery.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation |title=Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation |url=http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Biography/pdfbio/RuitSan.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202030114/http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Biography/pdfbio/RuitSan.pdf |archive-date=2 December 2013 |access-date=24 November 2013 |publisher=Rmaf.org.ph}}</ref> The team of Dr. [[Sanduk Ruit]] in Tilganga pioneered sutureless small-incision cataract surgery (SICS),<ref>{{cite web |date=May 2007 |title=healio |url=http://www.healio.com/news/print/ocular-surgery-news-europe-asia-edition/%7B9E0C8694-39FD-4FBB-A2A8-AC245C2AF69C%7D/Small-incision-manual-technique-fills-need-in-remote-parts-of-developing-countries |access-date=24 November 2013 |publisher=Healio |archive-date=2 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222447/http://www.healio.com/news/print/ocular-surgery-news-europe-asia-edition/%7B9e0c8694-39fd-4fbb-a2a8-ac245c2af69c%7D/small-incision-manual-technique-fills-need-in-remote-parts-of-developing-countries |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=5 May 2009 |title=Prince Mahidol Award |url=http://www.princemahidolaward.org/laureate-bio.en.php?type=ind&id=2009-05-18%2009:52:04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216000908/http://www.princemahidolaward.org/laureate-bio.en.php?type=ind&id=2009-05-18%2009:52:04 |archive-date=16 December 2014 |access-date=24 November 2013 |publisher=Prince Mahidol Award}}</ref> a technique which has been used to treat 4 million of the world's 20&nbsp;million people with cataract blindness.

=== Medical colleges ===

[[Institute of Medicine, Nepal|Institute of Medicine]], the central college of Tribhuvan University is the first medical college of Nepal and is in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu. It was established in 1972 and started to impart medical education from 1978. Other major institutions include Patan Academy of Health Sciences, [[Kathmandu Medical College]], [[Nepal Medical College]], KIST Medical College, Nepal Army Institute of Health Sciences, National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) and Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS), are also in or around Kathmandu.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 December 2009 |title=List of medical colleges of Nepal |url=http://medchrome.com/medicalcolleges/nepal/list-of-medical-colleges-of-nepal/ |access-date=15 January 2012 |publisher=Medchrome.com |archive-date=10 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110133601/http://medchrome.com/medicalcolleges/nepal/list-of-medical-colleges-of-nepal/ |url-status=live}}</ref>