First time in Nepal
----Compiled by : Kishor Joshi,MBBS final year,IOM
1. Test tube baby
-On falgun 20, 2061 Nepal’s first test tube baby Om Mani Tamang was born. Since then more than hundred test tube babies have been born at In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) center of OM hospital. It should be noted that when Om Mani Tamang was born, first test tube baby of world, Louis Brown was 27 years old. Till date there are over 12 lakhs test tube babies in the world.
2. Cochlear implantation
- First cochlear implantation in Nepal was strated in 26th December, 2004 in TU Teaching Hospital
3. Stem cell bank
- A couple of years ago Good health people service and diagnostic center headed by Gautam pradhan got affiliation from Cryo bank international to preserve stem cell.Stem cells are extracted from blood in the umbilical cord.Stem cells are primitive cells with the possibility of both self renewal and differentiation and thus can be used to treat blood cancer,various anemias,myocardial infarction,Alzheimer’s disease,diabetes etc.It costs around one lakh 15 thousand to preserve stem cells in International bank for 21 years.
4. Vaccine against cervical cancer
-Nepal network for Cancer treatment and research center in collaboration with Australian Cervical cancer foundation started vaccine against cervix cancer from 1 chaitra,2064.
5. Trans arterial chemo embolization
-Norvic hospital started trans arterial chemo embolization for liver cancer from 3chaitra,2064.
6. Brachytherapy
-brachytherapy,cancer treatment by internal radiation, has been started in OM hospital.This has been started especially for cervical cancer.
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