Saptari, April 7 -- year-old Bishal Sada from ward 1 of Goraiya of Surunga Municipality, in Saptari district, has been deprived of medical treatment due to his family's financial hardship.

Suffering from a swollen abdomen and legs, Bishal was referred to a better-equipped hospital a week ago by Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital in Rajbiraj. However, his parents are unable to take him for further treatment. Bishal's father Lalit Sada shared that his son's health began deteriorating after his first birthday.

"I earn just enough through labour work to feed my family of five. We couldn't afford to take him to a hospital outside the district," he said.

In desperation, they had initially taken Bishal to Lahan last year, where he was given basi...