Kathmandu, Dec. 13 -- The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is investing Rs90 million to upgrade services at three major public hospitals in Kathmandu.

Officials at the Health Department under the city office said that they have allocated Rs55 million to set up two modular operation theatres at the Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj.

"We have been working to set up two modular operation theatres at the Kanti Children's Hospital," said Depak Kumar KC, chief of the department. "We will also set up a post-recovery ward at the hospital, where patients will be transferred from the surgery rooms."

A modular OT is a prefabricated, fully equipped surgical unit that includes hermetically sealed walls, HEPA air filtration, integrated lightin...