Infectious and Communicable Disease Hospital (ICDH) is Nepal’s first provincial infectious disease hospital. The Gandaki province government decided to convert the previous Lekhnath Community Lions Hospital (LCLH) to provide treatment for infectious diseases in the region on 12th April 2020 (BS 2076/12/30). The hospital is operational as the provincial government hospital since 16th July 2020 (BS 2077/04/01). The Lekhnath Community Lions Hospital (LCLH) was providing general health care services to people in the region for nearly sixteen years. LCLH was functional because of the generous donations from individuals, families, foundations, governmental and non-governmental organizations.
ICDH is now operational under the Gandaki province ministry of health and population (MOHP). The hospital has been established by the Gandaki province government under the “
Infectious and Communicable Diseases Management and Operations Committee (Formation) Order 2077
”. Since July 2020, the hospital has been providing clinical care to people suffering from COVID – 19.
