Binay Shah, Co-Founder, President and CEO at Binaytara, shared on LinkedIn:
“Ten years ago, Nepal, a country of 30 million people, didn’t have a single bone marrow transplant center. That gap wasn’t acceptable to us.
It took two attempts, a lot of patience, and one thing above all: the right partners. Civil Service Hospital in Kathmandu had the will to build a transplant program but not the resources. University of Illinois Chicago had the training expertise. Binaytara connected the two – funding training, coordinating institutions, and staying with it through the setbacks that would’ve ended a less committed partnership.
In 2016, Nepal’s first bone marrow transplant took place at that center. A decade later, it’s still training the next generation of transplant specialists, proof that the right partnership doesn’t just solve one problem, it keeps compounding.
There’s still a long road to equitable cancer care in Nepal. But this is exactly the model driving our next chapter: building a world-class cancer hospital in Janakpur, Madhesh Province, with its own BMT center. Swasthya Khabar Patrika
Binay Shah was recognized among OncoDaily’s The 100 Most Influential People in Oncology in 2025, highlighting his contributions to the field of oncology.
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