India hands over medical oxygen plant to BPKIHS

KATHMANDU, August 26: Ambassador of India to Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra today handed over a 960 LPM Medical Oxygen Plant to Minister of State for Health, Umesh Shrestha at a ceremony organized at the Ministry of Health & Population. The Medical Oxygen plant has been installed at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, and is designed to cater to providing 5 Litres Per Minute (LPM) per person amounting to a total capacity of 960 LPM. It thereby carries a capacity to serve 200 patients simultaneously and has been handed to Nepal as part of India’s robust partnership with Nepal in tackling the COVID -19 pandemic, the Embassy of India stated in a press release. At the ceremony, Ambassador Kwatra highlighted the significance of the deep rooted and multifaceted partnership between India and Nepal and reiterated that this gift symbolized India’s continued commitment to Nepal in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of State Shrestha mentioned that the donation of oxygen plant was a critical health infrastructure that would reinforce Nepal’s efforts in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. He added that the assistance by Government of India two decades ago in building BPKIHS in Dharan was an important milestone, and addition of oxygen plant today is another milestone that would go a long way in serving people of Nepal particularly Provinces 1 and 2. Oxygen is a very important clinical gas in health care centres and hospitals for treatment of COVID 19 patients, as has been experienced during the second wave of the pandemic in both India and Nepal. With this DEBEL Medical Oxygen Plant that has been developed by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), hospitals now have the option of generating medical oxygen on-site, in a highly cost effective manner. India is the 4th country in the world to develop this technology, which utilizes Pressure Swing Adsorption technique and molecular sieve technology to generate oxygen directly from atmospheric air. The installation of the medical oxygen plant would help in avoiding the dependency of hospitals for scarce oxygen cylinders. This would help in reducing the logistics of transporting cylinders and also continuous and reliable oxygen supply available round the clock, it is stated.

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Leader Bhandari to return home today

Nepali Congress leader and member of the House of Representatives Dr Chandrakant Bhandari is returning home today after successful medical treatment in India.

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Leader Bhandari to return home today

Nepali Congress leader and member of the House of Representatives Dr Chandrakant Bhandari is returning home today after successful medical treatment in India.

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India once again proves that it's a real friend of Bangladesh

The world knows India’s tremendous contributions to Bangladesh’s 1971 great liberation war. It is true that without the assistance of India, it was quite impossible for Bangladesh to gain independence from occupier west Pakistan. India always stands with Bangladesh in its crisis moment. Even despite having internal problems in India during the Covid-19 period, it helped Bangladesh by providing medical equipment. The Government and people of India hastened the victory of Bangladesh by forming alied forces with all possible help and cooperation in the movement against the Pakistani rulers, against the extreme discriminatory behavior of the army. Even the veto of the then Soviet Union in proposing a ceasefire on behalf of Pakistan at the UN was behind the Indian government's ultra-tactical alliance agreement with the Soviets. Basically, India supported Bangladesh directly and indirectly at that time. In 1972-73, India provided emergency assistance not only for food or consumer goods but also for the repair and reconstruction of transport communication systems and for the supply of industrial raw materials by supplying crude oil for refineries. India supplied civilian aircrafts and ships. Food was the most important thing for the new country. At the beginning of 1972, the country suffered from the devastation of the war on the one hand and the loss of crops twice in a row on the other. India also assists in the transportation of around 0.4 million tons of food grains. In the first six months, India provided 74 percent of the total food aid. Between December 1971 and June 1972, 200 million was donated and 42 million was raised for the import of goods and projects. It was the second-largest donor for the country after the United States, which provided 577 million. The day after the nationwide lockdown was announced in 2020, India was the first country to contact its trusted neighbor Bangladesh to deal with the coronavirus disease. The first batch of humanitarian aid was sent to neighboring countries including Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Maldives, Seychelles, and Mauritius. India has always been the first to respond to any crisis in the region and has always extended a helping hand. India gave 1.2 million free doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to Bangladesh in March last year as Dhaka urged New Delhi to maintain a regular supply of shots to battle the pandemic. Operation Ganga is being conducted to rescue Indian nationals stranded in war-torn Ukraine. So far, thousands of Indian nationals have been repatriated under the scheme. Significantly, the Indian government has rescued citizens of several other countries besides Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal through this operation. It is India that has always stood by Bangladesh. Even during the Ukraine crisis, India helped Bangladesh to evacuate Bangladeshi people. India's helping hand to Bangladesh is time-tested. A friend in need is a friend indeed. According to the media reports, nine Bangladeshi nationals have been rescued from Ukraine recently under Operation Ganga. Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has already thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for rescuing the citizens of Bangladesh. Media reports say, about 18,000 Indian nationals have been flown to India from Ukraine on special flights. On March 07, 410 Indian nationals were repatriated from Ukraine's neighboring countries on two special flights. Earlier, the Indian government had rescued Pakistani student Asma Shafiq, who was stranded in Ukraine during Operation Ganga. The student also thanked the Government of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Indian Embassy has assisted them even in difficult situations. In less than two weeks after the Russian invasion, some two million people fled Ukraine. Half of them are children. The flight from Ukraine is thought to have created the biggest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. The situation is particularly dire in cities besieged by Russian forces. According to news sources, a convoy of 12 buses left Sumi, Ukraine for Poltava, where the staff of the Indian Embassy was accompanied by the staff of the Red Cross. But there were not only Indians but also citizens of Pakistan and Bangladesh. A total of nine Bangladeshis were among the rescued citizens. Several stranded Nepali and Tunisian students were also rescued. At the moment no other Indian students are stuck in Sumi, which is viewed as the success of the Government of India's Operation Ganga. The positive steps taken by the Government of India in the rescue operation are going to play a very important role in the Indian subcontinent. India has always had good relations with Bangladesh. India has extended a helping hand to Bangladesh in many ways. The bond of harmony between the two countries is also quite strong. India has successfully conducted Operation Ganga. Indian aircrafts rescued Indian students from war-torn Ukraine. The rescue mission was not only for the students of their own country but also the students of neighboring Bangladesh. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to work to strengthen relations with Bangladesh. He made the remarks while visiting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's security adviser Tariq Ahmed Siddiqui earlier. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister's Office in New Delhi on March 06. During the meeting, Narendra Modi recalled his visit to Bangladesh last year and greeted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Tareq Ahmed Siddiqui thanked Narendra Modi for expressing interest in strengthening Bangladesh-India relations. He also thanked the Prime Minister of India for standing by Bangladesh in times of crisis including the Covid-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Modi praised the leadership of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for ensuring overall development. Modi promised to work with Sheikh Hasina to further strengthen India-Bangladesh relations. However, during this Ukraine war, India proves once again that it's the real friend of Bangladesh.

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India recorded 22,775 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday

KOLKATA, India, Jan 2: India on Saturday reported 22,775 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, health ministry data shows, adding to concerns for authorities around the country about the rising number of cases. The data indicates that thickly populated metros, such as the national capital New Delhi, financial centre Mumbai and Kolkata in the east, are seeing some of the sharpest rises. In the eastern state of West Bengal, infections rose to 3,450 in the last 24 hours with at least 1,950 cases reported in Kolkata, the capital. Sixteen Omicron cases have been reported in West Bengal. Kolkata's municipal corporation declared 17 micro containment zones in residential clusters where more than 5 infections have been reported. People living in the zones are not allowed to leave the area to try to contain the spread of the disease. Ajoy Chakrobarty, the state's director of health services, said he was holding meetings with private hospitals to ensure health facilities are ready to deal with the rising number of cases. India witnessed a devastating second wave of COVID-19 last year when the daily average number of new cases peaked at around 400,000. Caseloads had dropped significantly since then. For many months the national tally remained well under 10,000 cases a day. Now, officials and medical experts fear the Omicron variant might fuel a third wave of the disease.

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India medical body says no to reopening tourism due to COVID-19 threat

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Leader Khanal leaves for India for medical treatment

KATHMANDU, June 16: The CPN (UML) senior leader Jhalanath Khanal has been taken to India for further medical treatment. He left for the Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, capital of India, on a Nepal Airlines Corporation plane at 12.30 pm today. The former Prime Minister was being treated at the Norvic International Hospital here before this. Khanal's personal secretary Krishna Bhattarai said that Khanal would be admitted to Apollo Hospital immediately after reaching New Delhi and his treatment would be started. Meanwhile, UML general-secretary Ishwar Pokhrel has wished leader Khanal quick recovery of his health. Pokhrel reached Norvic Hospital and wished the senior leader for his complete recuperation. During the meeting, leader Khanal had urged the party general-secretary to restore unity in the party. "Comrade, you please patch up the dispute in the party and keep the party unity intact," the senior leader reportedly said to Pokhrel. The former Prime Minister has been referred to New Delhi for further treatment in consultation with doctors involved in his treatment and his family, said Somnath Bastola, corporate communications chief of the Hospital. Khanal, who earlier contracted COVID-19, was admitted to the hospital on June 14 for low hemoglobin counts and respiratory problems.

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Leader Khanal taken to India for medical treatment

The CPN (UML) senior leader Jhalanath Khanal has been taken to India for further medical treatment. He left for the Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, capital of India, on a Nepal Airlines Corporation plane at 12.30 pm today.

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Leader Khanal taken to India for medical treatment

The CPN (UML) senior leader Jhalanath Khanal has been taken to India for further medical treatment. He left for the Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, capital of India, on a Nepal Airlines Corporation plane at 12.30 pm today.

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India receives UAE supplied ventilators, medical relief materials

Agencies, April 30. On Thursday, a special cargo plane carrying 157 ventilators, 480 BiPAPs and other medical supplies arrived from the UAE to India. This was the second tranche of supplies from the Gulf country. On Tuesday, IAF C-17 airlifted 18 Cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai airport and landed at Panagarh air base in three […] The post India receives UAE supplied ventilators, medical relief materials appeared first on Aarthiknews:: A leading business & economic news portal from Nepal.

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