Japan hands over medical equipment to Kathmandu Cancer Center
The government of Japan has handed the medical equipment to Kathmandu Cancer Center (KCC) amid a ceremony that was held today in Changunarayan Municipality, Bhaktapur.
KATHMANDU, July 8: Nepal has received medical aid from Israel to support the ongoing fight against COVID-19.
A special flight of Nepal Airlines brought from Israel a consignment of medical support on Thursday. The consignment consists of medical equipment and supplies including ventilators, oxygen concentrators, masks, PPEs and coverall, provided by the government and people of Israel as well as the Nepali community living in Israel
According to the Ministry of Foregin Affairs (MoFA), the Embassy of Nepal in Tel Aviv coordinated for mobilization of the support. The consignment was received by the representative of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu. Hanan Goder, Ambassador of Israel to Nepal and Harishchandra Ghimire, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, were also present on the occasion.
Gorkha Brewery, a leading brewery of Nepal, in partnership with Singapore-based entities Temasek Foundation and Lotus Life Foundation, has provided Covid-19 testing and treatment medical equipment worth Rs 200 million in total to the government.
China has proposed establishing a joint mechanism with the involvement of various countries in South Asia including Nepal and China itself to ease the supply of medical equipment for the Covid-19 response.
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