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World Vision aids medical supplies worth Rs 16 million

DOTI, May 31: World Vision International has aided medical supplies worth up to Rs 16 million for the prevention and control of coronavirus in Sudurpaschim Province. The organization has provided 440 oxygen cylinder, 10 oxygen concentrators, 380 infrared thermometer, 380 pulse oximeter, 45 PPE sets, 25 hospital beds, masks, sanitizers and other emergency medical supplies to the five most affected districts, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Achham, Bajhang and Doti. World Vision’s COVID-19 Response Manager and Field Operation Manager Chetraj Bhattarai informed that the organization distributed 85 oxygen cylinders in Kailali and 70 cylinders each in Achham, Bajhang and Doti along with other medical appliances. The medical support would be brought into use in the COVID hospitals operational in different local levels of Sudurpaschim Province, he shared. ---

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Friends Service Council provides medical supplies

LALITPUR, September 2: Friends Service Council has provided various medical goods to the Mahalaxmi Municipality under the COVID-19 Response Project. The 23 different types of medical supplies worth Rs 550 thousand include oxygen, masks, sanitizer, hand wash, soap, weighing machine, oxymeter, BP set, face shield, nebulizer, surgical masks etc. Bagmati Province Assembly member Madhav Poudel on Wednesday handed over the medical assistance to Mayor rameshwor Shrestha and Deputy Mayor Nirmala Thapa. These health supplies were received in cooperation of the UK-based World Relief and through coordination of the Council. The Municipality will provide the goods to various health facilities in the municipality. The Project was launched in August and it has provided relief assistance to 225 COVID-19 affected local people including the poor, handicapped, senior citizens, those losing jobs, new mothers, expectant mothers and single women. Each family was provided with foodstuff to last for a month, Council's president Surya Bahadur Thapa said.

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UK provides 260 ventilators and other medical supplies to Nepal

LONDON, May 28: The Government of the United Kingdom has provided medical supplies to Nepal for the prevention, control and treatment of COVID-19, the Embassy of Nepal in London said. The health supplies provided from the UK government to Nepal include face shields and 260 ventilators along with the equipment needed for ventilator. The health supplies have been sent to Nepal in a plane on Thursday afternoon from London. Likewise, 10 oxygen concentrators have also been sent in the same flight managed by the Non-Resident Nepalis Association, UK, and Embassy of Nepal, London. It is said the Embassy of Nepal in London is making its efforts to receive medical supplies and vaccines from the UK government after Ambassador of Nepal to the UK Lok Darshan Regmi’s meetings with Secretary of State for Defence and Secretary of State for Foreign to immediately receive vaccines and other bilateral assistance for fight against COVID-19. Ambassador Regmi said that the results of the meetings, interactions and coordination with different sides will appear soon.

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