Kathmandu, May 16
Karuna
Foundation Nepal has handed over 30 oxygen concentrators to five different hospitals
across the country.
The
foundation distributed the machines collected by helping hands in the Netherlands
to them on Friday.
Foundation
chairman Dr. Bhagwan Koirala and Executive Director Dipak Raj Sapkota handed
over eight concentrators weighing 7 kilograms each to Dhulikhel Hospital, eight
to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, 10 to Shukraraj Tropical and
Infectious Disease Hospital, two each to Tikapur Hospital and Adara Humla.
It
also said that initiatives were being taken to arrange more oxygen
concentrators.
"Our
efforts are focused on arranging the life-saving items," said Sapkota.
The
organisation had also handed over various equipment, including ICU beds, PPE
sets, medical kits and food items to different organisations and individuals
during the previous lockdown.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 17 May 2021.
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