Kathmandu, May 22
World
Vision has supported the government with 1,400 oxygen cylinders, 20 oxygen
concentrators, 1,225 PPE sets, 1012 Infrared (IR) thermometers, 1,012 pulse
oximeters and 25 beds.
It
handed the support materials to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on
Friday.
Minister
for Health and Population Hridayash Tripathi, Minister for Women, Children and
Senior Citizens Julie Kumari Mahato and Member Secretary of Social Welfare
Council Pushkar Khati were present on the occasion, it said in a statement on
Saturday.
The
hand over that took place at the premises of the MoHP in Kathmandu was a part
of World Vision’s 90-day response plan against the second wave of COVID-19 in
the country.
Acting
National Director of World Vision International (WVI) Nepal Anubhav Adhikari said
that the medical equipment will help to meet the urgent needs at government
health facilities and protect frontline workers as the situation continues to
change.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 23 May 2021.
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