Kathmandu, Dec. 28: Japan
will provide a mammography machine to Nepal Cancer Care Foundation.
Japanese Ambassador to
Nepal Masamichi Saigo and Chairperson of the Foundation Sushil Kumar Pant
signed a grant contract for the same on Friday.
The project for the
Provision of Medical Equipment to the Foundation in Lalitpur metropolis is
funded under the grant assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP)
of Japan government, said the Embassy of Japan, Kathmandu.
The grant assistance
amounts to Rs. 8.2 million.
Nepal Cancer Care
Foundation in Satdobato, Lalitpur is a specialised hospital for women's cancer
and has been offering treatment to more than 4,000 patients every year.
The hospital also
organises free cancer screening in remote areas.
The medical equipment
will be used to provide free regular check-ups for women.
"We hope that this project will
contribute towards enhancing better hospital services for cancer patients, and
also strengthen the bilateral relationship between Japan and Nepal," said
the embassy.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 29 December 2018.
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