KATHMANDU: India has gifted as many as 41 ambulances and six school buses to the Government of Nepal, and not-for-profit organizations in Nepal’s 30 districts.
The ambulances and buses were gifted on the occasion of 151st Gandhi Jayanti on Friday.
Meanwhile, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Ambassador of India to Nepal, paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi by placing flower at his statue situated in the Embassy premises in Kathmandu.
“The Embassy of India, continuing the tradition of gifting of ambulances and school buses, handed over 41 ambulances and six school buses to various governmental and non-governmental (not-for-profit) organizations working in the field of health and education,” a statement issued by the Embassy here said.
The organizations are spread across 30 districts of Nepal, including remote districts, it said adding that the embassy has long-standing tradition of gifting ambulances and school buses to government and not for profit institutions every year to support grassroots medical access.
The Embassy of India, since 1994, has gifted nearly 823 ambulances including those gifted on Friday.
For the first time, the Embassy has this year gifted three different categories of ambulances, Advance Life Support category, Basic Life Support and Common Life Support ambulances. All three categories are built as per the guidelines of Government of Nepal, the statement said.
According to the statement, the Advance Life Support category ambulances include equipment such as travelling ventilator, ECG and Oxygen monitor, automated external defibrillator, nebulizer set, BP apparatus, stethoscope, Ambu bag, various tubes and catheters, wheel chair and stretcher, radio communication equipment and 4G mobile device, etc.
“The Basic Life Support ambulances have all these items, except for travelling ventilator. The Common Life Support ambulances are 4 Wheel Drive vehicles and best suited for hilly and mountainous terrains,” it said.
Meanwhile, the Embassy has, so far, gifted 160 school buses across Nepal, including the six gifted today to educational institutions located in six districts of Nepal.
The gifting of ambulances and school buses is part of Government of India continued support for the efforts of Nepal to strengthen health services, particularly emergency medical services and also facilitates easy physical access of students to their places of learning, according to the Embassy.
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