KATHMANDU: The Embassy of Japan, represented by First Secretary Miyamoto, handed over 160 oxygen generators from the Government of Japan to the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Thursday.
On behalf of His Excellency, Ambassador Kikuta Yutaka, Miyamoto delivered Ambassador’s statement on this occasion. The oxygen generators will be delivered to 58 hospitals around the country.
The Government of Japan supports Nepal to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic by providing medical equipment under the Japanese Grant Aid, a statement issued by the Embassy of Japan in Kathmandu said.
So far, 25 blood gas analyzers and 25 portable ultrasound image diagnostic systems have been installed and used at many hospitals across the country, it said.
Likewise, Japan will provide 6 Made-in-Japan Ambulances in October to mitigate the shortage of ambulances in this pandemic. These equipped ambulances will serve as mobile hospitals to manage an emergency care, according to the statement.
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