KATHMANDU: The Embassy of Israel to Nepal has donated ABG Machine and Patient Monitor to National Trauma Center to help it respond to COVID-19 and other essential health services.

Ambassador of Israel to Nepal Hanan Goder handed over the medical equipment to the hospital. Ambassador Goder met with the Chief Medical Superintendent and senior doctors of the hospital and held discussions with the hospital team about the possibilities of collaboration in the future.

Expressing contentment to be able to contribute to the medical sector of Nepal, Ambassador Goder said, “This cooperation is essential for our effort to handle COVID crisis. We salute the doctors and medical team for their amazing work to treat this pandemic.”

Appreciating the trauma care system in Israel as one of the best, Dr. Santosh Paudel, Chief Medical Superintendent of the Trauma Center wished that the Embassy could help the Trauma Center by bringing technical inputs from Israel or building human resources capacity through training facilitated by Israeli experts.

The Embassy is looking forward to deepening cooperation with Nepal in various fields, including the medical sector.

Earlier, the Embassy had donated Ventilator, Patient Monitor, and ECG Machine to Patan hospital and Tumbler Dryer Machine to Dhulikhel Hospital last month.