KATHMANDU, JULY 14
Japan handed over a four-wheel-drive ambulance to Basantapur Women Society in Laligurans Municipality, Tehrathum district today.
The new ambulance was provided with grant assistance of USD 71,883 under the grant assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects of the Japanese Government.
On the occasion, Tamura Takahiro, Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of Japan to Nepal, sent a congratulatory message to all those involved in the project. He expressed his belief that the new ambulance would improve access to medical services, save the lives of the local people and contribute to improving their living conditions. Tamura added that this assistance would further deepen the friendship between the people of Japan and Nepal.
The four-wheel-drive ambulance is based at the Health Centre in Laligurans Municipality, where patients come not only from Tehrathum but also from nearby Taplejung, Sankhuwasabha, and Dhankuta districts. This ambulance will be utilised to transport patients to the health centre as well as to transport critically ill patients to nearby well-equipped medical facilities.
A version of this article appears in the print on July 15, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
