KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 13
Kikuta Yutaka, ambassador of Japan to Nepal, signed a grant contract with Manoj Raj Panta, president of Rural Empowerment Society, for construction of a new health post in Kavre. The signing ceremony was held at the Embassy of Japan today.
According to the embassy, the project is funded under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects of the Japanese Government and involves a grant of USD 113,096 (approximately Rs 14 million). The project supports the construction of a health post in Chaurideurali Rural Municipality.
Currently, although there is one rural municipal hospital in the northern part of the rural municipality, it takes more than two hours on foot from the southern part of the rural municipality to reach the hospital. The distance and poor transport access conditions prevent residents from receiving medical examinations and treatment.
Also, this area has unstable electricity supply, which affects medical services at the hospital. A health post to be provided by the project will be equipped with solar power generation system. This will improve the situation and provide medical services to the nearby population.
Rural Empowerment Society has been working to improve the lives of residents in this area for some time.
The project will be managed by Chaurideurali Rural Municipality and Rural Empowerment Society. The rural municipality has committed to providing necessary medical equipment as well as doctors, nurses, and other human resources and expenses.
A version of this article appears in the print on December 14, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
