Additional supplies of 1,000 oxygen cylinders will be handed over to the Ministry of Health and Population on Sunday.
KATHMANDU, MAY 22
The US Government has provided Nepal with first batch of emergency aid through United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to help Nepal fight the Covid-19 pandemic while protecting health care workers in the country.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared in a press release that this is the first of the three chartered aircrafts arriving with medical equipment assistance in the next two days.
Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population Dr Jageshwar Gautam received the aid from the officials of the US Embassy and the USAID in Kathmandu this afternoon.
The materials handed over today include surgical masks, face shields, and gloves. This is in addition to the earlier support received from USAID including 100 units of ventilators, Covid-19 testing facilities and equipment, oxygen-related materials, personal protection equipment (PPEs) and other life-saving medical supplies.
Additional supplies of 1,000 oxygen cylinders will be handed over to the Ministry of Health and Population on Sunday.
The Government of Nepal has expressed deep gratitude and has acknowledged the solidarity extended to the people of Nepal, reflecting the longstanding bilateral relations marked by friendship and cooperation.
USAID's second flight is currently en route to Nepal.
