Germany hand over health supplies to Nepal

KATHMANDU: Germany has handed over essential health materials including ventilator to the Government of Nepal on Tuesday.

German Ambassador to Nepal Roland Schafer handed over health supplies to Minister for Health and Population Sher Bahadur Tamang at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the German cooperation, being received under the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism, contains 62 ventilators; 27,500 FFP2 masks; 30,000 surgical masks; 100 gum boots; 200 body bags; 5 isolation centre tents; and 25,000 litres of disinfectant.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Health and Population Tamang conveyed the gratitude of the Government and people of Nepal to the Government and friendly people of Germany for their generous support.

Hailing the German medical cooperation as a gesture befitting the longstanding Nepal-Germany friendship, the Minister stated that the materials would be critical in containing the surge of COVID-19 cases and treatment of the affected people.