Japan provides medical equipment to Valley Research Center

KATHMANDU: The Government of Japan has provided a grant assistance of US$ 74,860 to purchase medical equipment to the Bhaktapur-based Valley Health and Research Center.

The Charge d’Affaires a.i. of Japan to Nepal, Yoshioka Yuzo, signed a grant contract with Ranju Napit, Chairperson of the Laborer Women and Child Welfare Council (LWCWC) for providing medical equipment to the Center.

According to the Embassy of Japan to Nepal, the project is funded under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of the Japanese Government.

The project will support the installation of medical equipment for breast cancer testing, thyroid testing, and diabetes testing at the Valley Health Center that has been providing medical services, mainly to women and children, free of charge since its establishment in 2000.

The health center offers free diagnosis, free birth assistance and basic medicines in rural areas, and focuses on maternal and child health. The doctors and nurses of the center regularly visit the surrounding communities to provide counselling and to raise awareness on basic health.

The medical equipment to be provided under the grant scheme can assist the center to offer a wider range of services, including regular check-ups for early detection of ailments, the embassy said.

“We hope that this assistance to provide medical equipment will further enhance the friendship between the peoples of Japan and Nepal, including for future generations,” the embassy said.