Kathmandu, Nepal, February 20, 2023: Neighboring India has gifted 20 Kidney Dialysis Machines (KDMs) to Nepal. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava handed over the first tranche of 20 Kidney Dialysis Machines (KDMs) to Minister for Health and Population Padam Giri on Monday.
According to the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, these 20 KDMs are first of the 200 such machines that are being gifted by people and Government of India to people and Government of Nepal. It is said that the remaining consignment will be delivered in the near future.
Addressing to the KDMs handing over ceremony, Indian Ambassador to Nepal Srivastava said that the long-standing development cooperation between India and Nepal, especially in the health sector, added that the gifting of these machines reflected the continued support of India as Nepal augments its health infrastructure.
During the function, Minister Giri thanked to the Government of India (GoI) for its continued developmental support in the Health sector, including for the Kidney Dialysis Machines, for boosting the medical facilities for the people of Nepal.
