982 oxygen concentrators supported by World Bank handed over to government
KATHMANDU: JUNE 19 – The World Bank officials have handed over a total of 982 oxygen concentrators with the capacity of 10 litre each have been handed over to the government of Nepal. The oxygen concentrators were bought with an assistance of the World Bank for capacity enhancement of the health sector to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
World Bank’s Country Director of the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka Faris Hadad-Zervos handed over those equipment to Minister for Health and Population Sher Bahadur Tamang at a programme organised in the capital city on Saturday.
On the occasion, Minister Tamang expressed gratitude to the World Bank for the support and shared that the equipment would be sent to all seven provinces’ health institutions without further delay.
Likewise, World Bank’s Country Director Zervos expressed commitment to supporting Nepal and Nepalis by cooperating with other development partners in this time of crisis.
