CREASION installs Oxygen Plant in TUTH through funding from Coca-Cola foundation

KATHMANDU: CREASION successfully installed and handed over an oxygen plant to the Manmohan Cardio-thoracic Vascular and Transplant Center at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, with funding from the Coca-Cola Foundation.

The handover ceremony was conducted in the presence of Mrs. Dev Kumari Guragain, Secretary, Minister of Health and Population, Mr. Dinesh Kafle, Director of Teaching Hospital, Mr. Uttam Krishna Shrestha, Executive Director of Manmohan Hospital, Mr. Rajesh Ayapilla, Director – Sustainability and CSR for India and South West Asia (INSWA), Mr. Adarsh Avasthi, Country Manager for Coca-Cola in Nepal and Bhutan, Mr. Aanand Mishra, Founder and President of CREASION and senior representatives from Coca-Cola Bottlers Nepal Limited.

The installed oxygen plant has a capacity of 50 patients at a time and can deliver 240 L of oxygen per second.

Mrs. Dev Kumari Guragain, Secretary, Minister of Health and Population, expresses gratitude to CREASION and The Coca-Cola Foundation for their assistance in the installation of the Oxygen Plant. “The pandemic had made us realize the importance of staying prepared and well-equipped with the necessary materials,” she explained. We are delighted that organizations are assisting the Healthcare sector in this regard.”

“We understand the importance of the healthcare sector, and the installation of the Oxygen Plant is an attempt to provide assistance to Nepal’s underserved community,” said the Coca-Cola Foundation. We hope that our efforts will contribute to the hospital’s self-sufficiency.”

“We are delighted to receive the oxygen plant provided by The Coca-Cola Foundation,” said Manmohan Hospital. It will help to strengthen our infrastructure in order to deal with potential health crises.”

“We are delighted to be able to provide an oxygen plant to people in desperate need.” With this collaboration, we hope that this plant will address the issue of insufficient oxygen supply to patients and assist them in their time of need,” said Mr. Aanand Mishra, Founder and President of CREASION.

TU Teaching Hospital was founded in 1983 and is a part of Tribhuvan University’s Institute of Medicine (IOM) (TU). TUTH is a well-known public hospital in Nepal, with a capacity of 700 beds. The hospital runs medical research projects and is a major driving force behind Biomedical and Health Sciences Research (BHSR) in Nepal. TUTH has 22 departments and offers services ranging from routine medical and surgical issues to open heart surgery and kidney transplantation, as well as a Cancer Ward.

Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center (MCVTC), under T.U. Institute of Medicine (IOM), was established on 13th Baisakh 2066 (26 April ,2009). It has been designated as a center of excellence in Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular care. MCVTC is led by a team of highly qualified, experienced, and dedicated medical professionals and is well supported by fully committed paramedical and non-medical personnel.