Japan to provide additional grant of over Rs 546m for 'Trauma and Emergency Centre' in Dhulikhel
KAVREPALANCHOK: A 'Trauma and Emergency Centre' is set to be constructed in Dhulikhel Municipality-6, Kavrepalanchok District.
In connection with this, Dhulikhel Hospital and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the initiative of the Government of Nepal.
The Japanese government will provide an additional grant of 573 million yen (approximately Rs 546,642,000) for the Trauma and Emergency Centre Improvement Project at the hospital. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Bishnu Prasad Paudel, and Japan's Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ikuina Akiko, signed the grant aid agreement at the Ministry of Finance on May 16.
Although grant assistance of up to 3.29 billion yen from the Government of Japan was signed in 2023 for project implementation, due to inflation and other factors leading to financial shortages, additional grants have now been made available, as informed by the Embassy of Japan in Nepal.
The embassy stated that due to the increase in the number of patients with diseases, including those suffering from strokes and heart diseases, as well as the rising use of transport and the expansion of road networks, hospitals in Nepal are facing a shortage of beds and medical equipment, leading to the provision of this assistance.
It has been indicated that such assistance will strengthen Nepal's medical services by constructing trauma and emergency centres and providing related equipment in Dhulikhel, improving the quality of health and medical services and contributing to economic growth.
The final agreement for the construction of a 100-bed trauma centre in Dhulikhel has been completed between the governments of Nepal and Japan in the fifth phase.
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