German government provides medical equipment and supplies to Nepal

June 8, Kathmandu: The German government has provided medical equipment and supplies to Nepal to assist its fight against the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

German Ambassador to Nepal, Roland Schafer, handed over the consignment of medical supplies to Minister for Health and Population, Sher Bahadur Tamang, at a brief ceremony held at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Tuesday.

Receiving the medical equipment, Minister for Health and Population Sher Bahadur Tamang extended  Nepal’s gratitude to Germany for its generous support.

Hailing the German medical cooperation as a gesture befitting the longstanding Nepal-Germany friendship, the Minister stated that the materials would be critical in containing the surge of COVID-19 cases and treatment of the affected people.

The medical supplies handed over contain 62 ventilators; 27,500 FFP2 masks; 30,000 surgical masks; 100 gumboots; 200 body bags; 5 isolation centre tents; and 25,000 litres of disinfectant.