Token of welcoming new life; India builds maternity hospital for Nepal

Kathmandu, April 13: Sharing years of close bond and friendship, the two neighbouring countries, India and Nepal have shown an exemplary example of true friendship. There is a famous saying on friendship, ‘A friend in need is a friend indeed.’ Exhibiting this in a true sense, India built a maternity hospital for Nepal to provide access to health care services to the people.

The maternity hospital focusses on providing access to maternity and health care facilities to the people of Nepal. The 25-bedded maternity hospital will help in providing facilities to the people of 50 village development committees (VDC) in and around the district of Siraha. Constructed through a Government of India grant, the hospital is equipped with ultrasound facilities, a blood bank, an emergency room, ICU, CCU, major OT, a minor OT, and other basic facilities.

 

The hospital is being run by the Chandra Narayan Yadav Memorial Trust under the principle of no profit and no loss basis. The newly built infrastructure will help reduce the maternal and child mortality rate in the region. India built the Chandra Narayan Yadav Memorial Maternity Hospital, on an Indian grant of Nepalese Rupees 26.90 million. The hospital was inaugurated by Ambassador of India to Nepal, Manjeev Singh Puri.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by numerous political and community leaders, including the Nepali Congress central committee member and chairman of Chandra Narayan Memorial Trust, Sita Devi Yadav.

India and Nepal have signified an excellent example of strong bilateral relations. India particularly focussing on ‘Neighbour’s First’ policy, has helped its neighbouring countries without a second thought.