Kathmandu: Japan’s Ambassador to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka signed a grant contract with Mr. Manoj Raj Panta, President of Rural Empowerment Society, for the construction of a new health post in Kavrepalanchok District the other day.

The project is funded under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of the Japanese Government and involves a grant of approximately 14 million rupees.

The Japanese project supports the construction of a health post in Chaurideurali Rural Municipality. Currently, although there is one rural municipal hospital in the northern part of rural municipality, it takes more than two hours on foot from the southern part of the rural municipality to reach the hospital.

The distance, and the poor transport access prevent residents from receiving medical examinations and treatment.

This area also has an unstable electricity supply, which affects medical services at the hospital. A health post to be provided by the project will be equipped with a solar power generation system, thus will improve the situation and provide medical services to the nearby population.

Japan believes that this project will improve the medical environment in rural areas and promote the health of the people.

This medical assistance is hoped to further enhance the friendship that so happily exists between the people of Japan and Nepal now and for future generations.

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