<span style="color: #222222;">Ambassador of India to Nepal Naveen Srivastava handed over the first tranche of 20 Kidney Dialysis Machines (KDMs) to the Nepalese Minister for Health and Population Padam Giri on Monday morning. These 20 KDMs are first of the 200 such machines that are being gifted by Government of India to Government of Nepal. The units include all the related equipments. The remaining consignment will be delivered soon.<br />''<br />''Ambassador Srivastava in his remarks noted the long-standing development cooperation between India and Nepal, especially in the health sector and added that the gifting of these machines reflected the continued support by India to Nepal as it augments its health infrastructure.<br />''<br />''Minister Giri, in his remarks, thanked the Government of India for its continued developmental support in the Health sector, including for the Kidney Dialysis Machines, for boosting the medical facilities for the people of Nepal.<br />'' <br />''Cooperation in Health sector is a significant aspect of India-Nepal development partnership. Major health facilities constructed under GoI grant assistance include Nepal Bharat Maitri Emergency & Trauma Centre at Kathmandu, B.P Koirala Institute of Health Science in Dharan and OPD complex for Bir Hospital in Kathmandu, apart from nearly 50 health-related High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDPs) undertaken in various districts of Nepal. India is also providing post-Earthquake Reconstruction grant assistance of  50 million US Dollars for the construction of 132 health posts in various earthquake-affected districts of Nepal. During COVID, apart from providing vaccines under bilateral grant (over 2 million doses) and through COVAX, India supported Nepal in enhancing physical capacity of health institutions and supplied medical equipment including ICU beds and medical Oxygen plants, essential medicines, RT-PCR test kits PPE and Ventilators.  India also provides Ambulances every year to various health institutions of Nepal. Till date, 940 ambulances have been distributed covering almost all districts of Nepal.<br />''<br />''As close neighbours, India and Nepal share wide-ranging & multi-sectoral cooperation.</span><br />