By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, July 20: The second lot of COVID-19 relief materials arranged by Pratiman Neema Memorial Foundation (PNMF) have arrived in Nepal.
The materials were brought to Nepal via a chartered flight from Washington DC on Sunday, with the support of Project HOPE, with partner organisations Airlink, Flexport.org, Henry Schein Cares, and MedShare.
Swati Thapa, executive director of the foundation, informed that relief materials worth Rs. 80 million were brought to Nepal.
"Project Hope provided 20,000 pieces of gown insolation, 19,440 pieces of the face shield, 70,000 pieces of masks, 15,000 N95 masks, 40 pieces of digital thermometers, 15,750 pieces of the protective face shield, 2,304 pieces of PPE coveralls (medium), 2,304 pieces of PPE coverall (large), 30 pieces of emergency relief beds, 1,400,000 pieces of gloves (disposable) and 128,000 pieces of KN95 masks," said Thapa.
Prior to this, the foundation had arranged healthcare materials worth Rs. 25 million.
Thapa said that the materials were brought considering the risk of the third wave of the pandemic.
"The consignment will be distributed to all seven provinces,"' said Thapa.
Similarly, director Dharma KC said that the materials would be handed over to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
PNMF is a non-profit organisation based in Rupandehi district of Lumbini Province worth USD 660,240.30.