Japan hands over Mental Health Therapeutic Center

By TRN Online, Kathmandu: July 14: Japan handed over the Mental Health Therapeutic Center to Nepal in Kathmandu on Friday.

KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal congratulated and expressed his appreciation for the efforts of all those involved in the project on the occasion.

He emphasized that the new facility supported by this project will contribute to providing high-quality therapeutic services and enhancing activities for patients suffering from mental health issues. He also expressed his hope that the patients will be able to resume their independent lives as soon as possible through the excellent healthcare services provided by the new centre.

Issuing a press release the Embassy of Japan said that the project for the construction of the Mental Health Therapeutic Center in Kathmandu District run by KOSHISH was supported with a grant of USD 296,856 (approximately NPR 35.36 million) under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of the Government of Japan. This is the largest amount of grant support ever provided to Nepal through GGP.