Nepal

EU mobilizes humanitarian support worth Rs 282 million to Nepal

KathmanduPati May 13, 2021

KATHMANDU – The European Union has mobilized humanitarian support worth Rs 282 million in Nepal’s fight against Covid-19.

Expressing solidarity to Nepal’s struggle against the coronavirus pandemic, the EU mobilized the amount to purchase health equipment against Covid-19 and their supplies, mobilization of emergency medical team, among others, according to the EU Headquarters, Brussels.

Oxygen cylinders, oxygen concentrators, PPE, antigen test would be purchased and supplied from the amount. Similarly, Finland, the member country of EU, would provide more than two million surgical masks, 350 thousand FFP2 masks, 52 thousand 500 pairs of gloves and 20,000 sets of PPE.