By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, Nov. 18: The Charge d' Affaires of Japan to Nepal, Yoshioka Yuzo, signed a grant contract with Ranju Napit, chairperson of the Labourer Women and Child Welfare Council (LWCWC) for providing medical equipment to the Valley Health and Research Centre that operates in Bhaktapur District.

According to a press statement of the Japanese Embassy to Nepal, the project is funded under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of the Japanese Government and involves a grant of USD 74,860 (approximately NPR 8.9 million). This project will support the installation of medical equipment for breast cancer testing, thyroid testing, and diabetes testing at the Valley Health Centre that has been providing medical services, mainly to women and children, free of charge since its establishment in 2000.

The project will support the installation of medical equipment for breast cancer testing, thyroid testing, and diabetes testing at the Valley Health Centre
The health centre offers free diagnosis, free birth assistance and basic medicines in rural areas, and focuses on maternal and child health. The doctors and nurses of the center regularly visit the surrounding communities to provide counselling and to raise awareness on basic health, the statement read.

The medical equipment to be provided under the grant scheme can assist the centre to offer a wider range of services, including regular check-ups for early detection of ailments.
The Embassy of Japan believes that the project will contribute towards enhancing the centre’s medical services for women and children in and around the city of Bhaktapur.