Kathmandu, November 3: Japan has supported equipment for a blood bank in Dadeldhura. The equipment was handed over to the Nepal Red Cross Society, Dadeldhura, during a function on Thursday.
Tamura Takahiro, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Japan, attended the ceremony.
Under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of the Government of Japan, the project to install equipment to upgrade the blood bank facilities was supported with US $ 56,364. The blood bank provides both whole blood and blood components to patients who require safe blood for medical treatment.
On this occasion, Tamura congratulated and expressed his appreciation for the efforts of all those involved in the project. He emphasized that the project has been a great help to the patients of Dadeldhura and surrounding districts who need blood transfusions. He also expressed his confidence that the donated equipment will significantly improve the performance of the blood bank and contribute to the well-being of patients, their families, and communities.
The Nepal Red Cross Society, Dadeldhura District Chapter, was established in 1967 and has been providing blood transfusion services on the recommendation of Dadeldhura Hospital and another polyclinic. The blood bank was established in 2010 as one of the foremost blood banks in far western Nepal. In the year 2022/23, they provided 1,230 units of blood including blood components for medical needs, which was made possible by the equipment provided by GGP.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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