Kathmandu - Nepal Red-Cross Society (NRCS) has partnered with The Coca-Cola Foundation in Nepal to heighten the safety of frontline health workers and volunteers who are assisting patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The partnership also aims to
mobilize NRCS volunteers to the vaccination centers led by the Government of
Nepal and to provide transportation facilities for the physically challenged
individuals in the age group for vaccination.
In this regard, a handover ceremony
was held at Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj on August 3rd where Dr.
Manita Rajkarnikar, Director, NERESO Health Services Department along with representatives
from Coca-Cola Nepal handed over safety materials to Dr. Ramesh Maharnank of
Teaching Hospital.
Personal safety items have been
distributed to health professionals at the Teaching Hospital, Armed Forces in
Balambu, Patan Hospital, Janamaitri Hospital and Nepal Medical Association as
part of the partnership project. The distribution includes 12,500 surgical
masks, 5,000 pairs of gloves, and 960 bottles of sanitizer.
Furthermore, the joint initiation
has been carried out in 10 districts across Nepal where over 31,000
beneficiaries have been reached from the vaccination centers run by the
Government of Nepal. The campaign has taken place mainly in Kathmandu,
Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Chitwan, and Dhading districts of Bagmati province, as
well as Kaski, Tanahu, Gorkha, Lamjung, and East Nawalparasi districts of
Gandaki province.
The Nepal Red Cross blood
transfusion service technicians, health workers, and ambulance are also part of
the beneficiaries who will receive the support materials.
Dr. Manita Rajkarnikar, Director,
Department of Health Services, Nepal Red Cross shared, “This collaboration
between the Nepal Red Cross and The Coca-Cola Foundation aims to contain the
spread of Coronavirus and safeguard frontline health professionals and
volunteers, as well as to embody the Stop the Spread Campaign.”