Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: The Government of Japan built a Maternity and Children’s Clinic in Suryodaya Municipality in Ilam.
The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Kikuta Yutaka attended the handover ceremony, according to a statement issued by the Embassy of Japan in Kathmandu on Friday.
The clinic was provided under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of the Government of Japan at the cost of $84,227 (approximately Rs 9.2 million), according to the embassy.
Addressing the handover ceremony, Ambassador Kikuta expressed his appreciation for the efforts of all those involved in the project. He emphasized that the project will be a great help to the people in providing adequate health services in the areas. He also expressed his hope that this support will contribute significantly not only to local health care, but also to the development of the community.
According to the embassy, the clinic aims to improve the quality of health services for the people of Fikkal and its neighboring areas in Suryodaya Municipality “It was a serious problem that there were no clinics in the area and people had to walk two hours to the nearest health center,” the statement added. “Suryodaya Municipality applied for the GGP supported by the Government of Japan to solve the problem, and the clinic has already been in its operation since March this year under the management of the municipality.”
GGP was established to implement projects that directly benefit people at the grassroots level for the socio-economic development of communities. Since 1991, over 200 GGP projects have been implemented in Nepal, according to the embassy.
