Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: The Government of Japan is providing Rs 14 million for the construction of a health post in Kavre district.
Japanese ambassador to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka signed a grant contract for health post construction with Manoj Raj Panta, President of the Rural Empowerment Society in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
Issuing a statement, the Japanese Embassy in Kathmandu said the project is being funded under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of the Japanese government. “Although there is one rural municipal hospital in the northern part of Chaurideurali Rural Municipality of the district, it takes more than two hours on foot from the southern part of the rural municipality to reach the hospital. The distance, and the poor transport access conditions prevent residents from receiving medical examinations and treatment,” the statement added. “The health post to be provided by the project will provide medical services to the nearby population.”
The health post will also have a solar power generation system, according to the statement.
The project will be managed by the Chaurideurali Rural Municipality and the Rural Empowerment Society.
According to the embassy, the Chaurideurali Rural Municipality has expressed commitment to provide the necessary medical equipment, as well as doctors, nurses, and other personnel and expenses to operate the health post.
