India providing one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal

The Government of India has provided one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. 

The vaccines being provided by India as grant assistance are likely to arrive here on Thursday.

The Government of India has announced to provide vaccine to Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Myanmar and Seychelles.

Organising a joint press meet at the Ministry of Health and Population today, Minister for Health and Population, Hridayesh Tripathi and Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, shared that the vaccine against COVID-19 would arrive here soon.  

On the occasion, Minister Tripathi thanked the Government of India for its grant support, praising it for a continued supply of essential drugs even in the adverse situation. Receiving the vaccine is a beautiful example of friendship between Nepal and India, Minister Tripathi extended gratitude to India for moving ahead making appropriate decision on matters of Nepal and its neighbours.

He shared that support of the Indian government would be important in the purchase of vaccine in coming days.

Similarly, Indian Ambassador Kwatra said that Nepal is one of the few countries receiving vaccine within a week of its production in India. "Providing vaccine means people of Nepal are in the priority. It means friendship of two countries is in priority and keeping the neighbour in first priority," he said. 

"It is very important that its effectiveness is 70 per cent", he mentioned. Ambassador Kwatra expressed hope for the successful production of vaccine in Nepal as well.

Saying there was collaboration with Nepal since the beginning phase, the Indian Ambassador recalled that medicines and equipment were also exchanged before this.

Quoting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ambassador Kwatra expressed the belief that India's production and export capacity of vaccine against COVID-19 would be fruitful to all classes. He also expressed commitment that both countries would jointly move ahead against COVID-19. 

Preparation for immunisation campaign complete

Health Minister Tripathi said that all preparations for immunisation with COVID-19 vaccine in Nepal have been completed, adding that there were no complexities in course of bringing the vaccine. 

"Health workers, security personnel assigned for the management of dead bodies, ambulance drivers are in the priority of the immunisation campaign," he shared.

Source: RSS