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Nuwakot gets first earthquake-resilient health post
As the country marks the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake, people of Belkot municipality in Nuwakot celebrated the opening of a brand new, earthquake-resistant and disabled-friendly health post, equipped with a berthing facility.As the country marks the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake, people of Belkot municipality in Nuwakot celebrated the opening of a brand new, earthquake-resistant and disabled-friendly health post, equipped with a berthing facility.
State Minister for Health and Population Padma Kumari Aryal inaugurated the newly built Belkot Health Post on Tuesday in Belkot, Nuwakot.
Nepal’s Health sector suffered a huge loss as thousands of health facilities in villages and towns were damaged by the powerful earthquake of April 25, 2015. , jeopardizing the health services in all the quake-affected districts. There are still hundreds of health facilities to be rebuilt.
The Belkot health post is one of the 10 health posts being constructed by UNDP in Nuwakot under the coordination of Health Ministry and with the funding from the Korean Government. These health post buildings, built based on modern Korean technology, are anticipated to last for more than 30 years.
According to the Health District health officials, construction of rest of the nine health posts will be complete in the next few months, and will directly benefit over 28,000 people in the district.
The Belkot health post and all other nine health posts under construction are disabled friendly and there is a provision for birthing centre. All the health posts are well equipped with hospital proper waste management system and health workers have been trained on safe waste management.
On the same day, State Minister Aryal and Korean Ambassador also laid the foundation stone for Trisuli Hospital Nuwakot building being constructed with Korean support. “There has been a significant progress in the post-earthquake reconstruction. We are thankful to all our supporters who have helped us bring smiles to the faces of people through their crucial support in the reconstruction of health post and other public infrastructure,” said Aryal.