INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, MARCH 9Australia's Ambassador to Nepal Felicity Volk and Member of
Province 1 Assembly Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari jointly inaugurated a newly-constructed health post at Waku in Mapya Dudhkoshi Rural
Municipality, Solukhumbu, yesterday.
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The Waku Health Post was jointly
supported by a partnership of Australian and Nepali NGOs, including the Australian Himalayan Foundation, Action for Nepal, One Heart
Worldwide, the rural municipality and the local community.
Addressing the event, Ambassador Volk said, "Australia's love of
Nepal and our commitment to enhance friendly ties with Nepalis is well-known
This spirit of practical friendship is embodied in AHF's support to Waku and I'm very proud to represent the Australian connections to this
project."Celebrating International Women's Day in Solukhumbu, Ambassador Volk commended the vital contribution of female community health
volunteers, nurses, doctors and mother's groups in health care services in the rural locations.At the nearby Sagarmatha Secondary School,
Ambassador Volk met teachers and delivered Australian government funded distance education and teacher training programmes through REED
She said, "COV- ID-19 has added new challenges to providing quality education to children."A version of this article appears in the print on
March 10, 2022, of The Himalayan Times
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