Recently, Fuzhou Municipal People's Government and 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee provided emergency assistance of medical supplies to Dhulikhel Municipality and Kirtipur Municipality of Nepal to help them fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.

To Dhulikhel Municipality, Fuzhou donated 2 bilevel positive airway pressure units, 5 oxygen concentrators, 10 pulse oximeter, 500 medical disposable protective coveralls and 30,000 disposable medical surgical masks. The batch for Kirtipur Municipality includes 10 oxygen concentrators, 500 medical disposable protective coveralls and 30,000 disposable medical surgical masks. Having gone through stages of procurement, production, customs declaration and transportation, the medical supplies successfully arrived in Nepal on August 13.

Since May, 2021, under the severe influence of global COVID-19 epidemic, Nepal saw surge in confirmed cases and shortage in medical supplies. In June, the Secretariat of 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee received from the mayors of its member cities, Dhulikhel Municipality and Kirtipur Municipality, emails that stated the critical situation of medical supply shortage and called for help. In order to effectively alleviate the shortage and help the two cities fight the epidemic, the Committee and Fuzhou immediately decided to do their best in offering help by sending to Nepal a batch of urgently needed medical supplies. On August 13th, boxes of materials with the slogan of "May Our Friendship be as Deep as East China Sea and as Glorious as Himalayas." successfully arrived in Nepal,witnessing the Committee and Fuzhou’s friendship of mutual support with Dhulikhel Municipality and Kirtipur Municipality, demonstrating the faith that solidarity will ultimately overcome the virus.

After receiving the supplies, Dhulikhel and Kirtipur expressed their gratitude to the Committee and Fuzhou in the forms of letters and pictures, speaking highly of the anti-epidemic work of Fuzhou and China. They believe that the help offered by Fuzhou in times of need embodies the spirit of mutual help, demonstrating China’s sense of responsibility as a major nation from the perspective of local governments. Besides, Dhulikhel and Kirtipur both reported on the donation of anti-epidemic medical supplies by the Committee and Fuzhou on their official government websites and Facebook pages. Mr. Ashok Kumar Byanju Shrestha, Mayor of Dhulikhel Municipality, said, “Thank you so much for your kind support and of course our friendship will be as glorious as Himalayas.” In addition to showing his gratitude to the Committee and Fuzhou, Mr. Ramesh Maharjan, Mayor of Kirtipur Municipality even sent an appreciation plaque engraved with the heartfelt message of “May China-Nepal Friendship last from generation to generation”.

The virus knows no borders, so the fight against it requires unity. In the current context of huge pressure brought by global epidemic, the people in Fuzhou and the two cities of Nepal have written a new chapter in China-Nepal friendship through sincere mutual help, and applied the essence of ‘a Community of Shared Future for Mankind’ in concrete actions.

Mr. Ashok Kumar Byanju Shrestha, President of UCLG ASPAC and Mayor of Dhulikhel Municipality receives anti-epidemic medical supplies.

Receiving anti-epidemic medical supplies.

News release from Dhulikhel Municipality, Nepal

The appreciation plaque from Kirtipur Municipality, Nepal