Princess Anne inspects Baglung Hospital

Baglung, Nov. 25 (RSS):Her Royal Highness Princess Anne of the United Kingdom inspected various service wards at the hospital at the headquarters of Baglung district today.

A maternity home was constructed at the hospital under the safe motherhood program which has been under implementation in Baglung district since 2054 Bikram year under the safe motherhood project of the UK. Equipment for surgery has also been made available under the program.

HRH Princess Anne also observed the maternity home.

HRH the Princess was briefed on the activities of the hospital and the maternity home by Dr Tarun Poudel and by Indira Rai of the Safe Motherhood Project.

HRH the Princess also acquired information about the Safe Motherhood Project from the chairmen of Kusmi and Tityog VDCs in Baglung and Machuwa VDC in Parvat where the program was first implemented.

HRH the Princess also acquired information about the district health consolidation program under implementation in Baglung.

Upon arrival at Baglung Hospital, HRH the Princess was welcomed by DDC chairman Lila Bahadur Thapamagar, CDO Ratna Raj Pandey, district health chief Tarun Poudel, mayor of Baglung Municipality Rishiram Sharma, Nepal Red Cross Baglung chairman Bishwanath Regmi, members of the Baglung Hospital cooperation committee and hospital staff.

Also today, HRH Princess Anne acquired information from 12 out of the 51 disabled students of Baglung district studying under the education program for disabled children run by Save the Children UK in Baglung.

Save the Children UK Western Regional Office Program Manager Anil Raghubanshi briefed HRH the Princess about the program.

Also present on the occasion was British Ambassador Ronald Nash.

HRH Princess Anne is chairman of Save the Children UK.

Meanwhile Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom inspected today the community forest run under the Nepal-UK Community Forest Development Project at ward No-1 of Nagliwang VDC of Parbat district.

HRH Princess Anne, on the occasion, held discussion on community forest development with office-bearers of the community forest development committee and groups under it.

The Nepal-UK Community Forest Development Project has currently covered Parbat, Baglung and Myagdi districts of Dhawlagiri Zone.

Also today, HRH Princess Anne inspected the works carried out for poverty alleviation with the loan provided by the fund of Nangliwang Community Forest User Group.

HRH Princess Anne also made an on site inspection of the vegetable farming run with British assistance at pharse of Nangliwang VDC, and talked to the farmers.

Earlier in Her Royal Highness Princess Anne of the United Kingdom was given a hearty welcome by Speaker Taranath Ranabhat at Pokhara Airport when she arrived here this morning in connection with participation in various programs in Baglung and Parvat districts.

Also present at the airport to welcome Her Royal Highness were MP Shukra Raj Sharma, Kaski DDC chairman Punya Prasad Poudel, mayor of Pokhara Sub Municipal Corporation Krishna Thapa and the CDO.

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