Ncell Axiata Limited this week handed over the first batch of 150 oxygen concentrators to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), extending its support to the government to mitigate the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 

As part of its continued corporate social responsibility (CSR) in collaboration with the MoHP against Covid-19, Ncell has pledged to support the government with a total of over 150 units of portable oxygen concentrators, a press release issued by the company read. Supplemental oxygen is a basic medical requirement for the treatment of Covid-19 patients with low blood oxygen levels.

Andy Chong, CEO of Ncell, handed the first batch of oxygen concentrators on May 21 to Mahendra Prasad Shrestha, chief specialist at the MoHP. These oxygen concentrators will be handed over to district-level hospitals that are facing an acute shortage of life-saving oxygen. 

People can call Ncell’s Covid-19 Hotline Service 9805554500, free of charge for any Covid- related health consultation with doctors and health professionals. From a call center set up at the Dhulikhel Hospital, Covid patients staying in home isolation across the country will also be provided daily health consultations delivered by qualified medical professionals.