Three major initiatives aimed at strengthening sustainable healthcare services, resilient community infrastructure and renewable energy development were jointly inaugurated and launched in Dhulikhel on Wednesday.
Dhulikhel Municipality, Dhulikhel Hospital, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Nepal and German Development Cooperation launched the programs.
The event brought together German Ambassador Udo Eugen Volz, representatives from the KfW Development Bank, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Nepal, and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), together with Nepal government officials, hospital representatives, and community stakeholders, reads a statement issued by the German Embassy in Kathmandu.
The program began with the joint inauguration of the rehabilitated Dhulikhel Drinking Water Supply System by Acting Mayor of Dhulikhel Municipality Nirajan Jangam and German Ambassador Udo Eugen Volz.
The rehabilitation was financed by the German Government through the Support to the Health Sector Strategy (S2HSS) program implemented by GIZ Nepal.
The event was followed by the inauguration of the new Healthcare Waste Management Treatment Site with autoclaves at Dhulikhel Hospital.
The inauguration was led by the Founder and Executive Director of Dhulikhel Hospital, Dr Ram Kantha Makaju, and Ambassador Mr. Udo Eugen Volz.
Supported through the German Development Cooperation’s S2HSS-II programme implemented by GIZ Nepal, the initiative strengthens environmentally sound healthcare waste management practices at the hospital.
The program concluded with the launch of the rooftop solar project at Dhulikhel Hospital financed by the German government through the KfW Development Bank.
The project is part of the German Development Cooperation’s broader support to renewable energy and climate-resilient infrastructure development in Nepal.
Under the project, Dhulikhel Hospital will receive a 500-kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system with battery storage, expected to be completed in 2026.
