Oxygen Supply and Pipeline

Oxygen Supply and Pipeline
Location: Gongabu, Kathmandu
Institution: America Nepal Medical Foundation – Nepal
Project: The funds requested is $66,900 which will be used to buy 10k liters liquid oxygen tank and pipeline for 100 bedded isolation center. (The cost will be doubled if two tanks is to be kept with pipelines for 200 beds.)

Note: The ownership of the plant will be taken by ANMF after the isolation center comes to an end.

The simple goals of the programs is to

  1. Supply oxygen to the isolation center to treat the Covid-19 positive patients
  2. Provide the Isolation center with the Pipeline for 100 beds
  3. Provide liquid oxygen which will be supplied to the 100 beds
  4. The first refill of the liquid oxygen plant after construction then the refill will be done by KMC

This project is needed because Covid-19 patients aren't able to find beds for basic treatments in the hospitals around Kathmandu. This isolation center which will provide the basic oxygen therapy which can help the covid-19 patients tremendously. It is a initiation by the government, CCMC (COVID-19 Crisis Management Center), other many different hospitals and mainly ANMF which can save various different lives.

Institution: America Nepal Medical Foundation – Nepal
Location: Kirtan Chowk, Baluwatar, Kathmandu
Contact: Bikrant Narsingh Rana, Project Coordinator
Organization: America Nepal Medical Foundation – Nepal (ANMF/Nepal) is ANMF/USA's sister organizatin in Nepal. Although there is nolegal connection between the two (beyond memoranda of understanding) they coordinate closely.

America Nepal Medical Foundation-Nepal (ANMF-Nepal) is an organization which consists of a group of reputed doctors and who volunteers in order to strengthen the health care delivery services of Nepal. The board members of ANMF/Nepal are working at different health care systems at National Level and they volunteer in this organization. The ANMF/Nepal implements the projects very efficiently with very less overhead cost. Mainly ANMF/Nepal donates the funds directly to other implementing partners (which are mainly government institutions).

Organization Mission Statement

  • To strengthen the health care delivery services of Nepal
  • To provide emergency help during the disaster
  • To train the local health care manpower through observership and training programs
  • To assist and coordinate with Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal for enhancing the aim of "Health for ALL"
Title: Oxygen Supply and Pipeline for Isolation Center at Radhe Swami Satsang Vyas
ID: 20ANMF006
Type: Equipment
Proposed: 21 November 2020
Accepted: 22 November 2020
Grant: $66,900
Funded: $66,900
Closed: 19 February 2023
Nepal Manager: Bikrant Narsingh Rana
USA Manager: Sandesh Pandit
Details: The funds requested is $66,900 which will be used to buy 10k liters liquid oxygen tank and pipeline for 100 bedded isolation center. (The cost will be doubled if two tanks is to be kept with pipelines for 200 beds.) The ownership of the plant will be taken by ANMF after the isolation center comes to an end. The first refill of the liquid oxygen plant after construction then the refill will be done by KMC. This project is needed because Covid-19 patients aren't able to find beds for basic treatments in the hospitals around Kathmandu. This isolation center which will provide the basic oxygen therapy which can help the covid-19 patients tremendously. It is a initiation by the government, CCMC, other many different hospitals and mainly ANMF which can save various different lives.
Oxygen Supply and Pipeline
 
19 Feb 23  Project completed and closed by ANMF/USA Board of Directors.
17 Jan 23  ANMF/Nepal reports that this project has been completed.
23 Oct 21  Report received from ANMF/Nepal.
8 Aug 21  Funding memo received from ANMF/Nepal.
21 Jun 21  Video received from ANMF/Nepal.
6 May 21  Communication received from Dr. Janak Koirala in Nepal.
4 May 21  Update received from ANMF/Nepal.
3 May 21  $66,900 transferred to ANMF/Nepal.
3 May 21  Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed.
30 Apr 21  Social Welfare Council (SWC) Approval
28 Apr 21  This project was approved last year but was on hold due to a decrease in COVID-19 cases in Nepal that time.

ANMF-Nepal had few meetings with CCMC (COVID-19 Crisis Management Center) regarding the isolation center construction at Radha Swami Satsang Complex in Kathmandu Nepal. The members acknowledged rapidly rising Coronavirus cases in Nepal. Hospitals in Nepal are already running under full capacity and COVID-19 beds have already been occupied. The situation is getting alarming. CCMC decided to start an isolation center in coordination with several stakeholders, one of them being the America Nepal Medical Foundation. The final meeting held on April 27, 2021 decided to start the isolation center sooner than later. The pipeline work has already started. Procuring a liquid oxygen tank at this time may not be possible. The Vendor had mentioned that it would be difficult to get this oxygen tank during this situation because India has halted their oxygen supplyand related materials at this time. The plan is to get the pipeline system, manifold, and partition in the existing building so that at least 100 beds can be started. The vendor has assured that there will be an uninterrupted oxygen supply via a cylinder.

The ANMF/USA Board acknowledged the situation's urgency and approved that America Nepal Medical Foundation Nepal can have certain degrees of latitude to use the fund given the gravity of the situation.

The Board approved to send the said amount of the project $66,900.00.

Dr. Ramesh Khoju from NDA UK said that their society has approved £20,000 to help this project in addition to ANMF's contribution. This money will be used for partisan work of this building for the isolation center.

Kathmandu Metropolitan city will take over the responsibility of filling the oxygen cylinders.

24 Apr 21  Request from the Nepal government COVID-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC) asking ANMF to help install and run the oxygen delivery system at the proposed isolation center in Kathmandu by May 5, 2021.
22 Apr 21  Communication received from ANMF/Nepal.
22 Apr 21  Communication received from ANMF/Nepal.
21 Apr 21  Communication received from ANMF/Nepal. "They have decided to start isolation center in Radhe Satsang as early as possible (within two weeks). We are exploring all the possibility to do early."
21 Apr 21  Communication received from ANMF/Nepal. "We would like to inform you that as the coronavirus cases are rising rapidly CCMC with other stakeholders have decided to run the isolation center from immediate effect. We were on a meeting with CCMC including other stakeholders today and the isolation center project will start as soon as possible so as per our previous commitments we have decided to provide the pipeline, liquid oxygen plant and human resources."
21 Jan 21  COVID-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC) has told ANMF Nepal to be on standby for the liquid oxygen tank approved by ANMF for the isolation center in Nepal. With cases coming down in Nepal, CCMC is rethinking this project.
23 Nov 20  Fund Assurance Letter sent to ANMF/Nepal.
22 Nov 20  Project approved by the ANMF/USA Board.
21 Nov 20  Cost Estimation received from ANMF/Nepal.
21 Nov 20  Budget received from ANMF/Nepal.
21 Nov 20  Application received from ANMF/Nepal.
Oxygen Supply and Pipeline
 
23 Oct 21  Report
8 Aug 21  Funding memo
6 May 21  Communication
4 May 21  Update
3 May 21  Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
30 Apr 21  Social Welfare Council (SWC) Approval
24 Apr 21  Request from CCMC
22 Apr 21  Communication
22 Apr 21  Communication
21 Apr 21  Communication
21 Apr 21  Communication
23 Nov 20  Fund Assurance Letter
21 Nov 20  Cost Estimation
21 Nov 20  Budget
21 Nov 20  Application
Oxygen Supply and Pipeline
 
4 May 2021 – Isolation Center Preparation