प्रधानमन्त्री ओलीले विश्व समुदायलाई लेखे भावुक पत्र, जीवन रक्षा गर्ने औषधी सहयोग गर्न बेलायतसामु याचना

काठमाडौं । प्रधानमन्त्री केपी शर्मा ओलीले आज विश्व समुदाय सामू एक भावूक अपिल जारी गर्दै कोरोना महामारीमा पीडित नेपालीलाई सहयोग गर्न आग्रह गरेका छन् । प्रधानमन्त्री ओलीले बेलायतको चर्चित अनलाईन सञ्चार माध्यम् दि गार्जियनमार्फत कोरोना भाइरसको प्रकोपमा परेर उपचार पाउन नसकेका नेपालीहरुलाई सहयोग गर्न बेलायतलाई विशेष आग्रह गरेका छन् ।

‘नेपाल कोभिडले अस्तव्यस्त भयो, हामीलाई सहयोगको खाँचो छ’ शिर्षकमा प्रधानमन्त्री शर्मा ओलीले लेखमार्फत विश्व समुदाय सामू सहयोगको अपिल गरेका हुन् । प्रधानमन्त्री ओलीले कोरोना महामारी तीव्र गतिमा फैलने क्रममा रहेकोले आफूले लेखमार्फत सहयोगको याचना गर्न बाध्य भएको उल्लेख गरेका छन् ।

प्रधानमन्त्री ओलीले नेपालको स्वास्थ्य पद्दति र यहाँका चिकित्सक तथा स्वास्थ्यकर्मीलाई कोभिड महामारीले कडा चुनौति दिएको उल्लेख गर्दै जि–७ को अध्यक्षको हैसियतले बेलायतलाई अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सहयोगको नेतृत्व लिन अपिल गरेका छन् । बेलायतले भारतमा एक हजार भेन्टिलेटर तथा तीन वटा अक्सिजन जेनेरेटरसहितको कराडौंको सामग्रीहरु सहयोग गरेको भोलिपल्ट प्रधानमन्त्री ओलीले नेपाल–बेलायतबीचको ऐतिहासिक सम्बन्धको सन्दर्भ उल्लेख गर्दै भेल्टिलटर, अक्सिजन उपकरण तथा अन्य औषधी सहयोगको लागि अपिल गरेका हुन् ।

प्रधानमन्त्री ओलीले आफ्नो अपिलको अन्त्यमा भनेका छन्, ‘हामी विश्व समुदायसँग तत्काल मानव जीवन बचाउने औषधी, खोपहरु तथा अन्य आवश्यक स्वास्थ्य सामग्री सहयोगको लागि बिन्ति गर्दछौं ।’

दि गार्जियनमा आज प्रकाशित प्रधानमन्त्री केपी शर्मा ओलीको अपिल

पढौं प्रम ओलीले लेखेको पत्र

Nepal is being overwhelmed by Covid. We need help

As I write this, my country is battling a new and brutal wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The rise in the number of infections poses a serious challenge to our brave doctors, nurses, other care providers, citizen volunteers and the entire health service system.

Nepal’s history is one of hardship and struggle, yet this pandemic is pushing even us to our limits. The number of infections is straining the healthcare system; it has become tough to provide patients with the hospital beds that they need.

The infection graph is climbing up and so is the rate of people testing positive. There have been about 8,000 new cases every day for the past several days, which is quite high for a country of approximately 30 million people. Even though our mortality rate is relatively low, every one of the 3,720 lives that, at the time of writing, we have lost to the pandemic is precious for us.

My government is making the best possible efforts on both fronts – prevention and treatment – to save people from this lethal enemy. Well-calibrated restrictions are in place, particularly in urban areas, aimed at breaking the chain of infection, and public awareness campaigns are continuing. We have tried to make sure that those needing interventions such as oxygen support and ICU care get access to the treatment they need. We have taken measures to expand the testing, tracing and treatment facilities.

But due to the constraints of resources and infrastructure, the pandemic is turning out to be an overwhelming burden. I have, therefore, appealed to the international community to help us with vaccines, diagnostic tools, oxygen kits, critical care medicines and equipment, to support our efforts to save lives. Our urgent goal is to stop preventable deaths occurring.

When it comes to the United Kingdom, our expectation of solidarity is high at this difficult time, given the close historical ties that we have nurtured. We are nations thousands of miles apart, yet our bonds are strong and deep. These bonds are further reinforced by robust connections between people. After all, we are living in an interconnected and interlinked world; this disease affects everyone. Nobody is safe until everyone is safe.

This pandemic has highlighted once again the vast gulf between the rich and poor worlds. This gap should be minimized by making the vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics more accessible to all. Billions of people in the global south still do not know when the Covid-19 vaccine will be made available to them. Solidarity with these nations is essential.

As the current chair of the G7, and a champion of human welfare, the UK is in a position to play an important role in generating international support. Nepal has faith that Britain will use its influence to ensure that the G7 accelerates the deployment of vaccines around the world, especially to the countries that need them most urgently.

My country also hopes that the UK, as the host of Cop26, will push hard for an ambitious climate deal later this year – a deal that should contain financial support and capacity-building for climate-vulnerable countries at its core. The presence of the Himalayas, which are experiencing glacial melting that can trigger floods, makes Nepal one of the countries bearing a disproportionate brunt of climate change through no fault of its own. The pandemic has compelled us to postpone Sagarmatha Sambaad, a flagship dialogue forum named after Mount Everest, which would have focused on climate change and mountains.

Our sherpas are known for sharing their oxygen with struggling climbers at high altitude. Today, Covid-19 is leaving our country breathless and so we are looking for the “sherpas” of the international community. We are pleading with our friends around the world to urgently provide us with essential medical items, life-saving drugs and vaccines. The only way out of these twin challenges – climate change and the pandemic – is solidarity. The only way out is fighting together, as a global family.

-KP Sharma Oli is the prime minister of Nepal