India, April 25 -- The Indian government has handed over the first consignment of vaccines for Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia to Nepal.

The consignment was handed over by Indian envoy to Nepal Naveen Srivastava to Nepali Minister Pradip Paudel.

"The Government of India is providing medicines and vaccines worth $2 million for the management of patients with Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease responding to a request from Government of Nepal," read a statement issued by the Indian Embassy to Nepal.

The first consignment of vaccines/ medicines includes Influenzae Vaccine (3100 unit), Salmonella Vaccine (1550 unit), Meningococcus Vaccine (3100 unit), Haemophilus Influenza Vaccine (4640 unit) and Streptococcus Pneumonia Vaccine (4640 u...