Japan donates sh320m for health
Mar 18, 2007
The Japanese government has extended more grants towards improving health care.
By Moses Mulondo
The Japanese government has extended more grants towards improving health care.
The $178,000 (about sh320m) grants are for facilitation of mobile medical units that visit Internally Displaced Persons’ camps in northern Uganda and the construction of Rwagimba health centre in Kabarole district.
Speaking on Wednesday at the agreement signing ceremony at the Japanese embassy, ambassador Ryuzo Kikuchi said their assistance targeted areas with inadequate health services.
“This is in line with the policies of the government of Japan, which recognises efforts made towards improving the health of disadvantaged communities.â€
Kikuchi added that over sh162m has been earmarked for the north to boost the Northwest Medical Teams Uganda, a charity that has been providing emergency and primary health care services since 2004.
Two more mobile units are to be purchased, to increase access to emergency life-saving health care and health education services to at least 112,900 displaced persons in Lira, Apach and Oyam.
The grant will be used to purchase two vehicles to be used as mobile medical units to provide medical services in Ayami B IDP camp in Lira, Alito in Apac as well as Otwal railway and Acokara in Oyam district.
The programme manager for Northwest Medical Teams Uganda, Felix Omodi, thanked the Japanese government for extending “vital relief to the troubled and disadvantaged people of northern Uganda.â€
The Japanese government has extended more grants towards improving health care.
The $178,000 (about sh320m) grants are for facilitation of mobile medical units that visit Internally Displaced Persons’ camps in northern Uganda and the construction of Rwagimba health centre in Kabarole district.
Speaking on Wednesday at the agreement signing ceremony at the Japanese embassy, ambassador Ryuzo Kikuchi said their assistance targeted areas with inadequate health services.
“This is in line with the policies of the government of Japan, which recognises efforts made towards improving the health of disadvantaged communities.â€
Kikuchi added that over sh162m has been earmarked for the north to boost the Northwest Medical Teams Uganda, a charity that has been providing emergency and primary health care services since 2004.
Two more mobile units are to be purchased, to increase access to emergency life-saving health care and health education services to at least 112,900 displaced persons in Lira, Apach and Oyam.
The grant will be used to purchase two vehicles to be used as mobile medical units to provide medical services in Ayami B IDP camp in Lira, Alito in Apac as well as Otwal railway and Acokara in Oyam district.
The programme manager for Northwest Medical Teams Uganda, Felix Omodi, thanked the Japanese government for extending “vital relief to the troubled and disadvantaged people of northern Uganda.â€