Government of Japan provides US$4.33 million to support maternal and child survival in Afghanistan

05.06.08 - 18:12 ... source : Unicef

... KABUL, 5 June 2008 – Health programmes in Afghanistan will receive a boost with a new US$ 4.33 million grant from the Government of Japan. Under a new agreement signed with UNICEF today, approximately 7.5 million children in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will benefit from improvements in infectious disease prevention and control as a result of the funding. The agreement was formally signed by H.E. Mr. Hideo Sato, Ambassador of Japan and Ms Catherine Mbengue, UNICEF Representative for Afghanistan in the presence of Afghanistan's Minister of Public Health (MoPH), Dr. S. M. Amin Fatimie at a special ceremony today. The grant will enable the Government of Afghanistan to procure essential supplies, including vaccines to prevent and control infectious diseases and to further accelerate the on-going polio eradication efforts. The funds will help bring in an estimated 21.7 mi ...» Next (HTML)