Japan donates ambulances, medical equipment to Vietnamese locality
VOV.VN - The Japanese Government had decided to provide two ambulances and an X-ray machine in non-refundable aid to two medical centres in Long An, a southern province of Vietnam.
The two ambulances will be delivered to Tan Thanh District Medical Center, and the X-ray machine will be offered to Tan Thanh Medical Center (Facility 2).
In addition, Japan will also help upgrade the lead room for Tan Thanh Medical Center (Facility 2).
The aid is part of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass roots and Human Security Projects (GGP).
A document to this effect was signed by representatives of the Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City and the Long An administration on November 18.
Consul General Watanabe Nobuhiro said that GGP has been implemented since 1995 and so far 26 projects have been implemented in 26 provinces and cities in southern Vietnam. These projects are focused on education, health, agriculture, rural infrastructure among others.
In Long An alone, 12 aid projects have been deployed in the fields of school construction, medical equipment supply, rural transport construction, and clean water supply.
Nguyen Van Ut, head of the provincial government, thanked the Government of Japan for the aid and affirmed Long An will make the most effective use of this aid, contributing to the development of local people’s livelihood.