ISLAMABAD, DEC 13 (DNA) = Yusuke, Charge d’Affaires ad interim of Japan to Pakistan has said that health sector is one of the priority areas where the Government of Japan provides assistance to Pakistan.
He stressed upon the need of easy access of marginalized communities to essential health care services as a way of improving community well-being, particularly of women and children.
He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony a project in Jhelum.
He congratulated the community members and the representatives of the trust for the successful completion of this important project.
He also expressed his hope that this project would not only help community members to enjoy better health care facilities but would also help further strengthening the existing friendly relations between the people of Japan and Pakistan.
Japan, under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) Program, had provided financial assistance of US$90,665 for this project. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the NGO and community representatives.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Government of Japan had extended financial assistance to Mian Muhammad Buksh Trust in fiscal year 2017 for the procurement of essential medical equipment which includes X-Ray and Ultrasound machines for the trust’s hospital.
Now with the availability of this medical equipment procured with the support of the Government of Japan, over 150,000 people of the area will have easy access to better health facilities in their own locality. Earlier, the community of this region had to travel almost 15 km distance to avail such medical facilities.=DNA
