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The Exchange of Notes of the Grant Aid of the Japanese Government for "Improvement of Maternal and Child Health Care Services (Phase VII)" was signed between H. E. Mr. Nobutake Odano, Ambassador of Japan to the Union of Myanmar and Mr. Ramesh Shrestha, Representative, UNICEF in Myanmar, at Sedona Hotel in Yangon on 22 November 2006.
The Government of Japan will provide its Grant Aid of US$ 2.65 million in this project for the purchase of rapid test kits and medicines for malaria, vaccines for measles, essential medicaments and equipment for reproductive health, test kits for the HIV/AIDS and others. They will be distributed to township hospitals and rural health facilities in Myanmar through UNICEF, in collaboration with the Government of the Union of Myanmar.
This project has been developed through consultations among the Ministry of Health in Myanmar, the Government of Japan and UNICEF, aiming mainly at improving the health care for mothers and children in Myanmar, especially in rural areas. In this context, the Government of Japan has already provided a series of assistance for six consecutive phases for the same projects in total with US$ 29.3 million from 1999 to 2005.
This project is expected to contribute to further improve the situation of maternal and child health in Myanmar through supporting the work of UNICEF, and to strengthen the friendship between Japan and Myanmar.
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