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1. H. E. Mr. Yasuaki Nogawa, Ambassador of Japan to Myanmar, has signed and exchanged the Notes with H. E. U Soe Tha, Minister for National Planning and Economic Development of the Union of Myanmar, which covers an amount of 346 million yen (approximately 3.1 million US dollars) for the project “Malaria Control in Myanmar” to be provided under the Grant Aid scheme of the Government of Japan. The signing ceremony was held at the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development on 12 September 2008.
2. Summary of the Project is as follows:
• Purpose of the Project
To provide necessary supplies such as anti-malaria drugs and impregnated mosquito nets in malaria outbreak areas of Bago and Magwe Divisions in Central Myanmar and Rakhine State in Northwest region.
• Background
The malaria control is one of the most important issues in Myanmar as the mortality caused by malaria is the highest among infectious diseases. The Government of Myanmar has concerted its efforts in implementing the projects on the capacity building of the health care workers and officials to improve and expand health care services, including the malaria control project.
Considering that circumstance, from the humanitarian point of view, the Government of Japan has decided to provide Official Development Assistance to the Government of the Union of Myanmar upon its needs.
• Output of the Project
Through the improvement of medical supply for medical facilities, more patients get access to proper diagnosis and anti-malaria treatment. Thus, the population receiving examination and treatment will be increased in the targeted states and divisions.
Distributing insecticides and insecticide-treated mosquito nets suppresses growth of anopheles and other malaria related mosquitoes. It is expected that the number of malaria patients and rate of mortality will be reduced in the targeted states and divisions in a few years.
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