His Excellency, Mr. HimenoTsutomu, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of LiberiaMonrovia – The Governments of Japan and Liberia have signed two Exchanges of Notes on Japanese Grant Assistances of total 350,000,000 Japanese Yen, which is approximately US$3.3 million. The assistance from the Japan government will also see the provision of high standard medical equipment to health facilities in Liberia. In addition to the grant to Liberia, the Japanese government will also donate several medical equipment worth about US$950,000. Meanwhile, the Asian nation is also initiating a food assistance program to alleviate the country’s food shortages “from the viewpoint of human security”. This is the seventh round of food assistance since 2008 when the first food assistance was signed between two governments.

Source: Front Page Africa August 07, 2020 10:52 UTC