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Neonatal-child healthcare project to be greatly helpful: Japanese envoy

Neonatal-child healthcare project to be greatly helpful: Japanese envoy


Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki on Thursday said the project taken to support neonatal and child healthcare in Dhaka district would greatly contribute to the improvement of neonatal and child healthcare services.

The Ambassador made the remark while attending the inaugural ceremony of “The Project for Provision of Medical Equipment to Support Neonatal and Child Healthcare in Dhaka District.”

The project is being implemented by Dhaka Community Hospital Trust (DCHT) with support from the government of Japan through Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGHSP).

Prof Quazi Quamruzzaman, Chairman of the DCHT, CIS and A-PAD; Md Golam Mostofa, Executive Director of Community Initiative Society (CIS) and Dr Omar Sharif Ibne Hasan, Director of the DCHT, also attended the ceremony.

Neonatal-child healthcare project to be greatly helpful: Japanese envoy

In January 2021, the DCHT received US$ 68,633, equivalent to nearly Tk 54 lakh. With the money, the DCHT procured child ventilator and color Doppler ultrasound machines, online UPS for color Doppler ultrasound machines, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines and interruptible power supply (IPS) for its NICU.

The Japanese government has positioned the health sector as a priority area for assistance, particularly emphasizing the expansion of the quantity and quality of health-human resources and medical facilities, said the Japanese Embassy in Dhaka.

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