Friday, September 19, 2014

Govt to sign $140m loan agreement with JICA:Daily Sun

  The government is going to sign a $140 million loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to improve the health status of people in the country. Official sources said Japan government is providing the financial assistance for the country’s health sector through JICA. JICA’s assistance will be utilised for the improvement of country’s maternal and child health. Besides, med
ical equipment will be purchased for state-owned hospitals with the financial assistance to conduct clinical investigations free of cost for destitute and poor people of the country, sources added. Dr Rashid-E-Mahbub, president of Health Right Movement and former president of Bangladesh Medical Association, said the role of JICA for the improvement of country’s health sector is laudable and they are contributing a lot to the improvement of public health. “The sector development programme on Health, Population and Nutrition is now running for the period of 2011-2016 and JICA has a significant technical and financial contribution to it,” he added. Dr Mahbud appreciated the Japan government for allocating more fund for the country’s health sector, which helps provide treatment to people. Meanwhile, JICA chief Mikio Hataeda met Bangladeshi Health Minister Mohammad Nasim on September 17. JICA Chief Mikio Hataeda said Bangladesh is going ahead with its success story on health sector and Japan government will continue its support in health sector. Contacted, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said JICA team is conducting a survey in a bid to take effective move for the improvement of country’s maternal, child and neonatal health. “On the basis of the survey, JICA will sign a loan agreement worth $140 million in March 2015,” he added. Nasim said the government is working wholeheartedly for reaching healthcare services to the doorstep of the people. As per the directives of the prime minister, community clinics have been set up in rural and remote areas to ensure healthcare for six thousand people. These community clinics have become a role model for other developing countries for its effective role in providing treatment to rural people, he added.

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