Financial aid in the amount of 10 million dollars for Ukraine and neighboring countries, including the Republic of Moldova, approved by the Government of Japan
The Government of Japan has approved new financial aid in the amount of 10 million dollars for Ukraine and neighboring countries, including the Republic of Moldova, for urgent response measures of the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding the fight against COVID-19 and other diseases . infectious, announces Friday, January 6, the Embassy of Japan in Chisinau.
Thus, within the Assistance Project of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), through the WHO Regional Office for Europe, medical devices, medicines and personal protective equipment will be offered to displaced people in Ukraine and neighboring countries such as the Republic of Moldova , Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Bulgaria.
Specifically, it is about the provision of cold chain facilities and medical devices, test kits, medicines, disinfectants and decontaminants, as well as personal protective equipment against COVID-19.
According to one communique of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo, to aid the second phase of financial assistance ($9.5 million) from April 2022, for WHO’s urgent response measures to combat COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. in Ukraine and neighboring countries.
ASEF was established in 1997 in Singapore as a permanent body of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). It is engaged in activities to strengthen mutual understanding between Asia and Europe, focused on the socio-cultural field.