| Subject: LUSA: Japan gives USD 1.5 mn to
improve infant, maternal medical care
East Timor: Japan gives USD 1.5 mn to improve infant, maternal medical
care
Dili, March 1 (Lusa) - Japan strengthened it position Monday as the
largest contributor to East Timor's health sector by announcing a donation
of over USD 1.5 million to improve maternity and infant care in the new
nation.
Medicine and equipment will be bought with Tokyo`s aid, which is being
channeled through UNICEF, allowing 45,000 children under the age of 12
months and their mothers to be vaccinated at 65 health centers.
Japan's financial support to the new nation now totals over USD 4.5
million for the period 2003-2005.
Timor's infant and maternal mortality rates are among the highest in
the developing world, according to UNICEF.
EL/CJB.
Lusa
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