Japan donates medical equipment worth US$2.8m
Japan also pledged to donate 21 paramedic ambulances next month.
28 Aug 2019, 9:00 AM
The Japanese government on Tuesday donated medical equipment worth US$2.8 million to the Maldives health ministry.
The equipment was handed over by Japanese Ambassador Keiko Yanai to Health Minister Abdulla Ameen at a ceremony held at the STELCO hall.
The donation included four diagnostic ultrasound systems, one mobile digital x-ray system, one ventilator, one transportable incubator, five defibrillators, five dental units, five dental autoclaves and five dental x-ray film developers, according to a press statement from the Japan embassy.
In her remarks at the handover ceremony, Ambassador Keiko Yanai noted that 21 paramedic ambulances will also be donated under the grant aid programme. The ambulances will arrive next month, she said.
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