Japan’s COVID-19 assistance soon

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BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO

JAPAN’s first batch of medical equipment to support Solomon Island’s effort against covid-19 will be arriving soon.

This was confirmed Japan’s Ambassador to Solomon Islands Morimoto Yasuhiro.

Japan’s Ambassador to Solomon Islands Morimoto Yasuhiro

Yasuhiro said to support the Solomon Islands government effort against covid-19 the government of Japan signed an Economic and Social Development programme, which procures medical equipment.

“It is a pleasure to announce that the first batch of the procured equipment’s, such as hundreds of blood pressure monitors, are coming soon to all provinces.

“There seems to be several people who suffered from high blood pressure, so please take this opportunity to enjoy your healthy life by utilising these equipment. We are going to procure more equipment like seven ambulances and eight x-ray machines in following batches,” he said.

Yasuhiro said the first loan agreement to the Solomon Islands, named “Covid-19 Rapid Response Programme”, was made at the beginning of this month.

He said the government of Japan approved a loan total amount of two billion five hundred million yen (roughly about SBD190million) to promote economic stabilisation and developmental response against covid-19.

Yasuhiro said this assistance comes under the Japanese ODA, Official Development Assistance aimed at improving the living standard of the people and the sustainable economic development of the country.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure Development Manasseh Maelanga said, “On behalf of the Government and people of Solomon Islands we are sadden by the millions of innocent lives lost throughout this pandemic globally including the 6000 in Japan, we can only continue to pray for them and their families.  In this plight, I want to echo the need to help each other and work together, on that note, I want to thank the Government and the good people of Japan for the continuous assistance to the Government of Solomon Islands during this pandemic era.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure Development Manasseh Maelanga

 “I’m heartened to reiterate that the commitments devoted by the Government of Japan and its implementing agencies over the years had truly depicted Japan’s goodwill and friendship to the Government and People of Solomon Islands.”

  

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