According to the Japanese Embassy, Japan is allocating more than K32 million to support Papua New Guinea (PNG) in fighting the transmission of the coronavirus (Covid-19).
The embassy said in a statement last week that its government will give international organizations in PNG K32,484,368 to introduce projects to combat Covid-19 infections.
The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the United Nations-Women carried out the programs (United Nation entity for gender equality and empowerment of women).
“The Japanese government has to date approved a budget of 9.2 billion yen (K293,068,395), including the funds for PNG, to support Asia and Oceania in measures to prevent the spread of the virus,” the statement said.
The projects aim to:
- SUPPORT WHO's efforts to develop and strengthen health services in the Covid-19 crisis;
- FOCUS on water sanitation and hygiene in schools and communities for Covid-19 prevention and response in Papua New Guinea (Unicef).
- PROVIDE emergency assistance to halt the spread of the Covid-19 virus, mitigate its effects along the agricultural value chain, and strengthen food security, education, and livelihoods (FAO);
- ENSURE healthy and profitable district programs to protect women's lives during covid-19 prevention, response, and rehabilitation (UN-women).
