Japan gives two ambulances to hospital

Published September 16, 2015
Japan gives a grant of Rs10.2mn to an NGO for the provision of ambulances under the Grassroots Human Security Project.—Reuters/File
Japan gives a grant of Rs10.2mn to an NGO for the provision of ambulances under the Grassroots Human Security Project.—Reuters/File

QUETTA: The Karachi-based Consul General of Jap­an, Akira Ouchi, met Balo­ch­istan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch here on Tuesday and discussed his country’s role in the development of the province and other issues of common interest.

Japan’s Honorary Consul General in Quetta Syed Nadeem Shah was also present.

Earlier, Mr Ouchi presented two fully-equipped ambulances to a hospital run by Jam-i-Shafa, an NGO.

The government of Japan, he said, had given a grant of Rs10.2 million to the NGO for the provision of ambulances under the Grassroots Human Security Project. Half of the grant had been contributed by the Indus Motors, he said.

He expressed hope that the project would help improve medical services and save lives, besides strengthening ties between the two countries.

Published in Dawn, September 16th, 2015

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