Japan grants Ukraine financial assistance

Japan grants Ukraine financial assistance

The government of Japan has granted Ukraine $335,000 under five projects in the sphere of education and health care in four regions of Ukraine Ivano-Frankivsk, Zakarpattia, Lviv, and Cherkasy regions.The signing ceremony of relevant agreements with the participation of Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine Shigeki Sumi took place in Kyiv on March 15.

The grants cover five projects. An ultrasonic diagnostic device will be bought for Rohotyn central district hospital and Katerynopil central regional hospital each. Four monitors for patients, hematology and blood chemistry analyzers will be purchased for Lviv regional children's hospital. Some kindergartens in the city of Uzhgorod will get kitchen appliances.

As was reported earlier, last year Japan provided Ukraine with financial support worth $1.85 billion for stabilization of the macroeconomic situation and the facilitation of reforms.