POLITICS
Signing of grant contract for Grassroots and Human Security Grant Assistance Programme project due in Lerik
Baku, March 1 (AZERTAC). The signing ceremony of the Project for “Renovation of Department of pediatrics of Lerik Regional Central Hospital” will be held on March 4 in the Building of the Lerik Executive Power. The Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Azerbaijan Shusuke Watanabe and Head of the Executive Committee of Lerik region Rovshan Bagirov are expected to participate at the ceremony.
The grant contract on the Project “Renovation of Department of Pediatrics of Lerik regional Central Hospital” will be signed from Japanese side by ambassador Mr. Shusuke Watanabe and by Vusal Mirzayev, the Chairman of NGO “Local Governance Assistance Public Union”.
The project aims to improve the medical service for the children living in Lerik city and villages of Lerik region. The number of expected beneficiaries is about 22 000 children. The total amount of the Japanese Grant Assistance for this project is about USD 123,246.
“Grassroots and Human Security Grant Assistance Programme” support projects applied by municipalities, medical institutions, and NGOs, aiming directly at the improvement of living standards of Azerbaijani people. Such projects might be implemented in the field of poverty reduction, social protection, infrastructure, public health and increase of incomes. The total number of projects contracted in Azerbaijan including this time is 165, and the amount is USD 13,136,053.
The total amount of Japan`s Official Development assistance provided for the Republic of Azerbaijan is over $1 billion, covering a wide range of areas such as improvement of economic infrastructure, agricultural and social sectors, cultural field as well as human capacity development.
Representatives of Mass Media are welcome to participate in the ceremony.