Japan pledges nearly $491,000 for health and infra projects in Vietnam

Japan has pledged a non-refundable aid package worth nearly $491,000 (RM1.61 million) for 5 health and infrastructure projects in Vietnam.

$108,900 will be presented to the Traditional Medicine Hospital of Ninh Thuan province to upgrade its health equipment.

Another project worth $109,100 (will benefit the pediatric ward of the Khanh Hoa Provincial Hospital, while a welfare centre for the elderly under the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho’s Red Cross will receive $81,160.

The aid package will also be distributed to a project to build Cau Doi and Rach Lau bridges in Tra Vinh province’s Duyen Hai district, and rural roads and Na Tung canal-cross bridge in Ke Sach district, Soc Trang province.