Arakan News Desk: Japan has provided three ambulances for the forcibly displaced Rohingya population currently sheltered at Rohingya camps in Ukhia of Cox’s Bazar district to help improve the medical infrastructure and medical services.
Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh Ito Naoki handed over the ambulances during his visit to the Rohingya camps in Ukhia on Monday (Sept 12).
The ambulances were provided to NGO Friendship by the Government of Japan through the Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects ( GGHSP), said a press release of the Embassy of Japan.
The project is expected to help improve the medical infrastructure and medical environment by installing 3 ambulances at the “Rohingya” camps in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar District.
Md. Mamunur Rashid, Deputy Commissioner of Cox’s Bazar, Md. Shamsud Doza, Additional Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner and Kazi Golam Rasul, Senior Director and Head of Health of NGO Friendship and other guests attended the handover ceremony.
“I hope these ambulances will save the lives and help to improve the medical environment of the ‘Rohingya’ camps.” Ambassador Ito said.
The GGHSP began in 1989 and has been contributing to social development at grass roots level. To date, USD 16.25 million has been extended to 208 projects in Bangladesh including 3 projects at the “Rohingya” camps by the Government of Japan.
