Japan Provides US$ 1.5 Million for Medicines to Sri Lanka

The current crisis is aggravating what was already a tough situation for many children in Sri Lanka due to poverty and COVID-19.The Government of Japan is giving essential medicines to Sri Lanka through UNICEF to meet the urgent needs of the most vulnerable population as the country grapples with shortages due to an economic crisis. The contribution of US$ 1.

5 million will enable UNICEF to procure medicines for over 1.2 million people, among them 53,000 pregnant mothers and nearly 122,000 children in immediate need.

The medicines will be distributed to health facilities across Sri Lanka in coordination with the Ministry of HealthCharge d' Affaires ad interim of Japan to Sri Lanka Mr. KATSUKI Kotaro said, "It is our great honour that Japan will be providing USD 1.

5 million emergency grant assistance to the people of Sri Lanka to procure most urgently needed 25 types of medicines within the next two months through UNICEF. We believe that this will help improve access to essential life-saving medical services especially for pregnant women and children, who are most likely to be affected by the economic crisis.

"The economic crisis and the subsequent foreign currency shortage have left Sri Lanka struggling to import...