Japanese grant supplies CDD with ambulances, medical equipment

AMMAN — The Japanese government has presented the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) with an $880, 000 grant in support of the project “Increasing Access to Emergency Response Services for Syrian Refugees in Northern Governorates”, according to a statement released by the Japanese embassy.

A ceremony was held on Wednesday at the Jordan Civil Defence Department headquarters to celebrate the receipt of eight paramedic ambulances and medical equipment procured under the project.

The Japanese grant came in recognition of “the negative impact caused by influx of refugees on social services”, the Japanese ambassador, Shuichi Sakurai, said at the ceremony. The project aims to strengthen the CDD’s capacities for providing urgent and life-saving healthcare services to Syrian refugees and host communities.