japan provides emergency assistance to unicef in response to the ebola outbreak in guinea 4-4-2014
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The Government of Japan has made $523,602 emergency funds available to UNICEF to support the Government of Guinea in their response to the ongoing Ebola epidemic. This donation will be used to purchase equipment and supplies to assist in the prevention and response to the outbreak.At the request of the Guinean Government and UNICEF, the Government of Japan has decided to make this donation because of the excellent relations between Japan and Guinea, and because of the urgent humanitarian needs.This support will be a long-term contribution to the protection of children and families against Ebola and other epidemics affecting the country. UNICEF will use the funds to purchase equipment already nearly exhausted by the emergency response to Ebola, namely: soap, chlorine, protection kits, sprayers, megaphones, calcium hypochlorite, and kits for diarrhea.UNICEF, which supports sustainable development, purchases, wherever possible, locally produced supplies, including soap and chlorine produced by private Guinean companies.TRANSCRIPT
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Japan provides emergency assistance to UNICEF in response to
the Ebola outbreak in Guinea Conakry, April 4, 2014 - The Government of Japan has made $523,602 emergency funds available to UNICEF to support the Government of Guinea in their response to the ongoing Ebola epidemic. This
donation will be used to purchase equipment and supplies to assist in the prevention and response
to the outbreak.
At the request of the Guinean Government and UNICEF, the Government of Japan has decided to
make this donation because of the excellent relations between Japan and Guinea, and because of
the urgent humanitarian needs.
This support will be a long-term contribution to the protection of children and families against Ebola
and other epidemics affecting the country. UNICEF will use the funds to purchase equipment
already nearly exhausted by the emergency response to Ebola, namely: soap, chlorine, protection
kits, sprayers, megaphones, calcium hypochlorite, and kits for diarrhea.
UNICEF, which supports sustainable development, purchases, wherever possible, locally produced
supplies, including soap and chlorine produced by private Guinean companies.
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For further information, please contact:
Timothy La Rose, UNICEF Guinea, Tel: (+224) 622 350 251, [email protected]
Kaoru UEMURA, Embassy of Japan, Chief of Economic Cooperation
Tel: (+224) 628 68 38 38 http://www.gn.emb-japan.go.jp/
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EMBASSY OF JAPAN