AMMAN — The Japanese government has extended a grant of $90,620 to Al Urwah Al Wuthqa Charitable Association for the provision of medical equipment under the Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGP) scheme.

 

The grant contract was signed on Monday by Japanese Ambassador to Jordan Yanagi Hidenao and President of the association Mousa Salman Al Aqtash, according to an embassy statement.

 

The grant assistance aims to provide medical equipment for the establishment of a new charitable medical centre in the Nazzal area of East Amman.  The new clinic will comprise three departments — General Practice, Gynaecology and Dentistry — with its own pharmacy and laboratory facilities, which will provide primary healthcare service for vulnerable people “irrespective of nationality and with or without health insurance”, the statement said.  

 

Since its establishment in 1965, Al Urwah Al Wuthqa Charitable Association has worked towards combatting poverty through cash and in-kind assistance. 

 

At the signing ceremony, Yanagi expressed his gratitude for Al Urwah Al Wuthqa Charitable Association’s contribution to society.

 

“The Government of Japan places great value on the work of the association, especially the activities to support the lives of vulnerable people including both Jordanians and refugees from different countries. I sincerely hope that this new project will help the association save the lives of vulnerable people and further contribute to a better future for people in need,” the ambassador was quoted in the statement as saying.

 

Under Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects, the nation has extended over $10 million for 148 projects to non-governmental organisations, schools, hospitals and local governments in Jordan since 1993, the statement said.