The handover ceremony of the medical equipment including an X-ray unit, ECG, cardiology ultrasound, and ENT essential devices was held at MAP Jordan’s Gaza Camp Medical Center on Monday, 27 January 2020. The ceremony was attended by Mr. ARAIKE Katsuhiko, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan in Jordan and Mr. Mufleh Aqel, Treasurer and member of the Board of Directors of MAP Jordan.

In 2018, the Government of Japan extended to MAP Jordan a grant of US$ 72,933 for the implementation of the project titled “Provision of Medical Equipment to Medical Center in Jerash Palestinian Refugee Camp” through the Japanese Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects called GGP which aims to improve basic human needs at the grass-roots level through NGOs and local governments.

The overall objective of the project was to improve the quality of medical services provided at MAP Jordan’s medical center, through the provision of medical equipment. With the new medical equipment provided by Japan, more accurate and immediate diagnoses and the required treatment afterward will be available at the medical center.

In the speech delivered during the handover ceremony, Mr. ARAIKE emphasized the importance of the project and stated: “I would like to emphasize that the support for Palestinians has been one of the priorities of Japanese Development Assistance and we have supported them in Palestine and also in Jordan. Focusing on the financial difficulty of UNRWA, I want to reiterate that we have supported UNRWA for many years and now we are working closely with Jordan to enable UNRWA to overcome this difficulty and continue its activities. We sincerely hope that the equipment provided under this project will contribute to providing medical care for Palestinian people.