Japan donates Moroccan hospital us$ 57,748

The Japanese Government has extended the Rabat Ibn Sina Hospital US$ 57,748 (669,880 DH) to help the facility purchase medical equipment.

The money will be used to buy cradles, reanimation beds, heart surveillance devices and other equipment.

The donation was handed to the Moroccan health department by Japan's ambassador to Morocco, Hiromi Sato.

Japan has already contributed 18 million Dirhams, nearly US$1.55 million, to 50 health programs in Morocco, particularly in rural areas.

Japanese assistance to Morocco between 1989 and 2001 amounted to 72.8 million Dirhams, nearly US$ 6.275 million.