Japan offers $3.74 million for Egypt's anti-polio campaign

The Untied Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will receive a grant of 403 million yen (worth about US$3.74 million) from Japan to support its anti-polio campaign in Egypt.

The grant agreement will be formalized today in a ceremony at the Ministry of Health and Population.

Japanese Ambassador to Egypt Kunihiko Makita will sign the document with UNICEF representative Erma Manoncourt. The event will be witnessed by Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Mohamed Awad Tag El-Din.