Ambassador Murakami exchanging notes with Dr. Franjieh


Ambassador of Japan to Lebanon Mr. Tokumitsu Murakami and the director of the Governmental Hospital of Ehden Dr. Joseph Franjieh co-signed today at the Embassy of Japan in Lebanon a grant contract by virtue of which the Government of Japan will assist the Governmental Hospital of Ehden acquiring new medical equipments.

The equipments, which amount to a total of US$ 37,230, consist of a biochemistry analyzer for the hospital's laboratory, surgical instruments for the operating room, and an overhead projector and a slide projector for the conference room.

The project will be financed by Japan's Grassroots Grant Program, which has so far extended approximately US$ 5 Million through the Japanese Embassy since 1996 to support various development projects throughout Lebanon.

The Grassroots Grant Program provides financial assistance to municipalities, NGOs, hospitals, private schools, research institutes, and other non-profit organizations to implement flexible and timely development projects at the grassroots level