The Government of Japan has decided to dispatch the 3rd batch of Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Medical Team to the area affected by the Typhoon Yolanda. The team will arrive in the Philippines on November 29 (Fri).
The 3rd batch of JDR Medical Team will take over the duties from the second JDR Medical Team, which is based in Tacloban City, and will be engaged in medical activities in the disaster affected areas including the suburbs of Tacloban City.
[Reference] Japan Disaster Relief Team
(1) Medical Team (first and second team) : 1,519 patients in total (November 15-26)
(2) Expert Team : Advance team arrived in the Philippines on Nov.26. Main team will arrive on Dec.2.
[Reference]
In addition to the dispatch of Japan Disaster Relief Team (Medical team and Expert team) and Japan's Self-Defense Force(Unit), Japan provided the following assistance (53.1 million USD in total);
(1) Emergency Grant Aid: 30 million USD
(2) Emergency Relief Goods: app. 0.6 million USD
(3) Assistance through Japanese NGOs (JPF): 1.5 million USD
(4) Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) of Asian Development Bank (ADB): 20 million USD
(5) ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) : 0.5 million USD
(6) Assistance through ILO for job creation and skills training : 0.5 million USD
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