Photo shows Japanese Ambassador Kazuhide Ishikawa congratulating Mayor Jaime Medina after signing the grant contract for “The Project for the Construction of Two Storey Health Facility in Pateros” on March 26, 2015 at the Embassy of Japan. The ceremony was witnessed by the representatives of the Municipal Government of Pateros. |
Japanese Ambassador Kazuhide Ishikawa and the Mayor of the Municipal Government of Pateros, Mr. Jaime Medina, signed the grant contract for "The Project for the Construction of Two Storey Health Facility in Pateros" on March 26, 2015 at the Embassy of Japan. The total amount is US$ 96,775 (approximately 4 million pesos) and is funded through the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP).
(About the Project)
The Municipality has no private or public hospitals yet and is only served by their health centers. The current population is approximately 66,600 people. With their increasing population, the health centers can no longer accommodate all the patients who need affordable health services.
Through the GGP, the LGU of Pateros will procure the necessary medical equipment and furniture for the establishment of a new two-storey health facility which caters three large barangays in Pateros. The facility will be able to provide services to more patients especially to the poor residents of the municipality. The project will benefit the 14,252 residents of the three large barangays catered by the health center.
(About the Proponent)
The Municipality of Pateros promotes better public service by providing affordable health care services such as regular clinic check-ups, dental services, immunization, family planning sessions, and other basic medical assistances to its residents.
The Government of Japan, as the top ODA donor for the Philippines, launched the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects in the Philippines in 1989 for the purpose of reducing poverty and helping various communities engaged in grassroots activities. As of present, 511 grassroots projects have been funded by GGP. Japan believes that this project will not only strengthen the friendship between the peoples of Japan and the Philippines but also contribute to further fostering a strategic partnership between Japan and the Philippines toward the future.
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