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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to Fiji following floods which have ravaged the western part of the country in recent weeks.

Emergency goods to the value of JPY 18 million (USD 235,000) were dispatched from JICA’s Singapore warehouse and arrived at Nadi International Airport on 31 January. A handover ceremony was held in Lautoka, the capital of Fiji’s Western Division, at 10:00 am (local time) on that day.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to Tuvalu, following the water shortage crisis caused by recent droughts. The aid goods were delivered on 5 and 9 November. 　 The first batch of emergency goods, repair parts for seawater desalination units, were procured by JICA and dispatched from Japan via Fiji. The second cargo arrived at Funafuti International Airport via New Zealand on 9 November. A handover ceremony was held at Vaiaku Lagi Hotel at 18:30 (local time) on the 9th.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to Turkey following an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 which ravaged Van City and neighboring villages in south east Turkey on 23 October.

On 31 October, the Government of Turkey announced that 596 people had died, 4,152 had been injured and 4,882 buildings (7,660 households) had collapsed.

On Saturday, 29 October at 1:40 am, emergency goods of 100 winter tents were dispatched from JICA’s Frankfurt warehouse, and arrived by air at Erzurum as designated by the Government of Turkey.

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to Myanmar following the floods which have ravaged the country in recent days. The supplies arrived at Yangon International Airport on 28 October.

Emergency goods to the value of JPY 10 million were dispatched from JICA’s Singapore warehouse, and a handover ceremony was held at 19:40 (local time) on that day at the airport.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to Thailand in response to the flood disaster which have ravaged the country in recent days. The aid goods arrived on 14 October.

Emergency goods worth JPY 30 million (USD 391,000) were dispatched from JICA’s Singapore warehouse, and a handover ceremony was held at 17:40 (local time) on that day.

The ceremony was attended by Mr. Seiji Kojima, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Thailand and Mr. Kazuhiro Yoneda, Chief Representative of JICA Thailand Office.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has sent emergency supplies to Pakistan, following the disastrous floods caused by torrential rain since the end of August. The aid supplies were handed over to the Government of Pakistan on 21st September 2011.

A handover ceremony was held at 14.00 pm (local time) on that day. All relief goods, worth 35 million yen (USD 450,000), were locally procured by JICA in Pakistan

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has sent emergency supplies to Namibia in response to the sustained torrential rains that have devastated vast parts of the country. The country has been suffering from heavy rains and flooding since the month of February.

Emergency supplies to the value of JPY 12 million (US$150,000) – including 940 blankets, 50 plastic sheets, 20 water tanks and 10 water purifiers – were dispatched from JICA’s Johannesburg warehouse and arrived in Namibia on 30 May.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) supports the Jaffna Teaching Hospital to restore tertiary level medical functions under a 2,298 million Japanese Yen (approximately LKR 2,900 million) grant, by improving facilities and equipment and also by providing training programmes to maintain the equipment. Under the three year project, construction work on a central facility to house core functions such as surgeries, intensive care, central supply and sterilizing, diagnostic imaging and laboratory tests, commenced today (21.01.2011).