Ghana has received grants worth $7.9 million from the Government of Japan to support the completion of phase two of the Tema Motorway interchange, among other projects.
The grants were received on behalf of the government by Deputy Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister Hon. Charles Owiredu and was issued on behalf of the Japanese Government by Japan's Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Mr. Himeno Tsutomu.
The grants is expected to improve various sectors of the country's economy including health, infrastructure, and human resource development.
Japan's Ambassador to Ghana Mr. Tsutomu at the signing ceremony indicated that the grant is a showcase of the strong Japan-Ghana friendship and partnership.
"It is the wish of the people and the government of Japan that these projects will make valuable contributions in the areas of health, road infrastructure, and human resource development," he said.
According to the memorandum of understanding, $4.5 million of the grants is expected to go into the health sector.
The money would be used to support the sector by providing equipment including CT scan, radiography System, Thermography, Ambulance, Water Tanker among others.
Another $1 million out of the 7.9 million U.S dollars is also expected to support phase two of the Tema Motorway Interchange project while 2.4 million will facilitate Human Resource Development by supporting the Japan Scholarship Scheme to Ghana.
Latest Stories
-
Yara Ghana donates 1,107 bags of fertilizers to women farmers, farmers with disabilities
21 mins -
Tinubu forms team to find solutions to ailing economy
29 mins -
Jacob Zuma barred from running in South Africa election
34 mins -
Western Cape Education wins national primary school track and field championships
51 mins -
Cyber Security Authority issues Public Alert over Easter and Eid al-Fitr season scams
55 mins -
Sandro Tonali charged by FA for alleged betting rules breaches after joining Newcastle
57 mins -
Scancom PLC holds 6th AGM, declares dividend of 17.5 pesewas per share
1 hour -
Former Deputy AG accuses Godfred Dame of unethical legal behaviour
1 hour -
John Kumah goes home on May 18
2 hours -
Tema General Hospital: If a baby died, it wasn’t because of ‘dumsor’ – GHS Accra Director
2 hours -
Afenyo-Markin fetes cast and crew of ‘the gods are not to blame’
2 hours -
‘Dumsor’ to hit parts of Accra and Tema today
2 hours -
Dolly Parton speaks out after Beyoncé reveals she’s covering ‘Jolene’
2 hours -
Energy transition threatens survival of GNPC – PIAC warns
3 hours -
ECG fails to comply with PURC directive to publish ‘Dumsor’ timetable
3 hours