Japan Gives $75,000 Medical Equipment to Vietnam

Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Mitsuo Sakaba has recently presented medical equipment worth $75,000 from the Japanese government to a group of volunteer doctors of the Vietnam Red Cross. The equipment included ultrasound machines, cardiac pacemakers, biochemical equipment and X-ray devices, the Voice of Vietnam Radio reported. The doctors will use these devices to provide medical check-ups and treatment to the poor, the disable and AO victims across the country. Over the past years, thanks to Japanese aid, the Vietnam Red Cross has implemented a mangrove forestation project worth nearly $4 million in eight northern provinces, helping local people protect the environment and improve their lives. The Japan Red Cross recently pledged 163,000 Swiss francs in emergency aid to victims of Typhoon Ketsana.