Japan decided to help developing countries with everything it has. (Image via: Washington Times)

Japan Helps Vaccinate Developing Countries

Alfonsus Adi Putra
Politics & Economic
News Flash Japan
Jun 23, 2019
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TOKYO - The Japanese just do not know when to stop giving. They show that they still exalt moral values high, and want to show their contribution to creating a better future for the world. Cooperating with the United Nations (UN) on the agenda of “Sustainable Development Goals”, Japan decided to dispatch about 1.3 million vaccines for children in the developing countries.

Improving the health quality of the world is one of the major 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the UN, and Japan contributed to it by improving access to vaccination. These goals are set to be covered by 2030. Japan even went as far as to offer US$4 billion for vaccinations, aiming to prevent death due to TBC, AIDS, and malaria.

Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, would like to highlight the contribution that Japan had decided to make with the UN in the upcoming G-20 Summit in Osaka on 28-29 June. “This to ensure that no countries and no one is left behind,” said Abe during a meeting with UN representatives discussing the goals at his office.

Not only health, but Japan also pays attention to education and disaster mitigation matters. By 2021, Japan plans to assist better education for 9 million children. And, by 2022, Japan also aims to establish disaster mitigation facilities for 5 million people. All of these programs are aimed to be established in the developing country, for Abe said himself: no one is left behind.

Having set up these plans, Abe is currently waiting for revision in December, after the end of the upcoming Tokyo International Conference on African Development held in Yokohama in August, and other conferences that deal with the assistance to developing countries.

Like we said before, the Japanese just will not get tired of giving because it is better than receiving.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-provide-1.3-mil.-vaccines-to-kids-in-developing-countries

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