The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has approved a 4.49 million dollar grant for healthcare interventions in Adamawa state.
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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has approved $4.49 million dollars grant for healthcare interventions in Adamawa. The grant would fasttrack rehabilitation of nine primary healthcare facilities in eight local government areas of the state. Chief of Mission IOM, Laurent De Boeck, made the disclosure on Wednesday during the inauguration of the project at the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola. De Boeck said that 150,000 residents would benefit from the rehabilitated facilities, and 80 persons with disabilities would benefit from referrals and specialised assistance, while 1,350 other beneficiaries would benefit from cash-for-work. According to him, the project will build…
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