Japan sent an aid grant of ¥695 million (about $6.3 million) to Iran to support enhancing its health and medical capabilities to combat COVID-19, the foreign ministry in Tokyo said.
The aid comes after Human Rights Watch claimed Iranian mismanagement has harmed the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The HRW also called on Tehran to honestly and clearly communicate with the public about the situation.
Government of Japan @japaniniran signs a project agreement with the WHO's Iran office to provide $6.3m for six MRI machines; Tokyo has provided total of $34m since start of COVID-19 pandemic through UN orgs as well as 3m AstraZeneca vaccines. https://t.co/ghRpK9Ldxx
— Ali Vaez (@AliVaez) October 26, 2021
Iran’s official government statistics showed that the country experienced its fifth wave in August, with with at least 655 daily COVID-19 deaths.
Hirotaka Matsuo, Japan’s Charge d’Affaires and interim in Tehran exchanged the letter of agreement on this aid with the World Health Organization representative Dr. Husain Syed Jaffar.
The aid, in cooperation with the International Health Organization, will help in providing six MRIs to hospitals in five Iranian locations and obtaining equipment needed to diagnose COVID-19 complications.
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