The Handover Ceremony of “the Project for the Rehabilitation of the Maternity Ward at Prince Regent Charles Hospital” under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP/KUSANONE)

　Thursday June 13, 2024, handover ceremony for the “Project for the Rehabilitation of the Maternity Ward of Prince Regent Charles Hospital (HPRC)” took place at HPRC in Bujumbura, Burundi.

　Thank you Dr. Isidore NTIHARIRIZWA, Assistant of Minister of Public Health and the fight against AIDS, and Ms. Madeleine KARABASUKA, Advisor of Bujumbura City, for your presence and kind words of congratulations.
The Embassy of Japan also extends his gratitude to Dr. Oscar NIMPAYE, Medical Director of HPRC, and Ing. Virginie NIYIZIGAMA, President of Administration of HPRC, for your warm welcome.

　Through the project, the Government of Japan granted $64,000 under GGP (Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects)/ KUSANONE scheme, and HPRC rehabilitated the 70-year-old maternity ward and installed two waiting rooms. The expanded facilities enable approximately 5,000 mothers per year, who previously had to leave without postpartum care, to stay at the hospital and receive adequate care.
 
　At the ceremony, Mr. Keisuke OTSUKA, Third Secretary at the Embassy of Japan, emphasized the importance of maternal and childcare development. He also expressed his gratitude for our long-term partnership with HPRC since 1994, including JICA’s technical assistance.

GGP / KUSANONE is grants from the Government and people of Japan to local and International NGO, hospitals, schools, and local authorities for development projects at the grassroots level. Further information and the application form are available on our official website:
https://www.rw.emb-japan.go.jp/jointad/bi/fr/00_000059.html