President John Mahama has announced an agreement between the governments of Ghana and Japan to put up an advanced centre for medical research at the Noguchi Memorial institute at Legon.
According to the President, the Centre will support government’s efforts to improve research in the health sector.
[contextly_sidebar id=”33XzhYHCYO4hnsNNvHToiPhlBQq7endy”]Speaking after bilateral discussions with the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe as part of his working visit to that country, President Mahama revealed that the move will enhance health care infrastructural development in Ghana.
“We’ve held fruitful discussions with Prime Minister Abbey and we have agreed to continue our collaboration in the areas of improvement in health care infrastructural development and economic cooperation.
“We just signed two agreements. One for the construction of an advanced research centre at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for medical research in Accra and the second for the extension of scholarships for improving the human resource potential of Ghana. These two agreements will go a long way to advance the bilateral population between our two countries,” said the President.
New bridge on Volta River
In a related development, Japan has also announced the restoration of its YEN loan portfolio to Ghana, with the approval of a proposal for the construction of a new bridge across the Volta River as part of the Eastern Corridor Road Development Project.
The announcement followed discussions between President John Dramani Mahama and the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe in Tokyo.
Commenting on the announcement at a joint press briefing after their meeting, President Mahama said “this bridge is part of our eastern corridor road network and will be critical in improving transportation between the Northern part of Ghana and the South.”
President Mahama also thanked the Government and People of Japan for the resumption of the YEN loan.
He added that the construction of the bridge and the signing of a contract for the development of the Sekondi Fishing Harbour Phase 2 project will contribute greatly to the expansion of the country’s infrastructure to boost further growth.
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By: Marian Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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