Japanese Ambassador attends inauguration ceremony of Japanese Funded Project at Baakleen Medical Center

Japanese Ambassador attends inauguration ceremony of Japanese Funded Project at Baakleen Medical Center

NNA - Through the Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Program (GGP), Japan supported the Baakleen Medical Center with a grant of USD 88,318 to equip the Center’s polyclinics with specialized medical equipment. This Center is the only polyclinic that can provide essential healthcare services in Baakleen, Chouf District in Mount Lebanon. This assistance will help more than 9,000 patients per year to receive a wider range of medical and healthcare services, a higher quality of medical consultations, and diagnostic testing at affordable cost.

On August 24 2022, Ambassador Takeshi Okubo attended the project completion ceremony at the Baakleen Medical Center, in the presence of the Center’s Manager Mr. Akram Abou Ayash.

The ceremony opened with the national anthems of Japan and Lebanon, followed by a tour of the equipped facility, and included congratulatory remarks from Ambassador Okubo and Mr. Abou Ayash.

In his speech, Ambassador Okubo said the Japanese Government decided to support this vital project as it falls within the framework of its vision to make comprehensive medical services accessible to all patients, in particular to those most in need of assistance.

As for Mr. Abou Ayash, he thanked the Japanese Government for its generous grant, stressing that Japan had supported the