Government of Japan commits US$ 1.3 million to help save lives of pregnant women in Zimbabwe
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…support comes in the context of COVID-19 which has stretched health resources
Harare/Tokyo , 22 April 2021 – The Government of Japan and the United Nations Population
Fund, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, have signed a US$ 1,3
million partnership grant in a project that will help save the lives of pregnant women in
Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe is currently experiencing a humanitarian crisis caused by multiple factors, including
recurring droughts and a dire economic situation. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated
this crisis by further straining an already weakened health system, particularly maternal