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Add to Preferred SourcesThe Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MoHMS) of Fiji together with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have signed the Minutes of Meeting to launch the upcoming ‘Project for Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in the Pacific Region’ in Suva today.
Under the project, the Government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency will provide the Ministry of Health with technical assistance and equipment such as Filariasis test kits necessary for eliminating Filariasis in Fiji.
JICA will be assigned to the Ministry of Health in strengthening the operational capacities for elimination process.
Lymphatic Filariasis which is also called ‘Elephantiasis’ is a disease that causes severe swelling of the arms, legs or genitals.
This project will be implemented between 2018 to 2023 in Fiji, Kiribati, Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tuvalu.
“JICA will work with the MoHMS in implementing the Project in Fiji, in support of the Fiji Government’s current program to eliminate lymphatic filariasis,” said a Government statement.
The project aims to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis as a public health problem in the Pacific Region.
Original source: Fiji Times
Published on 26 October 2017