Spokesman Report<\/p>\n
Islamabad:\u00a0The Government of Japan, under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) Program, has decided to provide grant assistance of USD 65,470(equivalent to PKR 18 million) to the\u00a0Pakistan Red Crescent Society\u00a0(PRCS) for a project to enhance blood donation services in\u00a0capital region.<\/p>\n
The grant contract was signed between His Excellency Mr.\u00a0AKAMATSU Shuichi, Ambassador of Japan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and representatives of PRCS at the Embassy of Japan in Islamabad on March 6, 2026. The project, titled \u201cThe Project for the Refurbishment of Second-hand Blood Donation Vehicle for the Pakistan Red Crescent Society Regional Blood Donation Center,\u201d aims to strengthen the capacity of Regional Blood Donation Center to collect and supply safe blood to vulnerable patients and emergency cases.<\/p>\n
Established in 1947, PRCS is the leading humanitarian organization in Pakistan and operates nationwide in disaster management, health, and community services. The PRCS Regional Blood Donation\u00a0Centre in Islamabad relies exclusively on voluntary non-remunerated blood donors and has steadily increased its annual blood collection over the past decade. However, limited outreach capacity and operational challenges have constrained its ability to meet growing demand.<\/p>\n
Through this grant,\u00a0PRCS will\u00a0procure\u00a0the\u00a0refurbished\u00a0second-hand\u00a0blood\u00a0donation\u00a0vehicle\u00a0from Japan. This\u00a0vehicle will enable PRCS to conduct blood donation drives at universities, workplaces, public spaces, and\u00a0mosques\u00a0in Islamabad and surrounding region.<\/p>\n
The project is expected to increase blood collection capacity by around 30 percent\u00a0and contribute to saving the lives of approximately 12,000 patients suffering from thalassemia, hemophilia, cancer, and for victims of road traffic accidents. It will\u00a0also improve\u00a0the\u00a0preparedness for natural disasters and other emergencies.<\/p>\n
At the signing ceremony, Ambassador Akamatsu\u00a0emphasized that human security\u00a0begins with protecting each individual life\u00a0which is fundamental of Japan\u2019s assistance policy.\u00a0Securing blood stocks is directly linked to saving\u00a0people\u2019s\u00a0lives\u00a0and the\u00a0better access to medical treatment.<\/p>\n
As an enduring friend of Pakistan,\u00a0the Government of Japan will continue to support for\u00a0capable\u00a0local NGOs through grant assistance to achieve human security in Pakistan.\u00a0Ambassador Akamatsu\u00a0wished\u00a0this project would reflect the strong and long standing friendship between Japan and Pakistan.<\/p>\n
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Spokesman Report Islamabad:\u00a0The Government of Japan, under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) Program, has decided to provide grant assistance of USD 65,470(equivalent to PKR 18 million) to the\u00a0Pakistan Red Crescent Society\u00a0(PRCS) for a project to enhance blood donation services in\u00a0capital region. The grant contract was signed between His Excellency Mr.\u00a0AKAMATSU Shuichi, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[398,397,396],"class_list":{"0":"post-61417","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-international","8":"tag-grassroots-human-security-projects-ggp-program","9":"tag-japan-embassy-in-islamic-republic-of-pakista","10":"tag-japan-provides-grant-assistance-to-prcs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61417"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61419,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61417\/revisions\/61419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}