Denmark has provided over US$ 8 million aimed at improving health of
mothers and young children in the poorest areas of Burma, official media
reported on Wednesday.
Two agreements were signed by
Denmark's ambassador to Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia, and Sanjay Mathur, the
director and representative of the United Nations Office for Project Services
(UNOPS), according to the state-run newspaper, New Light of Myanmar.
“Denmark contribution will enable
farmers to cultivate larger areas and yield better harvests, resulting in
increased income for many households and villages across the country,”
officials were quoted as saying.
The donation will also provide
funding for the 3 Millennium Development Fund (3MDG) Fund to offer health
services to populations with the greatest need, focusing on improving the
health of mothers and young children.
In January, the Danish government
said it planned to double its assistance to Burma this year in recognitions of
the progress made on democratization.
Total annual assistance will rise
from 50 million to 100 million kroner ($8.5 million to $17 million).
The aid will include components
to supplement the Global Fund program on HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, in
areas, which it is currently unable to support, as well as to assist the government
in strengthening the health systems and capacity to deliver quality basic
health.
Denmark along with the
governments of Australia, the EC, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United
Kingdom are working together to increase food availability, income generation
opportunities and food use for up to 2 million people, officials said.
“There is an urgent need to
improve access to education and to educate the people of Myanmar for the future
and to improve [the] livelihoods of every single citizen,” said a Danish
official.
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