Health books donated

Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

SEMARANG, Central Java: Thousands of health books donated by
the Japanese government have been distributed to all districts in
the province and were expected to help maternal and child health
development programs in the region, a local official said here
yesterday.

Antara quoted Sri Astuti Suparmanto of the local health office
as saying that Japan recently donated 303,000 books on maternal
and child health care through the Japanese International
Cooperation Agency and the United Nations Fund for Population
Activities.

The books include 185,000 self-help books for mothers and
children; 110,000 guidebooks for health officials; and 1,000
books on strategies to lower maternal death.

Japan also donated medical equipment, including 100 ambubags
(respirators for babies who were born with breathing problems)
and resuscitator bags. (swe)

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