In Pakistan, about 30% of the population is said to be poor, and the emphasis is on strengthening maternal and child health care and medical services at public medical institutions where medical costs are low. Sindh Province, where the large city of Karachi is located, is one of the provinces with particularly low maternal and…

In Liberia, the country’s maternal and infant mortality rates are among the lowest in the world as a result of the country’s 15-year civil war that began in 1989 and the spread of Ebola virus disease, which has devastated the health care system and severely deteriorated health and sanitation indicators. Although Montserrado, where about one-third…

Indonesia is the 11th largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world in 2018 due to a rapid increase in energy consumption associated with its remarkable economic growth. Against this backdrop, the Indonesian government has formulated the National Action Plan for Greenhouse Gas Reduction (RAN-GRK), and the draft commitments under the Paris Agreement set a target…

In addition to its efforts to combat climate change, Thailand is promoting an economic policy (2021-2026) called “Biocirculation Green,” which aims to balance “an economy that can respond to global challenges” and “increasing the market value of agribusiness through innovative technologies,” in line with the “Thailand 4.0” national vision formulated in 2015 to break out…

In the report on the implementation of each activity in the first half of the meeting, the TF members expressed their enthusiastic appreciation to the Japanese counterparts for their active cooperation and encouragement from the relevant organizations in Shiga Prefecture, which would not have been possible without such support and encouragement. In particular, it was…