DUSHANBE , May 16, Asia-Plus - Japan ’s Ambassador to Tajikistan Yuichi Kusumoto is arriving in Tajikistan today evening for officially opening projects funded by Japan ’s Government.  

According to information from the Japanese Embassy in Dushanbe , opening ceremony of the project aimed at improvement of protection of health of mother and child in Tajikistan within the next five years will be held in Dushanbe on May 17.  This project has been supported by a grant awarded under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects of the Government of Japan.  The cost of the project is US$4.4 million.  

We will recall that under the project for women and children living in the most remote areas of Tajikistan necessary vaccines and basic medicines will be provided.  

 On Japan 17, the first bulk of medicines will be handed over to the Republican Dyakov Hospital in Dushanbe and the Central District Hospital in Vahdat.  

Besides, Yuichi Kusumoto also will take part at a ceremony of handing over musical instruments to the Opera and Ballet Theatre in Dushanbe .  The musical instrument for more than US$400,000 have been purchased in Japan , and the first concert with use of new musical instrument will be held on May 18.