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June 27, 2016

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Donates Funds for a Sub Rural Health Center in Myanmar For 1xbet 리뷰 stable provision of maternal and child health services

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    2013 maternal mortality rates (per 100,000 deliveries): Japan 6; Thail1xbet 리뷰 26; Vietnam 49; Cambodia 170; Myanmar 200

About Sub Rural Health Center

About People's Hope Japan

PHJ, a non-governmental organization, supports 1xbet 리뷰 self-dependence of people in emerging countries in Asia, through 1xbet 리뷰 provision of education, facilities and equipment for health and medical care, with a focus on ongoing support for maternal and child health services. Certified as a specified non-profit organization in 1999, PHJ became Japan's first accredited NPO by Japan Tax Agency in 2001.

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