Japan to Send Second Medical Team, $3.5 Million Aid to Venezuela

Japan is expanding its humanitarian support for Venezuela by dispatching a second medical team and providing $3.5 million in aid. The Japanese Foreign Ministry announced the new assistance package on Friday, which includes food, essential goods, and medical supplies.

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The Government of Japan will continue to support the people of Venezuela and provide necessary assistance based on local needs.

The aid will be channeled through the World Food Programme, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the International Organization for Migration. A Japanese government statement indicated that Tokyo will continue to support the Venezuelan people based on local needs.

The medical team, comprising health professionals and staff from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is scheduled to travel to Venezuela next week. This initiative comes after Japan sent a first disaster relief medical team of 42 members following a double earthquake more than two weeks ago, which resulted in over 3,500 deaths and thousands of displaced individuals.

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Through this emergency aid, we will implement various forms of humanitarian assistance, including food support, healthcare and medical services, as well as the supply of shelter and essential items.

Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodríguez had previously requested assistance from seismically active countries like Japan, Peru, and Chile, seeking specialists to assess structural integrity. The current aid aims to provide food, healthcare, medical support, and shelter.

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We are asking for first-rate help from countries that are also seismic countries, like Japan, Peru, Chile. We have already contacted the governments to have specialists here who will allow us to see which structures require adjustments.