Canada will help fund the construction of a hospital and a police academy as part of its contribution to the reconstruction of Haiti, International Cooperation Minister Bev Oda said during her April 8 visit to the country, the Toronto Sun reports. Canada will provide 20 million Canadian dollars (USD19.8 million) for a hospital in the province of Gonaives and 18.1 million Canadian dollars for a police academy in the city of Ganthier near Port-au-Prince. Another 16.5 million Canadian dollars will be allotted for the training of senior officers. Oda also assured that Canada will continue its humanitarian assistance to the earthquake-ravaged country.
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Ivy Mungcal
As former senior staff writer, Ivy Mungcal contributed to several Devex publications. Her focus is on breaking news, and in particular on global aid reform and trends in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Before joining Devex in 2009, Ivy produced specialized content for U.S. and U.K.-based business websites.