World bank sanctioned USD 350 million for SRESTHA-G project to Gujarat
Highlights:
- World Bank has approved USD 350 million as financial aid for the Systems Reform Endeavors for Transformed Health Achievement in Gujarat (SRESTHA-G) project.
- The SRESTHA-G project will be worth USD 500 million, with the World Bank contributing USD 350 million.
- The project will include transforming key health delivery systems in the state.
- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel approved the SRESTHA-G project, after which the proposal was forwarded to the Union Finance Ministry.
- The Gujarat government will implement the programme through the Health and Family Welfare Department (HFWD).
- The Program Development Objective is to improve service delivery in Gujarat by improving primary health care quality, equity, and comprehensiveness, improving service delivery models for adolescent girls, and increasing disease surveillance system capacity.
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