Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Nov 1: The Central government, Meghalaya government and the World Bank have signed a USD 40 million health project for Meghalaya to improve the quality of health services in the state and to strengthen the state’s capacity to handle further health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the official release issued by the Ministry of Finance, this project will enhance the management and governance capabilities of the state and its health facilities, expand the design and coverage of the State’s health insurance programme, improve the quality of health service through certification and better human resource systems and enable efficient access to medicines and diagnostics.
“Strengthening and expanding health care systems is a priority for the centre. The project will enhance the management and quality of health services in the state. It will also help to expand the coverage of health services and make it accessible and affordable to the poor and vulnerable in the state,” said the Ministry of Finance.
All 11 districts of the state will be benefited from this project. Notably, the agreement was signed by Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Centre, Ramkumar S, Joint Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare on behalf of the Meghalaya government and Junaid Ahmad, Country Director, India on behalf of the World Bank.
