India-ADB sign USD 300 million loan to improve healthcare access in urban areas

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25-Nov-21

Indian government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a loan agreement of 300 million U.S. dollars in order to improve primary health care in urban areas.

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This agreement was signed by Rajat Kumar Mishra, who is a senior official of the department of economic affairs and Takeo Konishi who is country director of ADB in India.
The loan agreement will help in strengthening and improving access to comprehensive primary health care across urban areas in 13 states.
It will benefit more than 256 million urban dwellers including 51 million from slum areas.
This loan amount will be used for the program in order to strengthen pandemic preparedness and comprehensive primary health care in the urban areas.
It also complements the government’s efforts of bridging health care gaps by strengthening operations, institutional capacity and management of urban health & wellness centers at municipal, state and central levels.

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