EC-FIRST PROGRAMMATIC HUMAN DEV. REFORM

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The Government of Ecuador, which took office January 15, 2003, is undertaking a new program to establish macroeconomic stability and the conditions for the resumption of growth and the reduction of poverty, following one of the worst economic crisis in recent history. Both the World Bank and IMF are providing financial assistance to this effort. Concurrently, the Government has committed itself to protect and enhance social sector spending and program efficiency in the immediate term, and initiate reforms in key social sectors -health, social protection, and education- to provide a regulatory and institutional platform for medium and longer-term structural improvements in those areas. This project would be the first phase of the Bank's support to achieving these goals. The HDRL, like the overall program would focus on three critical aspects of social service reforms: (i) protecting and enhancing Ecuador's public sector investment in social sectors by supporting rationalized institutional budgets and financing for key social programs; (ii) increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of social programs through refocusing program objectives, improving targeting of social services, raising consistency in their administration, and promoting resource sharing among institutions; and (iii) enhancing the public consultations, transparency and accountability in the implementation of social programs.

FY17 - Education,FY17 - Financial Sector,FY17 - Health,FY17 - Social Protection

World Bank Group

Project

Residential, Commercial, Government, Education