HEALTH & NUTRITION

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The proposed project will reinforce the Government's efforts to raise the quality, coverage and effectiveness of family planning, nutrition and basic health services in urban and rural areas, through providing support to critical and strategic elements of the population, health and nutrition (PHN) sectors. It places particular emphasis on strengthening: (a) institutional capacity for planning, policy formulation and implementation; (b) manpower development and training; (c) sustainable provision and financing of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies; (d) micro-nutrient deficiency programs; (e) implementation of the national population policy; (f) rural primary health care (PHC), through the implementation of the revised strategy in selected districts; and (g) urban PHC, through reform and rehabilitation.