HEALTH & SAFE MOTHERHOOD

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The Government of Chad has developed a National Health Plan (1993-2000) and launched the process of developing a population policy and its associated plan of action. The central objective of the health program is to increase access of the population to quality basic health care focusing particularly on the most vulnerable groups of the population - children and women of child bearing age. Within the above framework, the Health and Safe Motherhood Project will support the development and implementation of policies and investments designed to: 1) strengthen capability at the central level to support regional health services; 2) provide assistance for health, nutritional and family planning services to the regions of Guera and Tandjile by establishing a network of district health facilities and by implementing skills upgrading programs for health personnel; 3) support the development and implementation of a national drug policy by developing the planning and management capacity of the Division of Pharmacy and creating a Central Purchasing Agency for essential and generic drugs.