Health and Population Program Project

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The objectives of the Health and Population Program Project are to achieve better access to essential services for the poor, lower maternal mortality and morbidity, and continued improvements in child health and family planning. Reorganization of and reform of public services are expected to enable the Government to improve the quality and utilization of its system and to allocate its limited resources more cost-effectively. The project components are: (a) service delivery and policy reform including an essential services package, hospital/other health and nutrition services, support services, and health policy reform, and (b) organization and management reform including reorganization and rationalization of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh (MOHFW) and sector-wide program management.