THIRD HEALTH PROJECT

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The Third Health Project's objectives are to improve the delivery of health services, to raise the health status of the population in the provinces of Kalimantan Timur (Kaltim) and Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) and strengthen sector management. Specifically, the project will support: (i) the Repelita V health sector expenditure program in Kaltim and NTB giving priority to programs expected to reduce infant, child and maternal morbidity and mortality; (ii) policy adjustments to provide for an integrated budgeting framework and to decentralize responsibility for planning, budgeting, and management of sectoral resources; and improve resource mobilization; and (iii) improve the capability for sector management at the local government as well as the central level. The project will also finance equipment, furniture, vehicles, civil works, training, technical assistance, and incremental operational support.