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WORLD BANK SUPPORTS FURTHER REVAMPING OF HEALTH CARE IN RURAL AREAS OF ARMENIA
Targeted News Service
December 20, 2010 Monday 12:45 AM EST
World Bank issued the following news release:
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$
19 million loan for the Additional Financing of the Second Phase of
the Health System Modernization Project for Armenia. The project will
support the Government of Armenia efforts to expand primary health care
(PHC) services on the basis of family medicine, and upgrade hospital
networks in the regions. The aim of the project is to provide the
population, in particular the most vulnerable groups, with improved
access to quality health care services, and also to better manage
public health threats.
The project will continue supporting the Government's Health Reform
Program of streamlining, consolidating and upgrading health care
facilities, fully restructuring the PHC network, and also improving
the allocation of limited financial and human resources to expand
free access to essential health care services for the most of the
population. In particular, this project will:
* Upgrade the physical conditions of additional 14 rural ambulatories,
provide modern equipment, and retrain medical personnel (family
physicians and family nurses) on family medicine;
* Finance purchase of equipment, supplies, and furniture for four
regional hospitals in Ararat, Armavir, Aparan, and Goris;
* Fully equip the Gavar and Gyumri medical centers;
* Finance the construction of a new hospital building in Gyumri;
* Equip five regional hospital networks in Meghri and Kapan (Syunik
region), Abovian (Kotayk), Alaverdi and Vanadzor (Lori), and Berd
(Tavush) with modern technology. The medical staff of the hospitals
will be trained on clinical case management and provided with reference
materials.
"The process of modernization of hospitals in the regions has already
resulted in a consolidation of services, improvement in efficiency
and reduction of costs, better access to quality health care in five
regions of Armenia," says Asad Alam, World Bank Regional Director
for the South Caucasus countries. "Based on the lessons learned and
encouraged by the success of the project, this second phase will
scale up the process of optimization in the country's remaining ten
regions in order to deliver better quality care to the population."
"The project will also help improve the governance and management
structures of health care facilities," says Susanna Hayrapetyan, Head
of the World Bank Team that designed the project. "Strengthening the
Health Ministry's effective stewardship in policy making, regulation
and accountability will ensure better and targeted use of public
resources."
In addition, the project will address activities of institutional
capacity strengthening critical to the reform agenda. Those include:
human resource development and licensing of medical facilities;
completion of health services costing study; piloting case-mix hospital
financing system; introduction of hospital Quality Assurance system;
establishment of a computerized student examination system at the
State Medical University; and independent financial audits at each
project hospital and public disclosure of audit reports.
Under the World Bank project, 1200 family doctors and more than 1300
family nurses have been trained. New out-patient facilities were built
in 79 communities of Armenia. In 66 communities, these facilities
were completely refurbished. All 255 out-patient facilities and
health centers received new medical equipment, furniture and other
necessary items.
Total financing of the Project is US$ 25.3 million, of which the
Government of Armenia will finance US$ 6.3 million from its own
resources. The IBRD Loan of US$ 19 million has a maturity of 25 years
and a grace period of 10 years included.
Since joining the World Bank in 1992 and IDA in 1993, commitments to
Armenia total approximately US$ 1.409 billion.
From: A. Papazian
Targeted News Service
December 20, 2010 Monday 12:45 AM EST
World Bank issued the following news release:
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$
19 million loan for the Additional Financing of the Second Phase of
the Health System Modernization Project for Armenia. The project will
support the Government of Armenia efforts to expand primary health care
(PHC) services on the basis of family medicine, and upgrade hospital
networks in the regions. The aim of the project is to provide the
population, in particular the most vulnerable groups, with improved
access to quality health care services, and also to better manage
public health threats.
The project will continue supporting the Government's Health Reform
Program of streamlining, consolidating and upgrading health care
facilities, fully restructuring the PHC network, and also improving
the allocation of limited financial and human resources to expand
free access to essential health care services for the most of the
population. In particular, this project will:
* Upgrade the physical conditions of additional 14 rural ambulatories,
provide modern equipment, and retrain medical personnel (family
physicians and family nurses) on family medicine;
* Finance purchase of equipment, supplies, and furniture for four
regional hospitals in Ararat, Armavir, Aparan, and Goris;
* Fully equip the Gavar and Gyumri medical centers;
* Finance the construction of a new hospital building in Gyumri;
* Equip five regional hospital networks in Meghri and Kapan (Syunik
region), Abovian (Kotayk), Alaverdi and Vanadzor (Lori), and Berd
(Tavush) with modern technology. The medical staff of the hospitals
will be trained on clinical case management and provided with reference
materials.
"The process of modernization of hospitals in the regions has already
resulted in a consolidation of services, improvement in efficiency
and reduction of costs, better access to quality health care in five
regions of Armenia," says Asad Alam, World Bank Regional Director
for the South Caucasus countries. "Based on the lessons learned and
encouraged by the success of the project, this second phase will
scale up the process of optimization in the country's remaining ten
regions in order to deliver better quality care to the population."
"The project will also help improve the governance and management
structures of health care facilities," says Susanna Hayrapetyan, Head
of the World Bank Team that designed the project. "Strengthening the
Health Ministry's effective stewardship in policy making, regulation
and accountability will ensure better and targeted use of public
resources."
In addition, the project will address activities of institutional
capacity strengthening critical to the reform agenda. Those include:
human resource development and licensing of medical facilities;
completion of health services costing study; piloting case-mix hospital
financing system; introduction of hospital Quality Assurance system;
establishment of a computerized student examination system at the
State Medical University; and independent financial audits at each
project hospital and public disclosure of audit reports.
Under the World Bank project, 1200 family doctors and more than 1300
family nurses have been trained. New out-patient facilities were built
in 79 communities of Armenia. In 66 communities, these facilities
were completely refurbished. All 255 out-patient facilities and
health centers received new medical equipment, furniture and other
necessary items.
Total financing of the Project is US$ 25.3 million, of which the
Government of Armenia will finance US$ 6.3 million from its own
resources. The IBRD Loan of US$ 19 million has a maturity of 25 years
and a grace period of 10 years included.
Since joining the World Bank in 1992 and IDA in 1993, commitments to
Armenia total approximately US$ 1.409 billion.
From: A. Papazian