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Health and Nutrition Sector Development Program in Indonesia*
In response to the financial crisis, ADB and Japan Bank for International Cooperation cofinanced a $600 million Health and Nutrition Sector Development Program in Indonesia to provide the country’s most vulnerable social groups—pregnant women and infants—with access to essential health, nutrition, and family planning services.
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| Project |
Health and Nutrition Sector Development Program |
| Approval Date |
25 March 1999 |
| Objectives |
- to protect the health and nutritional status of the poor, particularly mothers, infants and young children
- to maintain the quality of health services provided to the poor
- to ensure continued availability of family planning services for the poor
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| Components |
- block grants to health centers to maintain adequate levels of service and to provide for emergency referral to, and treatment in, district hospitals for high-risk pregnant women
- block grants to strengthen maternal and child health care by village midwives
- industrially prepared foods for complementary feeding of infants 6-12 months of age, primarily in urban areas, and block grants to pregnant and lactating women to maintain adequate nutrition
- for expansion of a nutrition surveillance system to assist the Government in developing timely and appropriate nutrition interventions
- training and staff development, family planning and programs for street children
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| PROJECT FUNDING |
| Fund source |
Component to be financed |
Amount ($M) |
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| ADB |
the policy loan ($100 million) and the project loan ($200 million) |
300.0 |
| Government of Indonesia |
local currency proceeds to support the social sector in general, and the reforms implemented under this Program in particular |
279.0 |
| JBIC (ODA) |
parallel cofinancing of the policy loan |
300.0 |
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* The Project was also provided with interest payment assistance on a grant basis from the Asian Currency Crisis Support Facility (ACCSF) covering a portion of all interest payments due on the policy and project loans up to and including 15 December 2002.
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