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Country Assistance Plans - Federated States of Micronesia : III. Sector Strategies

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B. Social Infrastructure

29. A general decline of human development status is a concern in FSM. The state and national governments are preparing their social sector policies under ADB's ongoing EMPAT II TA¹⁸ . These new social sector policies will be further discussed at the state and national economic summits with a wide participation of beneficiary groups and stakeholders. These initiatives are also welcomed as the FSM government is entering into the re-negotiations of US Compact Agreement, on which most health and education expenditures are reliant. To support the introduction of these new policies, a loan for Basic Social Services, was approved in December 2000. The Project will underpin essential, social sector government finances. It will be particularly relevant to the proposed state focused approach because the FSM constitution gives responsibility for the provision of education and health service delivery to the state governments.

30. Restoring the quality of education, health and other social services will be addressed through the prioritization of government activities under the proposed Basic Social Services project. Successful implementation of community-based elementary schools in Yap and further communities' participation in dispensary management in Yap and Pohnpei would be a useful model to enhance the management of basic social services.

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