Sri Lanka Secures USD 100 Million Loan and USD 6.9 Million Grant for Health Care Program

Strategic Insights -

The Government of Sri Lanka has collaborated with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement a health care program aiming to strengthen integrated health care and governance for universal health coverage. The partnership involves a loan of USD 100 million and a grant of USD 6.9 million from the Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Trust Fund. The program focuses on enhancing first referral care services, pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, and improving health sector technical capacity and pharmaceutical supply chain management.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Government of Sri Lanka has secured a loan of USD 100 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support the implementation of the Strengthening Integrated Health Care and Governance for Universal Health Coverage Programme.
  • The program aims to improve the efficiency and quality of secondary health services as first referral care for ensuring universal health coverage.
  • The loan and grant agreements were signed by Finance, Planning and Economic Development Ministry Secretary Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka and ADB Country Director Takafumi Kadono on behalf of the Asian Development Bank.
  • The program comprises three outputs: (i) enhancing first referral care services, (ii) enhancing pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, and (iii) improving health sector technical capacity and pharmaceutical supply chain management.
  • The Health and Mass Media Ministry will act as the Executing and Implementing Agency, while the nine Provincial Departments of Health Services will also implement the program.
  • The USD 6.9 million grant is provided by the Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Trust Fund.

Statistics:

  • USD 100 million: loan amount from the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  • USD 6.9 million: grant amount from the Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Trust Fund
  • 3: number of outputs in the program: enhancing first referral care services, pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, and improving health sector technical capacity and pharmaceutical supply chain management
  • 9: number of Provincial Departments of Health Services implementing the program
  • USD 100 million: Regular Ordinary Capital Resources of the ADB

Sources:

  • "Government held discussions with ADB to mobilize loan amounting to USD 100 million for health programme"

- Source: Daily News Sri Lanka

- Date: October 18 [Day, Month]