JFPR Grant to Strengthen Delivery of Quality Urban Healthcare Service

    The $2 million grant is aligned with the ADB-supported $300 million CPHC under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM)

    The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) has approved a $2 million technical assistance (TA) grant to provide key technical support to an ADB-financed program that aims to strengthen the comprehensive primary health care (CPHC) system in urban areas across India.

    The $2 million grant is aligned with the ADB-supported $300 million CPHC under the Pradhan Mantri Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana (PM-ASBY) which is recently renamed to Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM).

    Interventions through the program will promote increased utilization of urban Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs) and improve access to comprehensive primary health care in urban areas of 13 states that will benefit over 256 million urban dwellers including 51 million from slum areas.

    The JFPR grant will support activities to strengthen the capacity of project stakeholders to deliver accessible and quality urban CPHC services for noncommunicable diseases beside supporting the pandemic response.

    Key support areas include capacity building of national program management unit under the ministry of health and family welfare (MOHFW), selected states and urban local bodies. Besides, tools and implementation guidelines will be developed for strengthening CPHC throughout the program. It will also support community outreach, private sector participation and monitor the program implementation progress.

    The TA will also support MOHFW to hold annual national conferences to disseminate innovative approaches and good practices and conduct annual regional workshops on selected public health themes.

    JFPR was established in 2000 to support ADB projects that directly address the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable groups in Asia and the Pacific. Since its establishment, JFPR has approved $963 million to 491 ADB projects (as of December 2020) that help bring people out of poverty.

    ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Established in 1966, it is owned by 67 members—48 from the region.

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