The World Bank has signed a 100 million US dollar credit agreement with the Centre and Uttarakhand in New Delhi yesterday to improve quality of health care services in all 13 districts of the state.
World Bank said in a statement that most public health facilities in the middle and upper mountainous areas of Uttarakhand are unable to function optimally.
It said large-scale vacancies of health staff is the reason as deployment and retention in such geographically remote areas has proven to be extremely difficult. The project also aims to reduce the financial risk for its citizens and make affordable, quality health care available to all, the statement said.