COLOMBIA - HEALTH SECTOR LOAN I

SUB-PROJECTS: 1.BROADENING COVERAGE OF SERVICES THRU REGIONALIZATION, PRIORITY ATTENTION TO METERNAL/CHILD CARE (MCC), INCREASED EMPHASIS ON PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AS OPPOSED TO CURATIVE SERVICES; 2.EXPANDED PERSONNEL TRAINING, INCREASED INCENTIVES, GREATER DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS; 3.STRENGTHENED OPERATIONAL & APPLIED BIO-SOCIAL RESEARCH; 4.INCREASED INVESTMENT IN HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT THRU REINFORCED DINGLE MECHANISM FOR CHANNELLING FUNDS, CENTRAL SUPPLY AGENCY; 5.IMPROVED MECHANISMS OF INTRA-&-INTER-SECTORAL COORDINATION, ESPECIALLY FOR NUTRITION, MCC, HEALTH EDUCATION, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RURAL SANITATION.