The World Bank said poor countries will increase the provision of health care financing
April 27, 2009 23:18:20 Source: Xinhua
     Xinhua Nairobi, April 27 (Xinhua郭春菊), according to Kenya, "Business Daily" reported on the 27th, the World Bank for the poorest countries this year will provide health care funding by one billion U.S. dollars last year to nearly 3.1 billion U.S. dollars.

     The report quoted the World Bank entitled "Global economic downturn and period of time to avoid human crisis: the World Bank Human Development Network of the policy options," the report said the funding will be used to strengthen health systems in poor countries to improve infectious disease prevention and control measures to improve the home the level of maternal and child care and health status.

     The report notes that the international financial crisis leads to a reduction in the health sector budget, which exacerbates the spread of AIDS trends. Budget cuts that could lead to countries such as Kenya and Sudan, medical and health department staff members are not guaranteed salaries, medicines and other basic medical and health facilities, shortage.

     World Bank warns that in many countries to the AIDS patients and HIV carriers in the provision of treatment drugs may have been difficult.

     The World Bank also said that the World Bank in low-income countries to provide funding for education will increase to 4.09 billion U.S. dollars. Prior to this, the World Bank announced that the World Bank project on social security the amount of investment from 2009 to 2010 will increase to 12 billion U.S. dollars.