New Delhi, Jan 16 || The World Bank on Friday approved a loan of $286 million for a new programme to enhance access to healthcare for over 90 million people in West Bengal.
The West Bengal Health System Reform Programme Operation will support delivery of personalised healthcare services across the state for people over 30 years through digital tracking measures for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension and diabetes.
It will also bring a patient-centric care approach to the state’s health systems, improve measurement of health outcomes, and boost the resilience of healthcare facilities to extreme weather events.
The $286 million loan from the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has a final maturity of 16.5 years, including a grace period of three years, the World Bank said in a statement.