IBRD grants medical aid to Mentawai

Tue, 02 Sep 2003, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

MENTAWAI, West Sumatra: The International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has allocated Rp 16 billion
(US$1.8 million) toward medical equipment and health care
programs to improve the health of local people, says an official.

"The assistance will be granted in several phases as of early
2004," Ifdil Gusti, secretary of the Mentawai regency
administration, said on Monday in Tua Pajat.

He said IBRD also indicated a commitment to renovating old
public heath centers in the regency. -- Antara

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