ADB Approves $108 Million Loan for Universal Health Coverage in Mizoram, India
India, Dec. 12 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $108 million results-based loan to support the Government of Mizoram, India, in strengthening its public health care system and achieving universal health coverage.The Supporting Public Health Care System Strengthening to Achieve Universal Health Care for Mizoram Program aims to improve equitable access to affordable, high-quality health services for the state's 1.38 million residents, particularly women, older people, and persons with disabilities. With ADB support, Mizoram becomes the first State in India to undertake this type of reform in its universal health care system. The scheme offers coverage of up to INR 500,000 per family annually, with costs for poor and vulnerab...
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