India Signed loan agreement $300 Million with ADB

India Signed loan agreement $300 Million with ADB

India on 28th July 2015 has signed the loan agreement with ADB for 300$ million for supporting the National Urban Health Mission the main motto is to improve the health status of the country growth.

The agreement was signed by Raj Kumar who was the joint secretary of the department of  Economic affairs,Ministry of Finance on behalf of India and M. Teresa Kho, Country Director of ADB’s India Resident Mission on behalf of ADB

The loan agreement is titled Supporting National Urban Health Mission and it seeks to reinforce ongoing government efforts under the NUHM to develop health systems in urban areas that can deliver quality health services to the urban poor and vulnerable.
Further, it will focus on strengthening primary health care and also promote better coordination between health and urban sectors and opportunities for public-private partnerships.Besides, the two parties also signed the accompanying capacity building technical assistance of 2 million US dollars financed by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction.