DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, August 23. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $30 million grant to enhance maternal and child healthcare services in Tajikistan, Trend reports.
According to the bank, the maternal and child health integrated care grant will support the construction of a 40-bed maternity hospital in Ayni, an 80-bed maternity hospital in Dangara, and a 100-bed central district hospital in Darvoz with climate-friendly features such as energy-efficient medical, heating, and cooling technology.
The project will also strengthen the management and training of health workers, refine tools and processes for perinatal services, and pilot case-based financing to make hospitals’ financing mechanisms more efficient.
Earlier, the ADB has approved a $17.5 million grant to help improve women’s agricultural skills and boost food security in Tajikistan.
The resilient livelihoods and empowerment of rural women project aims to improve productivity of women-led farms, strengthen agriculture processing and storage facilities, and enhance support to vulnerable women in Bokhtar, Farkhor, Kulob, Pyanj, Shahritus, and Vose districts of Khatlon province.
Tajikistan joined ADB in 1998. ADB has supported a wide range of sectors from strategic road and energy infrastructure to health, education, agriculture, urban development, public sector management, and finance for a total of over $2.6 billion in assistance, including over $2 billion in grants.
