Asian Development Bank allocates €46 mln for strengthening healthcare in Georgia
The body added the agreement also involved improving digital information systems for “more effective” management of programmes and public spending on healthcare, as well as governance and accountability for service quality. Photo: Ministry of Finance
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Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili and Lesley Bearman Lahm, the Asian Development Bank Country Director for Georgia, on Wednesday signed a €46 million loan agreement for strengthening the healthcare system of the country.
The Ministry said the deal included increasing benefits offered to citizens for primary healthcare, specialised ambulatory care and diagnostic services, reducing financial access barriers and improving service delivery at “all service levels”.
The body added the agreement also involved improving digital information systems for “more effective” management of programmes and public spending on healthcare, as well as governance and accountability for service quality.
It added the first tranche of the loan, totalling €23 million, would be allocated by the ADB this year, while the second part was scheduled to be received in 2025.
Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili on Friday discussed regional economic outlook with Masatsugu Asakawa, the President of the Asian Development Bank and Odile Renaud-Basso, the President of the European Reconstruction and Development Bank.
Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili and Lesley Bearman Lahm, the Asian Development Bank Country Director for Georgia on Friday signed a $48 million loan agreement for modernising the irrigation systems for agriculture in the country and supporting institutional reforms.
Asian Development Bank President Masatsugu Asakawa on Saturday said he was “proud” to have partners like Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili and Odile Renaud-Basso, the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, “to help build the bridge to a future that is greener, more sustainable, and more connected”.
The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday said it had approved a €46.3 million policy-based loan to help improve access to quality and affordable healthcare in Georgia.