Ecnec okays 4th Health, Population and Nutrition project

Staff Correspondent: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved Tk 1.15 lakh crore 4th Health, Population and Nutrition Sector Programme.

The approval came at a meeting of the ECNEC held at the NEC Conference Room in the city with ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair on Tuesday.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said the project has been taken aiming to improve equity, quality and efficiency for gradually moving towards Universal Health Coverage and achieving health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

He said a total of nine projects were approved involving an estimated cost of Tk 1, 230.34 lakh crore. Of the total project cost, Tk 1,4186.77 lakh crore will come from the national exchequer and Tk 18,847.23 crore from project assistance.

Of the total cost, Tk 96639.13 will come from the state exchequer while Tk 43486. 36 crore from project assistance, he said.

The minister said the 4th HPNSP is built on the existing achievement to gradually move towards Universal Health Coverage and achieving health-related SDGs during the next five and half years starting from January 2017.



risingbd/Dhaka/March 21, 2017/Hasibul/Mukul