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53 pc of ADP fund for health sector utilised in 8 months

By Reaz Ahmed
Only 53.35 per cent of the ADP allocation for the health sector was utilised during ths first eight months of the current fiscal (1*94-951
According to recent official appraisal. Taka 199.23 crore was spent as against Taka 241.17 grore disbursed lor implementing 63 projects in the health sector under the Annual Development Programme (ADPI during the period July last year to Febt uary this year
The disbursement stood at
64 58 per cent of the health sector , allocation of Taka 373.40 crore for the year.
The ADP allocation com prised Taka 227 crore in focal currency and Taka 134 crore in project aid for 53 invest merit projects (IPs) and Taka 2.25 c rore in local currency and Taka 10.21 crore in pro Ject aid for 10 technical assis tance projects (TAPs)
No fund was however released so far for 11 projects out uf the 63 so far while two projects were dropped
The two dropped project* are — improvement of Essen Ual Drug Management System and Disaster Preparedness Programme at Banskhali. Chi ttagong
The projects which are yet to get fund are: Further Development of the IPGMR. Development of the 250-bed Bogra Medkal College Hospi tai. Establishment of 250 bed Dinajpur Medical College Hospital. Establishment of a 31 bed Hospital at Haragachha Rangpur. Prevention and
Control of AIDS in Bangladesh. Establishment of a 25Obed Hospital at Gazipur. Second Phase of the National Institute of Heart Disease Establishment of National Institute of Kidney Disease and Urology. School Health Programme. Establishment of 250-bed China-Bangladesh Friendship General Hospital and Extension of the Institute of Chest Disease and Hospital
The major health sector projects that progressed fast a* regards their implementa-
tton include construction of 12 nursing training Institutes out of the 18 II roject Period or PP: 1980-951. construction of 20 THCs out the 27 (PP: 1984-96). near-completion of the construction of a 10 bed hospital al Angorpota enclave In Lalmonlrhat (PP: 1986-95) and the post I >od rehabilitation of 75 THC* and 20 dis Met hospitals (PP: 1991-95)
Out of 33 packages of the Aslan Dex opment Bank (ADB) as*i«' Second Health
and Family Plartning Services Project (PP: 1991-97). 24 packages have been taken up so far for implementation. Only Taka 30.68 crore or 19.08 per cent of the total project cost of Taka 160.88 crore was spent during the first three years while another Taka 15.14 crore was spent during the first eight months of the current fiscal.
Out of Taka 49 crore. ADP allocation for EPI or the Expanded Programme of Im munisation (PP: 1993-95). Taka -21.65 crore or 44 20 per cent was utilised during the same period of this fiscal.