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Implementation <strong>of</strong> BPHS<br />

Afghanistan<br />

<strong>The</strong> M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Public Health based on its decision to contract out, the potential<br />

fund<strong>in</strong>g possibility <strong>of</strong> donors and the prelim<strong>in</strong>ary cost<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the BPHS at US$ 4.5 per capita<br />

has def<strong>in</strong>ed separate geographic regions to use donor fund for the delivery <strong>of</strong> the package.<br />

Initially the World Bank committed to use US$ 46.3 million <strong>of</strong> its grants, USAID committed<br />

US$ 60 million and the EC Euro 8 million, with possible additional annual grants for<br />

implementation <strong>of</strong> BPHS. <strong>The</strong> M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Public Health agreed to identify certa<strong>in</strong> number <strong>of</strong><br />

prov<strong>in</strong>ces out the 34 prov<strong>in</strong>ces for the earmarked funds (Figure 1). Through this process, 11<br />

prov<strong>in</strong>ces are covered by World Bank funds, 13 by USAID and 10 prov<strong>in</strong>ces by the EC<br />

(Table 2). <strong>The</strong> Asian Development Bank, KfW (German Credit Bank) later jo<strong>in</strong>ed this process<br />

as well, cover<strong>in</strong>g 11 districts.<br />

Source: M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Public Health, Afghanistan (updated 20February 2005)<br />

Figure 1. Distribution <strong>of</strong> geographical regions for delivery <strong>of</strong> BPHS by fund<strong>in</strong>g<br />

agency<br />

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