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WASHINGTON, June 8, 2017 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the following project: Haiti – Disaster Risk Management and Reconstruction – Additional Financing IDA Grant: US$20 million Project ID: P126346 Project Description:  The objective of the project is to rehabilitate roads and bridges in southern Haiti, and strengthen the capacity of the country’s civil protection to respond to disasters. More information:  http://projects.worldbank.org/P163199?lang=es

WASHINGTON, June 08, 2017 - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the following project: Jamaica – Second Competitiveness and Fiscal management Programmatic Development Policy Financing IBRD Development Policy Loan: US$70 million Terms: Maturity = 25 years, Grace = 5 years Project ID: P163586 Project Description:  The objective of the project is to support Jamaica’s efforts to improve the investment climate and sustain fiscal and public financial management  

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2017 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the following project: CHILE – Health Sector Support Project IBRD Loan: US$80 million equivalent Terms: Maturity = 11 years, Grace = 10.5 years Project ID: P161018 Project Description:  The project will improve the efficiency of the public health care sector; and improve the quality of health care services for non-communicable diseases. For more information, please visit here: http://projects.worldbank.org/P161018?lang=en  

WASHINGTON, D.C., 8 de junio de 2017 – Más de 13 millones de personas se beneficiarán de un nuevo proyecto de apoyo al sector de la salud en Chile, financiado por un préstamo por US$80 millones aprobado hoy por el Directorio Ejecutivo del Banco Mundial. El Proyecto de Apoyo al Sector Salud busca mejorar la eficiencia de los servicios públicos de salud y la calidad de la atención, especialmente para los pacientes con enfermedades no transmisibles. En Chile, la salud materno-infantil y las enfermedades transmisibles predominan hoy menos que condiciones crónicas como la hipertensión, diabetes, asma o cáncer – sobre todo en los mayores de 65 años, grupo que ha crecido de 6 a 11 por ciento del total de la población entre 1990 y 2015. Un estudio reciente del Banco Mundial identificó que podrían darse importantes ganancias de eficiencia en los 29 Servicios de Salud, si se incorporasen enfoques en salud primaria, sobre todo prevención y manejo adecuado de casos crónicos. En promedio, se podría reducir la mortalidad prematura en un 8 a 13 por ciento, si todos los Servicios de Salud operaran en los niveles de los que lo hacen con mayor eficiencia. “Con este proyecto el Banco Mundial contribuirá con los esfuerzos de fortalecimiento de los mecanismos de gobernabilidad del Ministerio de Salud. El redireccionamiento de los esfuerzos e inversiones podría lograr ganancias en eficiencias y mejoras de la salud de los pacientes con enfermedades no trasmisibles”, afirmó Alberto Rodríguez, Director del Banco Mundial para Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Perú y Venezuela. “Esperamos que se impacte positivamente en los pacientes que tengan necesidades complejas, reduciendo los requerimientos de terapias intensivas al haber prevenido mejor o haber obtenido un manejo temprano y adecuado de estas enfermedades”. Concretamente, el proyecto financiará la integración de los servicios de salud pública para pacientes con enfermedades no transmisibles y condiciones crónicas. Esto incluye establecer unidades de manejo de casos crónicos en los hospitales y servicios de salud para darles mayor seguimiento, servicios de telemedicina para alcanzar a más pacientes en sus hogares y también en zonas remotas y capacitación a los trabajadores de salud. Así mismo, el proyecto apoyará la optimización de la adquisición de medicamentos y suministros médicos en el sector público. El financiamiento del programa asciende a US$80 millones. El cierre del proyecto está previsto para el 2023. El préstamo tiene un periodo de vencimiento de once años, incluyendo un periodo de gracia 10.5 años. ————— Para conocer el trabajo del Banco Mundial en América Latina y el Caribe visite: www.bancomundial.org/alc Visítenos en Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bancomundial Manténgase informado via Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BancoMundialLAC Nuestro canal de YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/BancoMundialLAC

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 8, 2017. – More than 13 million people will benefit from a new project for the health sector in Chile, funded by a US$80 million loan approved by the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank today. The Public Heal…

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2017- The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$70 million Development Policy Loan to support Jamaica’s efforts to improve the investment climate and sustain fiscal and public financial management. “We welcome this boost toward the continued improvement of Jamaica’s fiscal management and competiveness,” said Jamaica’s Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw. “Jamaica has made significant strides under the current Stand-By Arrangement, demonstrating our commitment to the macroeconomic, structural and debt sustainability reforms under the Arrangement. The government’s tight fiscal policy and commitment to sound macroeconomic policies have also served to inspire investor confidence, which now stands at an all-time high, amid stronger net foreign direct investment inflows and a steady increase in employment.”  The reforms adopted by the government since 2013 have succeeded in stabilizing the economy and reducing debt. Jamaica’s economy is showing signs of a modest growth acceleration. GDP grew by 1.4 percent in 2016 – up from 1.0 percent in 2015 and 0.7 percent in 2014. Employment is rising and inflation has dropped to the historically low level of 2.3 percent in 2016 (period average). The 2016 – 2017 Global Competitiveness index also ranks Jamaica 75th out of 138 countries, a significant improvement from 86th in 2015. “Jamaica’s sustained and strong commitment in implementing an ambitious economic reform program has led to the country’s positive economic performance. The economic outlook remains favorable and is expected to continue to improve with the authorities’ staying the course on the reform program.   World Bank remains Jamaica’s longstanding partner with the new financing aimed at boosting competitiveness and enhancing fiscal sustainability,” said Tahseen Sayed, World Bank Country Director for the Caribbean. Specifically, this financing support efforts to increase economic competitiveness through reforms that make Jamaica’s special economic zones more attractive to investors, reduce customs clearance times, diversify sources of electricity generation, and upgrade building and construction standards. In addition, it will help the Jamaican government to ensure fiscal sustainability through stronger systems for debt management, fiscal risks assessment, and public investment management, as well as through placing public servants’ pensions on a sound financial basis for the long term. This financing builds on the reforms supported under previous Development Policy Loans to Jamaica, and is part of a large package of financial support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Stand-By Arrangement, the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), with the objective of boosting economic growth while maintaining fiscal prudence. This loan, from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to Jamaica, has a final maturity of 25 years, with a 5-year grace period.  —— Learn more about the work of the World Bank in Latin America and the Caribbean: www.worldbank.org/lac Visit us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/worldbank Be updated via: Twitter: @WBCaribbean YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/worldbank  

First grant of a US$100 million package for long-term reconstruction  WASHINGTON, June 8, 2017— The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$20 million grant to rehabilitate roads and bridges in southern Haiti, and strengthen the capacity of the country’s civil protection to respond to disasters. This is the first grant of a US$100 million package of support mobilized by the International Development Association’s (IDA) Crisis Response Window for reconstruction after the devastating impact of Hurricane Matthew. This financing complements the US$49.5 million mobilized for emergency use from Haiti’s existing IDA resources in October 2016.  More than two million Haitians were affected by the hurricane, which struck on October 4, 2016. Reconstruction needs were assessed at US$2.2 billion or 25 percent of GDP.  "This financing from the World Bank comes at an important moment when the people of Haiti are slowly recovering from Hurricane Matthew. This will help strengthen the impact of national measures undertaken to mitigate hurricane impacts in the current context of limited domestic resources," said Jude Alix Patrick Salomon, Haiti’s Minister of Economics and Finances. The disaster has impacted Haiti’s economy. The fiscal deficit is expected to widen substantially this year and economic growth has slowed to one percent. Haiti has faced natural disasters almost every year since 1971, losing on average two percent of GDP every year due to hydrometeorological events. “Seven months after the storm, there are signs of progress, but this is just the beginning of a long journey to recovery,” said Mary Barton Dock, the World Bank’s Special Envoy for Haiti. “This funding from IDA’s Crisis Response Window will not only help rebuild critical infrastructure and boost the economy, it will also help support Haiti’s long-term climate resilience”. The World Bank’s Board of Directors is scheduled to consider the remaining 80 million dollars in the coming weeks. Some of the initial results from the emergency response include: Agriculture ·         Two irrigation systems in Dory and D’Avezac have been cured and are being rehabilitated through a cash for work initiative; ·         About 3,000 farmers have received ploughing services through a voucher program and 100 tons of seeds and fertilizer, which allowed them to plant on time for the winter harvest; ·         8,000 farmers are now receiving inputs and services for the spring campaign; ·         The winter bean season has been completed and for the spring harvest about 5,000 hectares have been planted with various food crop in Les Anglais, Dubreuil, Chantal, D’Avezac, and Dory. Disaster Risk Management ·         A Rapid Damage and Losses Assessment was conducted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance 20 days after the Hurricane, with the support of the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and some UN agencies. A Post-Disaster Needs Assessment was also conducted by the Ministry of Planning three months after the Hurricane; ·         Support provided to all 140 municipal civil protection teams to strengthen preparedness at the local level; ·         Reestablishment of the emergency communication system in four departments through pilot emergency radio communication; Education ·         About 45 school roofs and school grounds are being rehabilitated; ·         11 semi-permanent hangars have been built to enable schools to reopen and increase their capacity in the short-term; ·         16,000 student kits, 900 teacher kits and 151 school kits have been distributed; ·         Over 4,000 pieces of school furniture  (benches, desks, blackboards, etc.) have been distributed in affected schools; ·         22,000 students in 90 schools are receiving a daily snack and hot meal in Grand’Anse, Sud and Nippes departments, as well as water-treatment and sanitation kits, soap, de-worming medication and vitamin A.   Energy ·         About 200 schools in the South are being equipped with solar electricity Health ·         Since late October 2016, intensified epidemiological surveillance, scaled-up rapid response, water and sanitation interventions, and various cholera treatment activities have resulted in a continuous decrease in suspected new cases of cholera as well as of deaths caused by the disease; ·         Medical supplies have been distributed to 90 affected health facilities, and routine immunization campaigns and vaccine “cold chain” distribution schemes in affected Departments have been re-established; ·         43 mobile clinics have been established to fill critical gaps in health service delivery while regular health facilities are being rehabilitated.        Transport ·         A temporary bridge in Ladigue was put in place, providing safe all-weather access to the rest of the country for the 1.4 million people living in the three Southern departments; ·         Labor intensive transport works are providing about 300,000 days of work to inhabitants of the South and the Grand’Anse departments and restoring connectivity in these departments.  Water and Sanitation ·         63 small town water supply systems in the departments of the South, Grand’ Anse and Nippes are being rehabilitated. * The IDA Crisis Response Window is designed to help low-income countries recover from severe disasters and crises. ——————– Learn more about the work of the World Bank in Latin America and the Caribbean: www.worldbank.org/lac Visit us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/worldbank Be updated via: Twitter: @WBCaribbean YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/worldbank