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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which financial body has approved a $40 million loan for a project aimed at improving the quality of health services in Meghalaya?
A
ADB
B
World Bank
C
UNDP
D
AIIB
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Centre inks $40 million agreement with World Bank to boost health infrastructure in Meghalaya.

Detailed explanation-2: -The project will invest in improving the overall ecosystem for bio-medical waste management (both solid and liquid waste). It will include segregation, disinfection, and collection while safeguarding the environment and improving the quality of health service and patient safety.

Detailed explanation-3: -Public financing of healthcare comes largely from state government budgets, about 80 per cent, and the balance from the Union government (12 per cent) and local governments (8 per cent).

Detailed explanation-4: -In India, Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY), a cashless publicly financed health insurance scheme, was launched in 2018, to provide secondary and tertiary hospitalisation care for surgical and medical care to 40% of India’s population.

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