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US $ 2.7 m to improve nutritional level

Northern displaced benefit:

The World Bank will provide a grant of US$ 2.7 million to improve nutritional level of the displaced in the Northern Province.


Finance and Planning Ministry Secretary Dr P B Jayasundera and World Bank Country Director Diarietou Gaye exchanging the agreement

The funds have been granted by the Japanese Government under the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) to the World Bank for the purpose.

The program will enhance nutritional rates among the displaced in the Northern Province.

The proceeds of the grant will be utilized for the supply of emergency food rations, community mobilization, community based nutritional interventions and supervision and monitoring of the project. Around 7,100 undernourished pregnant and lactating mothers and 12,600 underweight children below five years will benefit. The project will be implemented by Northern Provincial Health and Indigenous Medicine Ministry under the guidance of the Health Ministry.

The signing of Grant Agreement for the project took place at the Finance and Planning Ministry.

The agreement was signed by Finance and Planning Ministry Secretary Dr P B Jayasundera and Country Director for Sri Lanka and Maldives Diarietou Gaye.

Japanese Embassy Minister Kaoru Shimazaki and Second Secretary Kayo Imamura also participated.

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