A representative of the World Bank’s division for Latin America and the Caribbean, Patricio Márquez said yesterday that the Bank will underwrite health sector reform in the Dominican Republic and help improve the effectiveness, efficiency, equity and quality of hospital services in the provinces. US$42 million will be invested in improving the physical plant, updating equipment, computerizing information management, training personnel and otherwise improving health provisions in provincial hospitals. The provinces of Pedernales and Salcedo are already receiving help, and by January most other provinces should also benefit.
