Philippines: 700,000 People to Benefit from Improved Access to Health Services

News Release No 2012/02

Contacts

In Washington:
Roger Morier, tel. (+1) 202 473 5675
rmorier@worldbank.org

In Manila:
David Llorito, tel. (+632) 917 3047
dllorito@worldbank.org

Manila, April 10, 2012 – The World Bank, acting as administrator for the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA), has approved a grant of US$3.6 million to increase access to affordable reproductive health services for low-income families living in the provinces of Leyte, Southern Leyte, Samar, Northern Samar and Eastern Samar in the Eastern Visayas region.