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71 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON. D.C. 2053 UNCLASSIFIED AID-DLC/P-2237 August 23, 1977 MEMORANDUM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT LOAN COMMITTEE SUBJECT: TUNISIA - Rural Community Health Attached for your review are the recommendations for authorization of a loan/grant to the Government of Portugal ("Borrower") of, not to exceed Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) - Loan in the amount of Three Mill.lon Dollars ($3,000,000) and Grant In the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) to enhance the quality and coverage of health services in two rural provinces. No meeting has been scheduled for consideration by the Development Loan Staff Committee; however, your concurrence or objection is requested by close of business on Tuesday, August 30, 1977. Ifyou are a voting member, a poll sheet has been enclosed for your response. -Development Loan Comittee Office of Development Program Review Attachments: Summary and Recommendations Project Analysis Annexes A-G I. TRANSACTION Coot AGENCY Owa SMERNATN& OEVwILn @4iNT I.A R00 pp PROJECT PAPER FACESHEET C c . Docu-CI CODE 3. O tJNrRY / N TITy CUNISIA 3 TUNISIA 4.OOCUMENT REVISION NUMMER MOROJECT MUiMER (I dl4s) Si. 8UR[AU/OrprIlC E 7.PROJECT TITLE (Maimum 40 characters) 564-0296 A80. 0UO. CODE NE 4 FURAL COMMUNITY HEALTH S.ESTIMATED IFY Olt PROJECT COMPmLTION *.ESTIMATED OATE OF OULIOATI0N A. INITIA,,oQUARTERVV ° .. C.C1 FINAL. IFY (enter 1. 2. or 10. ESTIMATED J, 4) COSTS (S00. OR'EQUIVALENT SI - A. FUNOING SOURCE FIRST FY LIFE OF PROJECT . C. t.'C 0. TOTAL. wx III L.G. TOTAL, AID APPROPRIATED TOTAL 3 355 ______ _3r. 4.-6/C ILOANI _. __oT__ __ .355, -I1-' I .3.o2OOww ---*-O - 355--- I n- 3---7 1-4-0--0 1 __s~~m )-'----,0-.0 -1- 1 mOST COUNTRY "____._n 96 _ _400 OTNER ONONISo, L______oo_. TOTALS I6 O 1 4.315 --- II. PROPOSED SUOGET 1. 5.400t APPROPRIATED FUNDS (5000) A. APPRO. PRIMARY PRIMARY TECH. cooE E. ,ST Y.I7 H. 2ND PRI ATION FY 8 K. 3111 _7 PURPOSE ~ .*- coDE C. CRAN? 0. _____ 6.0AN U NN 3AN I GRANT I) Health J. LOAN 6.GRANT M. LO0AN 533510 -"---8-0 --5 '-1 3,000 325 320 -.-_ ---- _ 141 - TOTALS 3,000 325 "2-- 3 N. 4TH FY- -0. STH PY A. APPROPRIATION I.LIFEOF PROJECT 12. IN-DEPTH EVA. - - UATION SCHE--UL Z o. ,RANT P. L.OAN R. GRANT "illHe alth S. L.OAN ". GN,.1T U. LOAN III . - 1,000 3,000 (33 141 0117 TOTALS - 10 1i. DATA CHANGE FACESHEET IKOICATOR. WERE CHANGES MAOE DATA. BLOCK 12' 1 YES. IN THE PIO FACESHEET DATA, BLOCKS ATTACH CHANGED PIO FACESHEET. IZ, 13. 14. OR 15 OR IN PRP D t = NO y its 14. ORIGINATING OFFICE CLEARANCE 1S. DATE DOCUMENT RECEIVED ._.._ Per' TuniLsSIGNTUREMINTS. 5T12 IN AIoDW. OR FOR AIO/W OOCU . DATE OF TITLEEDATE SIGNED . s A = O DISTA16UTIONa T * ur0 ,, ,.0,,... .IA IIA00 1 II ( m10 .~0IT l RURAL COMMNITY HEALTH SILIANA AND SIDI BOU ZID PROVINCES TUNISTA TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I. Project Summary and Recommendations A. Recommendations .... ****** *.**** 2 B. Descriptioh of the Project.. 2 C. Sunmary Findings ........... ,,....... 5 D. Project Issues ....... ...... ........ g 6 Part I. Project Background Rationale and Detailed Description A. Backgroud,.., ,, . • , 8 B. Detailed Project Description ............... 37 Part III. Project Analysis A. Technical Analysis ............ ,............ B. Economic 42 Analysis . .. .. ..v ....... 69 C. Financial Analysis and Plan ................ D. Social 73 Analysis ............ , ............... 87 Part IV. Implementation Planning A. Administrative Feasibility ........... 95 B. Implementation ........ 1. 97 Technical Assistance............ 98 2. Capital Assistance ................ C. Evaluation Plan ................. 103 D. Foreign .112 Donor Coordination . 114 Annexes: A. Project Design Summary: Logical Framework B. Critical Performance Indicators Chart C. Checklist of Statutory Criteria D. A.I.D. Director 611(e) Certification E. GOT Application for Assistance F. Environmental Impact Statement G. Siliana and Sidi Bou Zid Maps H.K PRP - Rural Community II. Design Health Study II: Integrated Rural Health Services Siliana in and Sidi Bou Zid Provinces (Family Health * J. Tunisia: Siliana Care, Inc.) and Sidi Bou Zid Integrated Health Services Susan Christie-Shaw • K. Social Soundness Analysis * Annexes i thru K are available in NE/TECH and USAID/Tunis for review. -1- TABLE I TUNISIA SELECTED IND ICAT0R- Borders: North.and East: Mediterranean Sea South and East: Libya South and West: Algeria 3 Population: 5 ,6 18 ,5 72 Population Density: 94 Persons/Square Mile Infant Mortality Rate: 106/1,000 Live Births- Annual Population Growth Rate: 2.3% (2.65% if emigration excluded) Number of Years to Double: 30.5 (26:5 if emigration excluded) Life Expentancy at Birth (in Years): 53.5 (Males); 54.4 (Females) Sex Ratio (M/F): 1.03 Population Below 15 Years of Age: 43% Population Between 15 & 64 Years of Age: 54.3% Population 65 Years and Over: 3.7% .Population in Rural Areas: 53% Population in Very Dispersed Rural. Areas: 35% Literacy Rate: 55%i. 4 Hospital Beds: 2.42/1,000 People - 4 Physicians (1975): 1/4,553 People 4 Physicians (Projected in 1985): 1/2,151 People- GNP Per Capita (Current Prices): $78z=- Health Expenditures Per Capita $23,507- (3.0% of GNP) Annual Inflation Rate: 6.0% (Consumer Prices) (Averages for 1973-1976) 10.5% (Investment Prices) Rate of Exchange: U.S. $1.00 - 0.43 dinars (curirent)- U.S. $1.00 - 0.42 dinars (1976) 1. Source: The FHC Report "A Program Proposal for Integrated Rural Health Services in Siliana and Sidi Bou Zid Provinces, Tunisia,".February 1, 1977. 2. Unless otherwise indicated, all data are from Ve Plan de Development Economique et Social, 1977-1981, Volume 1, Le's Projections Globales, Republique Tunisienne, August 1976. 3. 1976 estimated, Ministry of Public Health working documents. 4. The Family Health Care Report "A Review of Health Services Development in Tunisia," March 10, 1976. 5. U.S. Department of State. Development Assistance Plan 1975; citing a 1966 survey. 6. World Bank estimates. 7. Estimate in Chart III of Appendix A (The Family Health Care Report, 2z. stt.) revised to account for lower (than anticipated" then) MOH 1976 budget. 8. 1976 rate of exchange of 0.42 dinars is used in this report. - 2 - Part I. PROJECT SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION A. Recommendation The Rural Community Health Project Paper requests the following authorizations: - Grant $1,000,000 - Loan (from Development Assistance under the following terms: 30 years, lO-year grace period 2% interest, and 3% thereafter) $3,000.000 Total New A.I.D. Obligations $4,000,000 B. Description of the Proect Project Synopsis. This project is designed to enhance the quality and coverage of health services in two rural provinces through: a) a restructured health manpower system for non-physician per sonnel b) the integration of preventive and curative primary health services (including family planning) c) an expansion in the outreach components of the primary care system d) expansion and improvement of the facilities and equipment for primary care If successful the project will contribute significantly to the setting of replicable national standards for the broader use of non-physician personnel and establish a field practice setting where medical students can be educated in the principles and practices of rural conmmunity medicine. - 3 - A.I.D. will be funding as a grant a technical assistance team comprised of a physician, a non-physician practitioner and a health services administrator, a small amount of partici pant training, project support equipment and local costs for training and innovative field tests. A.I.D. will be flnancing a fixed amount'reimbursable loan to construct, renovate and equip a number of primary care facilities in the two concerned provinces. Working with Tunisian counterparts, the principal tasks of the technical assistance team will be: A. Restructuring the Role of Front Line Workers --- analyze existing functions and training of non-phlysician personnel in relation to total preventive and curative health care needs --- designing and organizing short training courses that will equip these paramedicals to undertake additional priority tasks --- assisting the newly trained field workers to carry out these broadened tasks in an operational setting B. Training the supervision of primary care workers and orienting community leaders. C. Organizing and implementing an expanded outreach program for preventive services. D. Upgrading the management of the health system and the mainten ance of patient records. E. Designing and managing a clinical and public health field training program for interns assigned to the two provinces. - 4 - F. Designing and testing innovative approaches to health services delivery in the provinces. G. Designing a project evaluation covering both technical and capital assistance components of the project. The capital assistance portion of the project will finance the renovation and equipping of 19 and the construction and equipping of 21 primary care health centers in Siliana and Sidi Bou Zid. These facilities both expand and upgrade the field coverage of the rural health program. Their design is geared to their staffing and use by non-physician personnel as primary health care providers and to service the integrated curative and preventive functions to be carried out at the centers. This project is only in some aspects a new effort - as it builds on prior work with paramedicals by the Dutch, the Belgians and Project Hope working in collaboration with the Preventive Medicine Department of the MOH. What this project is attempting is to operationalize in a sizable field setting a restructured rural health system that will progressively train for and expand the respohsibilities of the non-physician staff, backed up by support facilities that give credibility and confidence to both providers and consumers. When this project is completed, the Ministry of Health should have a good start on implementing a rural program that is con siderably less physician dependent, and have the capacity to analyze, train and monitor the performance of non-physicians as they undertake wider responsibilities.