The project will strengthen the rural health system in selected areas of Papua New Guinea (PNG) by increasing the coverage and quality of primary health care (PHC) in partnership with both state and nonstate service providers through supporting the Government of PNG in implementing the National Health Plan (NHP) as it relates to rural health. It will build on the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) experience in strengthening health service delivery in rural areas of PNG.1 The project will cover two districts in each of the following eight provinces: Eastern Highlands, East Sepik, Enga, Milne Bay, Western Highlands, West New Britain, Morobe, and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. The approximate total number of beneficiaries in the 16 districts will be 1.2 million.
