Uzbekistan Health Ministry and the World Bank are developing project Health-3, which will be directed to health system performance in delivery of efficient and quality essential health services and its ability to address the pending epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases.

It is expected that the project will consists of four components. First component will focus on improving health service delivery and the second component - strengthening health financing and management reforms.

Third component envisages improvement of public health service delivery and fourth is project management.

It is expected that International Development Association (IDA) will allocate US$93 million to project implementation.

Uzbekistan and the World Bank realized Health- 1 project in 1998-2004. The project cost was US$76 million, of which US$30 million was loan of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).

IDA also issued US$40 million to implementation of Health-2 project with the cost of US$118.09 million. The loan was approved in September 2004 and it will end in June 2010.

Uzbekistan joined the World Bank in 1992. The World Bank’s mission in the country is to improve people’s livelihoods through being a partner in economic reforms, supporting the modernization of the country’s social sectors and infrastructure, and sharing its knowledge and experience with the government and the people of Uzbekistan.

Total World Bank commitments to Uzbekistan amount to more than US$800 million.