China - Rural Health Project

Page 1 PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AB1601 Project Name CN-Rural Health Project Region EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC Sector Health (100%) Project ID P084437 Borrower(s) PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA Implementing Agency Ministry of Health Foreign Loan Office 154 Gulouxi St. Xicheng District Beijing, China Tel.: (86 10) 8404 5748; Fax.: (86 10) 8404 5749 Environment Category [ ] A [] B [X] C [ ] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) Date PID Prepared February 8, 2006 Estimated Date of Appraisal Authorization December 20, 2006 Estimated Date of Board Approval May 1, 2007 1. Key development issues and rationale for Bank involvement Discussion of the proposed project takes place during a period of unprecedented Government of China (GOC) attention to the rural health sector. The October 2002 document of the Central Committee and the State Council,