Argentina - Public Health Surveillance and Disease Control Project

Document of The World Bank Report No: 19154 PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT ON A PROPOSED LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF US$52.5 MILLION TO THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC FOR A PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND DISEASE CONTROL PROJECT September 24, 1999 Human and Social Development Group Country Management Unit for Argentina, Chile and Uruguay Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office  CURRENCiQ EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective Sepitember 1, 1999) Currency Unit = Argentine Peso (A1R) ARS 100 <JSSI00 FISCA -' EAR January I tbhoug'h Derember 31 ABBREVLA ION.S AND ACRONYMS ANLIS National Refrrence Laboratory (Administraci6n Nacional de Laboratorios . s -de Salud) CAS Couintry Assistanee Sirategy CDC Carters for Dlt sse tontrol DALYs Disability.-Adiurst'd ' AYears ERR Economic Rate of Return FONCODES (Peru) Sociat. D iveloprent and Compensation Fund Project GDP Gross Domestic Pnonut GNP Gross Natiorli Piodtu'vt HIV/AIDS Human Imrnmn-Defilrciency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromre HP Health Prornotion IBRD international Bank for Reconstruction and Development ICR Imolementation Completion Report IDB Inter-American Development Bank LAC Latin America and the Caribbean LACI Loan Administration Change initiative LCSHD Latin America and thke Caribbean Social and Human Development LIL Learning anid I innovation Loan LUSIDA (Argentina) AIDS and STD Control Project M&E Monitoring and Evalaation MIS Managemtent Information System MoH Ministry of Health (Provincial) MSAS Ministry of Health. and Social Action (National) NCD Non-Communicable Diseases NGO Non-Govermnenrtal Organization NI Nosocomial Infections NPV Net Present ValuAe OECD Organizatiorn for Lconomiic Cooperation and Development OM Oper-ational Manual PAHO Pan-Americani Health Organization PCMAM (Brazil) Amnazoli Basin Malaria Control Project PCDEN (Brazil) Endemic Disease Control Project PCU Project Coordination Unit PHSS Public Health Sav-tellance System PIP Project Implementation Plan PMRs Project Manaagement Reports PRESSAL (Argerltina) Provi cial Health Sector Reform Project PROMIN (Argentina) Mateinal and Child Health & Nutrition Project SA Special Accrnt STD Sexually Trans.unitted Disease TA Technical Assistance UNDP United Nations Developmert Program VIGI-A (Argentina) Pmobnlo Health Surveillance and Disease Control Project VIGISUS (Brazil) Disease Surveillance and Control Project WHO World Health Organization Vice President David de Ferranti Country Directo:f