Conformed Copy - L4396 - Health Project - Amendment 1

Page 1 CONFORMED COPY January 17, 2001 His Excellency R. Azimov Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Macroeconomics and Statistics Tashkent Republic of Uzbekistan Re: Uzbekistan Health Project (Loan Number 4396 UZ) Amendment to the Loan Agreement Your Excellency: We refer to the Loan Agreement dated November 16, 1998, between the Republic of Uzbekistan (the Borrower) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) regarding the above-captioned Project (the Agreement). Further to discussions held between the representatives of the Borrower and the Bank, and to your letter dated November 8, 2000,we are pleased to propose the following amendments: 1. Section 1.01(c) of the Agreement is amended to read as follows: