§ Baroness Park of Monmouthasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which countries other than the United Kingdom are providing medical support and at what level in (a) Kosovo and (b) Bosnia. [HL3954]
§ Baroness AmosThe World Health Organisation is the lead agency for co-ordinating assistance in the health sector in Kosovo. They have provided us with the following information on other donor activity.
The United States is providing £13.29 million of support to the health sector in Kosovo. This consists of £1.256 million for a reproductive health programme, £0.63 million for a primary healthcare programme through NGOs, £5.063 million for an immunisation programme through UNICEF, and a £6.33 million psycho-social healthcare programme also through UNICEF.
The European Commission is putting £2.275 million into the health sector. This consists of £1.3 million for a drug supply and management service through Pharmaciens Sans Frontieres, £0.65 million for a primary health care programme through Médecins du Monde, and £0.325 million for a disability programme through Handicap International.
The German Red Cross is carrying out a £69,000 programme of emergency relief support. The Italians are supporting primary and secondary healthcare in the Pec and Djakovica areas (figures not available).
In Bosnia, the main health programme is the World Bank's "Essential Hospital Services" project, which aims to support the development of a modern, cost effective and sustainable hospital sub sector. The total cost of this is £21.2 million over three years. Other than the UK, the main bilateral contributors to the project are Italy, focusing on mental health and primary health care (£3.29 million), and the Netherlands (£1 million) on mental health training.
The other major donor in this sector is the EC, through its drug quality control programme (£0.974 million); and primary health care development project (£1.623 million).