time.
Nursing manpower development has been budgeted for in this proposal,
irrespective of the school
budgetary impact.
location,
though this will
obviously have a
No expenses related to relocating the school have been
budgeted.
3.
Inter-Atoll Transportaiton
The usual transportation among the outer atolls is by copra field ship.
Recently the Airline of the Marshal] Islands was formed and the government
plans
to expand
the number
of airstrips within the
essentially all atolls can be reached by air.
next
two years
so
This proposal assumes this
transportation expansion will be realized and can be utilized for health
needs, @.g. supervision, supply distribution and patient referral.
4.
Intra Lagoon Transportation
The government has already initiated plans for each atoll to have a
lagoon boat available for transportation between islands.
This is important
for patient evacuation and supply distribution to those islands of each
atoll which are some distance from the "main" island with the airstrip and
medical assistant with his better skills and supplies.
5.
Communication
Several sections (e.g. police, etc.) of the government have finalized
plans to install a multiplex radio communication system using solar power on
each atoll.
This will be an indispensable part of the health care system
and a partial budget for ancillary equipment is included in this proposal.