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This will require a modification of their present contract.

This change will

take advantage of their experience and skills in managing other health care
facilities in the Pacific area.

This change should be coordinated with the

implementation of the 96-205 program.
Financial Controller:

This would be someone responsible on site for the

financial portion of the program.

They would be employed by the FIPI and

would be one of the two required signatures for fund disbursement.

Health

Commission:

This

would

be

the

coordinating

establish priorities, set policy, and develop budgets.
the Minister of Health or his

designee,

body that would

Its members would be

the Minister of Finance or his

designee, the general Secretary or his designee, the Financial Controller,
and one other from the FIPI.

They would also be responsible for hiring and

firing of the five division heads.

The five division heads will be available

for

present

technical

expertise

and

to

division

needs.

One

of

the

Marshallese will

be designated as the other signature required for the

release of funds.

The Financial Controller would function as the treasurer

for this Commission.

Bank:

Both the U.S. and the Marshall Island Government would be required

to deposit appropriated funds on a timely basis to a mutually agreed to bank.
Funds would be disbursed

to

the operating divisions by having both the ©

financial controller and designated Marshallese approve the fund transfer.
One acting alone could not transfer any funds - U.S. or Marshall Islands.
This activity is represented by the Proposed Funds Flow chart that follows.
For discussion of the specific activities of each division, please refer
to the appropriate portion of the report.

B.

Adventist Health Services/Guam-Micronesia Mission Management Contract
The Marshall

Islands Government and the Guam-Micronesia Mission of

Seventh-day Adventists signed a management contract in February 1980.

Under

this contract, the Guam-Micronesia Mission is to provide "management and
control

of those

activities

and services presently administered by the

Ministry of Health Services of the Marshall Islands."

The effective date of

the contract is the first Sunday after all of the following have been
accomplished: