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D.

Support Services
The establishment of this division represents a major departure from

the existing system.

To some extent this activity has been performed by

the Trust Territory.

Although their operating budget is under four hundred

thousand dollars, the division will be responsible for supplying/providing
nearly half the budget items in dollar terms (supplies, equipment, maintenance, communication, and transportation). As mentioned in earlier discussions, this division is critical to a successful health delivery system.

E.

Planning and Evaluation Services
This division is assuming many of the services provided by the Trust

Territory in the past.

Although the smallest in terms of budget, its func-

tion is vital for the successful implementation of the health care system
over the years ahead.

The major budget items are compensating qualified

personnel and the training of personnel for future needs.
F.

The major budget item for this division is for scholarships to edu-

cate selected Marshallese to assume increasing responsibility for the delivery of health care in the future.
performed in the past.

This particular function has not been

Because of this, manpower trainina is an important

element in the future success of health care in the Marshall Islands.

In

addition to the activity of this division, each of the other divisions also
have budgeted scholarship funds for the training and upgrading of existing
staff.

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