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time.
Nursing manpower development has been budgeted for in[this proposal,
irrespective of the school
budgetary impact.
location,
though this will ob¥iously have a
No expenses related to relocating the sdhool have been
budgeted.
3.
Inter-Atoll Transportaiton
The usual transportation among the outer atolls is by copra field ship.
Recently the Airline of the Marshall Islands was formed andthe government
plans
to expand the number of airstrips within the next] two years
essentially all atolls can be reached by air.
so
This proposal assumes this
transportation expansion will be realized and can be utiliged for health
needs, e.g. supervision, supply distribution and patient refferral.
4.
Intra Lagoon Transportation
The government has already initiated plans for each
lagoon boat available for transportation between islands.
atoll to have a
This is important
for patient evacuation and supply distribution to those iflands 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 jis included inf this proposal.