fee
D.
Support Services
The establishment of this division represents a major d
arture from
the existing system.
To some extent this activity has been p
formed by
the Trust Territory.
Although their operating budget is unde
four hundred
thousand dollars, the division will be responsible for supplyi g/providing
nearly half the budget items in dollar terms (supplies, equip
nt, main-
tenance, communication, and transportation).
arlier dis-
As mentioned in
cussions, this division is critical to a successful health del ivery 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 scholarst ips to edu-
cate selected Marshallese to assume increasing responsibility for the delivery of health care in the future. This particular function h s not been
performed in the past.
Because of this, manpower training is Jan important
element in the future success of health care in the Marshal]
slands.
addition to the activity of this division, each of the other
ivisions also
In
have budgeted scholarship funds for the training and upgrading of existing
staff.