Assam State Secondary Healthcare Initiative for Service Delivery Transformation (ASSIST) Project

About this project

The development objective of the Assam State Secondary Healthcare Initiative for Service Delivery Transformation (ASSIST) Project for India is to strengthen management capacity, access to, and quality of the secondary healthcare system in Assam. The project comprises of three components. The first component, strengthened management capacity of health systems at state, district, and facility level consists of following sub-components: (i) internal performance agreements (IPAs) to strengthen management capacity; and (ii) technical support and project operating costs to strengthen management capacity. The second component is improved access to and quality of essential services in existing secondary facilities. The third component, enhanced access to and structural quality of secondary care will invest in: (a) upgrading up to 10 community health center (CHCs) and sub-district hospitals (SDHs) to district hospital (DH) following national guidelines and provision of medical equipment and goods to enhance equitable access to secondary care, and (b) incremental operating costs of these newly upgraded facilities to improve structural quality of secondary care.

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

India

Sectors

Multi-hazard response preparednessMedical researchMedical services

Places

Assam

Funded by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Implemented by

Assam Health Infrastructure Development and Management Society (AHIDMS), Health and Family Welfare

Accountable

India

Passes funds through

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 2 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P179337.

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