A World Bank delegation visited Sohra in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district to review key healthcare and adolescent welfare initiatives being implemented under the Meghalaya Health Project and the MPOWER programme. The team visited the Sohra Community Health Centre (CHC), which is being upgraded into a First Referral Unit (FRU) under the state’s Service Delivery Redesign initiative supported by the Meghalaya Health Project.
Officials said the CHC has also been activated for IPA/OBB through state-supported Outcome Based Budgeting, aimed at strengthening healthcare delivery and improving health outcomes at the grassroots level. During the visit, the delegation reviewed the functioning of the facility and assessed efforts to improve referral healthcare services in the region. The World Bank team also visited Pomlum Primary Health Centre (PHC) to observe the implementation of health and wellness programmes at the grassroots level.