efficiency related to teacher salaries such as more time on task will result in relatively large cost – – savings due to the high proportion of total education expenditures for which they account). Table A4.3: Complete Primary Schools and Medicines Supply Chain Costs. US$ Million Description FY14 FY15 FY16 Total* 1. Cost of medicines government procured 57.1 60.2 64.1 181.4 – 2. Cost of medicines partner procured (distributed through – 142.0 149.1 156.6 447.7 the government supply chain) 3. Warehousing and distribution costs for medicines 12.4 13.2 14.2 39.9 4. Education government expenditures on complete – 168.2 176.6 185.4 530.2 primary schools 5. Education development partner expenditures on – 52.5 55.1 58.9 166.5 complete primary schools (FASE pooled fund) 1,365.7 Table A4.4: Estimated Value of Efficiency Savings Aggregate Efficiency Value of Efficiency Saving Saving (3 years) (based on total medicines and primary education expenditures of US$ 1365.7 million) 1% US$ 13.7 million 5% US$ 68.3 million 10% US$ 136.6 million 15% US$ 204.9 million Added value of World Bank Intervention The World Bank is well placed to support the intention to improve the Government’s efficiency of expenditure and performance of public services, starting with the medicines supply chain and complete primary schools. The Bank has a number of comparative advantages in this respect: Long-standing support for, understanding of and engagement with PFM reforms; Established and strong working relationships with the Ministries of Financing, Health and Education; Established and strong working relationships with development partners in the two target sub-sectors: the Bank is currently the Focal Partner of the Education SWAp partners group; and the co-chair of the health sector working group on medicines; Technical capacity to support the Government to implement the Program, and to facilitate lesson learning and knowledge sharing. The Program for Results instrument provides a financing mechanism that is fit for purpose for the proposed Program. Its results focus, and implementation flexibility can support the Government to introduce more effective inter-departmental working and
efficiency related to teacher salaries – such as more time on task – will result in relatively large cost savings due to the high proportion of total education expenditures for which they account). Table A4.3: Complete Primary Schools and Medicines Supply Chain Costs. US$ Million Description FY14 FY15 FY16 Total* 1. Cost of medicines – government procured 57.1 60.2 64.1 181.4 2. Cost of medicines – partner procured (distributed through the government supply chain) 142.0 149.1 156.6 447.7 3. Warehousing and distribution costs for medicines 12.4 13.2 14.2 39.9 4. Education – government expenditures on complete primary schools 168.2 176.6 185.4 530.2 5. Education – development partner expenditures on complete primary schools (FASE pooled fund) 52.5 55.1 58.9 166.5 1,365.7 Table A4.4: Estimated Value of Efficiency Savings Aggregate Efficiency Saving (3 years) Value of Efficiency Saving (based on total medicines and primary education expenditures of US$ 1365.7 million) 1% US$ 13.7 million 5% US$ 68.3 million 10% US$ 136.6 million 15% US$ 204.9 million Added value of World Bank Intervention The World Bank is well placed to support the Government’s intention to improve the efficiency of expenditure and performance of public services, starting with the medicines supply chain and complete primary schools. The Bank has a number of comparative advantages in this respect: Long-standing support for, understanding of and engagement with PFM reforms; Established and strong working relationships with the Ministries of Financing, Health and Education; Established and strong working relationships with development partners in the two target sub-sectors: the Bank is currently the Focal Partner of the Education SWAp partners group; and the co-chair of the health sector working group on medicines; Technical capacity to support the Government to implement the Program, and to facilitate lesson learning and knowledge sharing. The Program for Results instrument provides a financing mechanism that is fit for purpose for the proposed Program. Its results focus, and implementation flexibility can support the Government to introduce more effective inter-departmental working and