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h) A school dental care service to be
introduced in 1980.
i)
If implemented these proposals will
raise recurrent expenditure on medical and
health services, at 1978 prices, from $825
million in 1978/79 to over $1,600 million
in 1986/87, and involve capital expenditure
of more than $2,200 million over the same
period, including the cost of medical and
para-medical teaching facilities at the
two universities and the Polytechnic.
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I hope that the proportionate increases in
facilities in hospitals and clinics will relieve
pressure on beds and buildings, improve the convenience
and speed of medical services to the public, and
facilitate their administration.