Bathrooms and treatment rooms upgraded

The work included improvements to bathrooms and treatment rooms, along with roofing, electrical systems, plumbing and air conditioning. The centres were prepared for renewable-energy upgrades and backup power. At the Ngarchelong handover, President Surangel Whipps Jr. said the infrastructure would provide an accessible and comfortable setting for primary care. [1]

Skills for local builders

The fund’s 2022 report recorded training for 18 construction workers, including four women. They gained practical experience in sustainable building standards and resistance to weather hazards, with the aim of passing that knowledge to colleagues. [2]

A wider programme of improvements

The partnership had begun with a 2019 agreement between Palau and UNOPS. That earlier announcement envisaged work on six community health centres. The subsequent completion report covered three facilities within the staged approach to improving primary healthcare. [1]