ADB provides US$ 400 mln for health, education services for Indonesia`s poorest

ADB's assistance package supports Indonesia's ongoing efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and targets on poverty reduction, health, education and gender equity.

To date Indonesia remains on track to meet its MDG targets on primary school enrolment, however many children are not making the transition to junior secondary education, the bank was quoted by Thomson Financial as saying.

In the health sector, maternal mortality rates are still significantly higher than those seen in many neighbouring Southeast Asian nations. HIV/AIDS rates remain low, but are on the rise, ADB said.