Brazil, April 13 -- The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter?American Development Bank (IDB) approved the first guarantee aimed at expanding health services in Brazil, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, for an $80 million project under a public-private partnership (PPP).This innovative financial instrument will support the PPP contract signed after a successful tender for the management of non-clinical support services at the Regional Hospital, the state's main hospital. Care will remain 100% public and free of charge.Under the tender, the winning private operator committed to modernizing the hospital infrastructure through the construction of new blocks and a 60% expansion in capacity, offering 577 beds and reaching 42,000 consultati...