World Bank unveils coronavirus funding in Niger and Malawi
The World Bank has agreed $13.95 million in financing to prevent, detect and respond to the threat posed by COVID-19 and strengthen national systems for public health preparedness in Niger.
The Niger COVID-19 Emergency Response Project will support the government’s plan by supporting rapid procurement of critical medication and equipment needed for treatment of coronavirus infections.
In addition, the project will support the government’s campaign to mitigate the spread of coronavirus by raising awareness throughout the country of how to prevent the spread of the disease.
The project will focus on strengthening preparedness through early screening, detection and treatment of patients; as well as as well as improved laboratory capacity and surveillance.
The World Bank also approved $7 million in immediate funding to support Malawi’s response to the pandemic under a new Malawi COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness project. In addition to the new operation, $30 million has been made available from the Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Financing with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option to strengthen the country’s response to the pandemic.
