News
18 May 2020
Egypt receives $50m World Bank funding for COVID-19 fight
In:
Social infrastructure
Region:
Middle East & Africa
The World Bank has approved $50 million for Egypt as an emergency response under the lender's Fast Track COVID-19 Facility.
The project funds will support procuring and distributing medical equipment and supplies necessary for the COVID-19 response; health worker training; operations of specifically designated quarantine, isolation and treatment centers; mobilization of rapid response teams in contact tracing of COVID-19 cases; development of contextualized messaging platforms and tools to improve public awareness of COVID prevention; and innovative monitoring and evaluation of social distancing strategies including community mobilization.
