World Bank issues extra COVID-19 financing to Ghana

The World Bank has approved an additional credit of $130 million from the International Development Association for the Ghana COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project. 

The additional financing in the health sector will support the country's government in scaling up its efforts to mitigate the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic and to safely reopen its economy. The project will strengthen the government's efforts to prevent and contain the virus and to safely revive socioeconomic activities in the country. It will also help prepare for future COVID-19 vaccine deployment. 

The project will also expand communications and awareness campaigns nationwide to reduce risks of infection and to increase understanding of the COVID-19 vaccines. It will increase support to persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups such as survivors from gender-based violence, who have been disproportionally affected by the pandemic.