The World Bank has approved a $100.4 million grant to help Afghanistan effectively respond to COVID-19 threat and strengthen its public health preparedness.
Approved by the bank’s Board of Executive Directors, the new fast track package will cover all 34 Afghan provinces, the bank said in a press release on Friday.
The package will reinforce essential health care services to slow down the spread of COVID-19 across Afghanistan and deliver optimum care in the case of a surge in demand for treatment.
The financing will support infected people, at-risk populations, medical and emergency personnel as well as service providers, medical and testing facilities, and national health agencies.
