During this difficult period, where the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, Egypt’s healthcare is at risk of collapse without sufficient levels of support and funding. According to a statement released on Sunday, the World Bank has approved $50 million under the World Bank Group’s new Fast Track COVID-19 Facility for Egypt as an emergency response as well as a global effort to help strengthen the COVID-19 response and promote economic recovery. This is the maximum funding available for Egypt under the facility based on the criteria of population size, according to the World Bank. “This phase of our support aims to protect the poorest and most vulnerable households and help the country implement emergency health operations and strengthen economic resilience,” said Marina Wes, World Bank Country Director for Egypt, Yemen and Djibouti. It aims to strengthen Egypt’s prevention, detection and response measures to the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on critical areas identified by Egypt’s COVID-19 response plan through: (1) Procuring and distributing medical equipment and supplies necessary for the COVID-19 response (2) Health worker training (3) Operations of specifically designated quarantine, isolation and treatment centers (4) Mobilization of rapid…
Egypt Receives $50 mln From World Bank to Transform Healthcare and Promote Economic Recovery
May 19, 2020
