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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a grant of $ 13.7 million to fund the Covid-19 response in Zimbabwe.
The funds will provide an immediate lifeline for first-line responders and health personnel and will increase the country’s Global Health Security Index in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic.
The grant was approved on May 13, following a request from the Government of Zimbabwe.
The funds, from the African Development Fund (ADF) 14, Transition Support Fund, will go to the Zimbabwe Covid-19 Response Project (CRP), which aims to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in a country that faces many economic and economic problems. social challenges
The CRP will focus on 15 high-density urban suburbs in Harare, the capital, satellite municipalities, and specific health facilities in other areas of the country.
Project activities include increasing capacity in Covid-19 prevention and management protocols for health personnel and populations in selected regions, and increasing access to Covid-19 handwashing facilities in Harare, satellite municipalities and other affected regions.
The project will also supply Covid-19 medical equipment and laboratory test kits, personal protective equipment (PPE); establish hand washing facilities through the rehabilitation / construction of perforations; and training of community-based health care personnel and laboratory technicians on Covid-19 case management and prevention protocols.
The project to be implemented by the World Health Organization, with the country’s Ministry of Health and Child Care as the executing agency, is expected to directly benefit more than 680,000 people.
It will take advantage of planned activities to help strengthen the resilience of the health system while protecting the livelihoods of the vulnerable population in Zimbabwe beyond the end of the pandemic.
Zimbabwe is currently facing additional vulnerability challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The nation, like many others around the world, has responded with a series of measures aimed at containing the spread of the virus, including restricting the movement of people and the order of social distancing in public places such as shopping malls and public transportation.
The country’s current national closure includes school closings, restricted movement of people, restricted business hours, and the closure of pubs, restaurants, and churches. Public meetings have been limited to 50 people.
