The government is borrowing € 162.5 million to support healthcare



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The loan will be provided by the European Investment Bank and will include personal protective equipment.

The Finance Ministry and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a loan agreement for 162.5 million euros on Friday, writes Napi.hu based on the bank’s announcement. The loan will be used to support the country’s health system during the coronavirus epidemic.

The loan would have been originally received by the State Health Center, but since then it has ceased to exist, so, according to Napi.hu, its successor, the General Directorate of the National Hospital, will be able to spend the money on medical devices, equipment of personal protection and mobile units connected to Covid-19. , and can cover the cost of building an emergency container hospital to care for coronavirus patients.

According to the information, the loan will help, among other things, Hungary to mitigate the effects of the epidemic more quickly, strengthen the national public health system and also help the country respond more easily to a severe pandemic like the current one.



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