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Afghanistan will receive $ 113 million, Bangladesh $ 500 million and $ 75 million for Nepal to vaccinate its populations against the pandemic.
The World Bank has announced funding for Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal to vaccinate their populations against COVID-19.
Afghanistan will receive $ 113 million, including $ 60 million from the International Development Association (IDA), part of the Washington-based development lender that helps the world’s poorest nations, “implement safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines.” the Bank said Thursday. .
“The World Bank has worked closely with the Afghan government and development partners to effectively respond to COVID-19, improve testing and treatment, and strengthen the country’s health system,” said the World Bank Country Director. for Afghanistan, Henry Kerali.
“This additional funding is a huge step forward in providing timely and equitable access to vaccines to millions of Afghans.”
The financing package aims to vaccinate 17 percent of Afghans and help the country recover from the pandemic, the lender said.
Through IDA, the World Bank also approved $ 500 million in Bangladesh and $ 75 million for Nepal.
“In addition to financing, the Bank is providing technical assistance and knowledge-sharing workshops for South Asian countries on different aspects of designing and deploying fair and equitable vaccine strategies,” the statement said.
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal are among the poorest nations in Asia by gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.
In total, the World Bank said it had provided $ 12 billion for developing countries to purchase and distribute COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments.
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