Strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

The World Bank-funded Village and Neighborhood Development Project (VNDP) aims to build capacity in marginalized communities through a community-driven development (CDD) approach. In Tubas, the community (through the project's Joint Service Council) bought a excavator/backhoe (at a price USD 84,000) that now services nine villages. It is used to dig holes for olive trees, and to build access roads which makes it easier for farmers to get to their fields even during the rainy season. Here, farmer Moa
Strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

Background

The Project seeks to strengthen response and preparedness for future health emergencies and pandemics, while recognizing the difficult context of security and economic restrictions in West Bank and Gaza.  It is led by the Ministry of Health (MOH), in partnership with the Ministries of Agriculture (MOA) and Finance (MOF), and Environment Quality Authority (EQA), and four Implementing Entities (IEs) (FAO, UNICEF, World Bank, and WHO).

For inquiries about this project: Dr. Wael Al Shaikh - d.m.alsheikh@moh.ps

For media inquiries: Anita Rozowska - arozowska@worldbankgroup.org

For general inquiries: the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org

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    Amount Approved (US$) $20,000,000
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    Total Co-financing
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $11,958,282
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    Total Co-investment
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $25,085,000

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Public Health Emergency Response Effort

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Public Health Emergency Response Effort

Background

The Suriname Public Health Emergency Response Effort is a partnership between Suriname’s Ministries of Health (MOH), Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, the Medical Research Institute, National Crisis Coordination Response Center (NCCR), Anton de Kom University of Suriname, civil society and community organizations, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and PAHO/WHO (as Implementing Entity). The Pandemic Fund supports the Project with a $2.2 million grant. The Project is expected to bring in an additional $3.3 million in co-financing. 

For inquiries about this project: Adjai V. Ramadhin - AdjaiV81@yahoo.com

For media inquiries: Anita Rozowska - arozowska@worldbankgroup.org

For general inquiries: the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org

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    Amount Approved (US$) $2,222,000
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    Total Co-financing
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $3,378,000.00

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Strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

A Pulvi-mixer at work on the Paraguari-Encarnacion section of the Asuncion-Encarnacion Highway in Paraguay. Both the World Bank and its affiliate, the International Development Association (IDA), have helped to provide the foreign exchange needed to rebuild this important highway. October 1965
Strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

Background

As a landlocked country with porous and extensive borders, with high rural-to-urban migration, and a unique ecosystem threatened by climate change and deforestation, Paraguay has prioritized pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) using a One Health approach. The Strengthening Pandemic PPR in Paraguay Project will be carried out as a partnership between the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare in coordination with four Implementing Entities (IEs) including FAO, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), UNICEF, and WHO.

For inquiries about this project: Guillermo Sequera Buzarquis -

For media inquiries: Anita Rozowska - arozowska@worldbankgroup.org

For general inquiries: the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org

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    Amount Approved (US$) $10,585,000
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    Total Co-financing
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $10,364,943
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    Total Co-investment
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $10,110,138

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Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness for Early Detection

A ward in Pokhara Regional Hospital. Nepal.
Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness for Early Detection

Background

Nepal is a landlocked country located between India and China. Many factors make Nepal particularly vulnerable to disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics. Land use patterns are changing with the intensification of agriculture, including the expansion of monoculture and the clearing of forests. Its rich biodiversity and human-animal contact increase risks of zoonoses. Its open borders pose risks for the transmission of pathogens from neighboring countries, as well as other population movements, including migrants returning from many countries and tourism.

For inquiries about this project: Dr. Krishna Paudel - kpkalyan@gmail.com

For media inquiries: Anita Rozowska - arozowska@worldbankgroup.org

For general inquiries: the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org

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    Amount Approved (US$) $18,843,920
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    Total Co-financing
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $3,910,678
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    Total Co-investment
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $2,396,702

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Strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response through One Health

Sheep are still the main livelihood in Selenge Aimag, Mongolia. Once a year the sheep are shorn. A big task with a pair of scissors, the whole family and neighborhood get involved while children play around.
Strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response through One Health

Background

The Pandemic Fund grant of $15.4 million supports a partnership of Mongolia’s Ministries of Health (MOH), Finance (MOF), Food and Light Industry (MOFALI), and Environment and Tourism (MOET) to build capacity to prevent, prepare, and respond to health emergencies using a One Health approach.  UNICEF and WHO will be the Implementing entities (IEs). The Pandemic Fund grant will leverage an additional $12 million in co-financing.  

For inquiries about this project: Dr. Bayarbold Dangaa - bayarbold@moh.gov.mn

For media inquiries: Anita Rozowska - arozowska@worldbankgroup.org

For general inquiries: the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org

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    Amount Approved (US$) $15,455,262
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    Total Co-financing
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $12,352,000
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    Total Co-investment
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $56,291,133

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Improving Pandemic Preparedness and Response by Strengthening Human Resources, Enhancing Surveillance, and Advancing Lab Systems

Private company employees pack pharmaceuticals.
Improving Pandemic Preparedness and Response by Strengthening Human Resources, Enhancing Surveillance, and Advancing Lab Systems

Background

Moldova’s 2018 Joint External Evaluation found significant vulnerabilities in its pandemic preparedness and response (PPR) capabilities. Then, as in so many nations, the COVID-19 pandemic placed an enormous strain on the health system and the economy. The health system has been further strained by the war in Ukraine as Moldova hosts one of the highest numbers of Ukrainian refugees per capita of any country in the European Union (EU). 

For inquiries about this project: Mariana Gincu - mariana.gincu@ms.gov.md

For media inquiries: Anita Rozowska - arozowska@worldbankgroup.org

For general inquiries: the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org

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    Amount Approved (US$) $9,999,764
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    Total Co-financing
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $41,882,000
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    Total Co-investment
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $1,317,097

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Strengthening the National Capacity for Pandemic Preparedness and Response to Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Fisherman with hat, Kazakhstan.
Strengthening the National Capacity for Pandemic Preparedness and Response to Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic emphasized the necessity in Kazakhstan to enhance all core capacities of International Health Regulations to reduce the risks of future outbreaks.  The country has not conducted a Joint External Evaluation (JEE) and its Performance of Veterinary Services (PVS) dates from 2007 but it does conduct State Party Self-Assessment Annual Reporting (SPAR).

For inquiries about this project: Aizhan Rymbayeva - rymbayevaa@who.int

For media inquiries: Anita Rozowska - arozowska@worldbankgroup.org

For general inquiries: the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org

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    Amount Approved (US$) $19,202,194
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    Total Co-financing
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $5,060,000
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    Total Co-investment
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $34,013,007

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The Official Launch of the Pandemic Fund Project in Kazakhstan

Animal Health Security Strengthening for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Children with livestock. India.
Animal Health Security Strengthening for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Background

The Animal Health Security Strengthening for Pandemic Preparedness and Response Project in India is a partnership between India’s Ministry of Animal Husbandry (specifically the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy), three Implementing Entities (IEs), including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), FAO, and the World Bank, and supporting delivery partners including the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC).

For inquiries about this project: Dr. Abhijit Mitra - drabhijitmitra@gmail.com

For media inquiries: Anita Rozowska - arozowska@worldbankgroup.org

For general inquiries: the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org

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    Amount Approved (US$) $25,000,000
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    Total Co-financing
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $259,100,000
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    Total Co-investment
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $82,000,000

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Ethio-Pandemic Multi-Sectoral Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

Ethiopia, Tigray region, Rayazebo District. Man working in a field part of the World Bank funded Sustainable Land Management Program.
Ethio-Pandemic Multi-Sectoral Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

Background

Confronted with prolonged conflict and a multi-year drought, the Government of Ethiopia faces unique challenges in addressing vulnerabilities to emerging pathogens and critical gaps in pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR).

For inquiries about this project: Naod Wendirad - naod.wendrad@moh.gov.et

For media inquiries: Anita Rozowska - arozowska@worldbankgroup.org

For general inquiries: the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org

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    Amount Approved (US$) $50,000,000
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    Total Co-financing
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $61,400,000
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    Total Co-investment
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $1,600,000

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Cambodia Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

A Cambodian farmer Men Leng, 40, gets her first harvest with her husband, Rethy Chey 54, in Prey Thom village, Reaksmei Sameakki Commune, Aoral district in Kampong Speu Province. Leng is one of 400 landless and land-poor families who received a social land concession from the government under the associated LASED project, funded by JSDF through the World Bank and implemented by Life with Dignity (LWD). Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia.
Cambodia Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

Background

The Cambodia Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Project (CamPPR) seeks to address the country’s growing risk of disease outbreaks due to its vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters, the intensification of agricultural and livestock production, deforestation, and loss of biodiversity.

For inquiries about this project: Dr. Ly Sovann -

For media inquiries: Anita Rozowska - arozowska@worldbankgroup.org

For general inquiries: the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org

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    Amount Approved (US$) $19,470,124
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    Total Co-financing
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $395,207,000
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    Total Co-investment
    (in kind & in cash) (US$)     $3,249,347

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