YANGON (Xinhua): The World Bank announced on Monday (April 20) it has approved US$50 million of loans for the Myanmar Covid-19 Emergency Response Project as part of global emergency support operations through a dedicated fast-track Covid-19 facility.
According to World Bank's release, the project mainly will focus on upscaling of Intensive Care Units at selected hospitals along with capacity building of health staff and officials as well as community engagement activities throughout the country.
The loans will cover eight central level hospitals and 43 Region and State level hospitals across the country with the implementation rolled out in a phased manner starting with the most at-risk areas such as densely populated areas and areas with frequent travel and migration. The emergency response project complements the World Bank-financed Myanmar Essential Health Services Access Project which since 2015 has been supporting over 12,000 primary health care facilities across the country, the release added.
Myanmar has reported 117 confirmed cases of Covid-19 with five deaths so far in the country. - Xinhua
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