WORLD BANK CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PANDEMIC IS IMPRESSIVE
Ever since the outbreak of the pandemic, WORLD BANK has contributed unequivocally to the war against COVID-19
World Bank financing of over USD$4 billion for #COVID19 vaccines is supporting 50+ developing countries, half of which are in Africa. This is part of our commitment to help countries purchase and deploy vaccines and strengthen their health systems.
The World Bank reiterated its call to governments, pharmaceutical companies, and organizations involved in vaccine procurement and delivery to help increase transparency and build greater public information.
Regarding vaccine contracts, options and agreements; vaccine financing and delivery agreements; and doses delivered and future delivery plans.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Bank Group has approved more than $150 billion to fight the health, economic, and social impacts of the pandemic.
Since April 2020, the Bank has scaled up its financing by over 50 percent, helping more than 100 countries meet emergency health needs.
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