ADB to provide $305 million in efforts to support COVID-19 emergency relief services.

Islamabad -- Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $305 Million in the efforts to support the COVID-19 emergency relief services. A meeting of the Concept Clearance Committee was held here to discuss the financing plan being offered by the ADB in the efforts to support the COVID-19 emergency relief services under the title 'Emergency Assistance for Fighting against Covid-19 Pandemic' worth $305 Million was presented and was subsequently approved.

The meeting was chaired by Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan which was attended by a delegation of Asian Development Bank led by the Country Director Ms. Xiaohong Yang. ADB will provide $200 Million for social protection for the poor and vulnerable and $105 Million for public health emergency preparedness.

The proposal will also focus on stockpiling of stores and health inventories for any unexpected surge and to sustain the provision of personal protective equipments (PPEs) and medical supplies throughout Corona pandemic. The proposal also envisage up gradation of existing facilities or adding additional space within existing facilities, training of health staff, strengthening of the health...