ISLAMABD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $300 million loan to Pakistan to help strengthen its public health response system to cope with the situation out of COVID-19 pandemic and help fulfill basic needs of vulnerable and poor segments of society.
Some of Pakistan’s most vulnerable families will be supported amid the COVID-19 pandemic through a $300 million emergency assistance loan provided by ADB, an official statement issued here said.
ADB will help upgrade health facilities, purchase medical equipment, and train health workers through a new $300 million emergency loan.
The emergency funding will help Pakistan procure medical supplies and personal protective equipment for hospitals and their frontline health workers, upgrade medical facilities, and train health workers, among others.
The ADB emergency funding will also help provide cash assistance to directly benefit the women of poor households through the government’s Ehsaas Emergency Cash Assistance Package, launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
