Kathmandu, 20 March: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $75 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to support access to safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines and equitable vaccine distribution by strengthening Nepal’s health and vaccination system. The financing is expected to facilitate vaccination of at least one-third of the population through an equitable distribution plan.
“The pandemic presents immense challenges and an uncertain environment, particularly in the purchase, supply and distribution of vaccines,” said Faris Hadad-Zervos, World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. “It is a testament to our strong partnership with Nepal that the Bank has been able to move quickly to support the government’s ambitious plans to vaccinate at least 72 percent of the population.”, reads a press release issued by the World Bank country office in Nepal.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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