Snapshot review of Two World Bank COVID-19 Health support programs in Egypt
Appendixes
Appendix A: Covid-19 funding for Egypt
Country/
Organization
Amount given (aid,
loan, or grant)
Objective of funding
IMF
2.772 billion USD
“To address the COVID-19 pandemic”
EU
89 million euros
(grant)
Part of the amendment made to Health Sector
Policy Support Program II: Combat COVID19’s effect on the health sector through:
- Preventive measures
- Improving case detection
- Establishing institutional infrastructure
French Development
Agency
15 million euros
(grant)
Purchasing medical and protective equipment.
Japan
9.5 million USD
(grant)
Support to the health sector in combating
COVID-19
United Nations
Children’s Fund
7.74 million USD
(grant)
Providing support to the health sector for
combatting COVID-19
US Agency for
International
Development
3.2 million USD
(grant)
Funding the Egyptian Red Crescent in
providing hygiene kits to rural areas as well as
vulnerable urban demographics. Support in
expanding awareness, initial fever screening,
and referral services, providing psycho-social
support services to healthcare workers.
Arab Fund for
3.2 million USD
Economic and Social (grant)
Development
Providing support to the health sector for
combatting COVID-19
South Korea
900,000 USD (grant) PCR testing kits and medical masks
Canada (through the
UNDP)
500,000 USD (grant) For the purchase, delivery and installment of
equipment to diagnose COVID-19
African Development 500,000 USD (grant) Food supplies for informal workers affected by
Bank
COVID-19
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