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Nigeria currently has over 15,000 active COVID-19 infections amid surge in new cases and spread of the Delta variant. Here are five...

Okowa said the state government would continue to collaborate with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and development partners. | Pulse Nigeria

• • Federal Govt, states’ officials meet next week, plan how coronavirus cash will be spent The Federal Government is set to release N36bn to states as part of measures to curb the rising COVID-19 cases and prevent the third wave of the virus. The Benue State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Joseph Ngbea, who disclosed this in an interview with one of  our correspondents on Wednesday, stated that the Federal Government promised to release the fund before the end of this month...

The World Bank has increased its support for Cabo Verde’s covid-19 response plan to €17.6 million from April 2020, closing a third additional financing for the purchase of tests, protective equipment and vaccines, among others. The agreement, signed on 3 July between the Cabo Verdean state and the International Development Association (IDA), of the World Bank Group, provides further funding, amounting to seven million SDRs (Special Drawing Rights, equivalent to €8.43 million), t...

COVID-19 in Ghana: Raising awareness, promoting safety and protecting essential services Format Psychosocial support, wheelchairs, and protective gear were provided to over 20,000 persons with disabilities  For Ghana, COVID-19 is exacerbating poverty and disproportionately impacting the poor and vulnerable. Economic growth has slowed, and the labor market has been hard hit—77 percent of the population reported a decline in household income during the first three months of the pandemic.�...

World Bank Supports Ghana With $200m For Covid-19 Vaccines

World Bank has approved a $200 million Ghana COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project Second Additional Financing to procure and deploy COVID-19 vaccines for 13 million people.

AMMAN — Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nasser Shraideh on Thursday said that the World Bank (WB)’s support to the Kingdom will help boost the economy and create new investment opportunities.The minister’s remarks were made during a meeting with a senior-level World Bank Group (WBG) delegation at the ministry that was followed by a press briefing.The

Download logo The World Bank approved an $8.5 million grant in additional financing to support affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in Sierra

Extensive reforms are required to translate the government’s education vision into a concrete set of programs and projects to accelerate economic recovery