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Government signs Rs 2.14 Billion Loan Agreement with World Bank 

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Government signs Rs 2.14 Billion Loan Agreement with World Bank 
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February 25: The Government of Nepal has signed an agreement for additional concessional loan of Rs 2.14 billion ($18 million) with the World Bank (WB). Finance Secretary Madhu Kumar Marasini and the World Bank’s country director for Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives Faris Hadad-Zervos signed the agreement on behalf of their respective sides amidst a programme at the Ministry of Finance on Friday.    

The Ministry said that the loan was taken for COVID- 19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness (CERHSP) Project. The ministry expects the loan assistance will further facilitate the expansion of the comprehensive vaccination campaign against COVID-19 launched by the government and will help in purchasing safe and effective vaccines for children of the age group above 5 years.    

“Nepal has responded expeditiously to the continuously changing environment triggered by the pandemic. It has recorded impressive gains in both primary series COVID-19 vaccination for all populations: 12 years and above as well as booster doses for its most vulnerable populations. This second additional financing will support Nepal to scale-up its vaccination efforts to cover its child population as well," stated Marasini on the occasion.    

According to the Ministry, the proposed additional concessional loan financing and CERHSP project share a common objective of preventing, detecting, and responding to the threat posed by COVID-19 and strengthening the systems for public health preparedness in the nation. The CERHSP project and its additional financing will continue to be implemented under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Population by the Department of Health Services and associated institutional bodies.    

"l am very pleased that the World Bank in its continued partnership with Nepal, and through this additional Financing will make available safe and effective vaccines to a larger proportion of the population. This is very critical as new variants of the coronavirus continue to pose a threat to people’s safety and livelihoods and exhaust public health systems," WB Country Director Faris Hadad-Zervos said. -- RSS  

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