| Project Detail |
Project Name COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program
Project Number 54156-001
Country Tajikistan
Project Status Approved
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Grant
Source of Funding / Amount
Grant 0706-TAJ: COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program
concessional ordinary capital resources lending / Asian Development Fund US$ 50.00 million
Strategic Agendas Inclusive economic growth
Regional integration
Drivers of Change Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
Governance and capacity development
Sector / Subsector
Health / Disease control of communicable disease
Public sector management / Public expenditure and fiscal management - Social protection initiatives
Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Effective gender mainstreaming
Description The proposed COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support (CARES) program will support the implementation of the governments countercyclical measures, targeting the poor and vulnerable while meeting financing needs and achieving debt sustainability. The program is aligned with the overarching development objective: COVID-19 transmission reduced while minimizing economic, public, and social impacts. The effect of the program will be: COVID-19 outbreak more effectively managed, and social and economic impacts reduced. The program has three outputs: (i) health measures for COVID-19 country preparedness and response implemented, (ii) increased social assistance and food security measures implemented, and (iii) enhanced support for business entities and measures to safeguard employment implemented. The proposed CARES program grant is $50 million. The program is coordinated with ADBs overall assistance package to the CAREC region, incorporating a regional cooperation aspect in responding to this global as well as regional crisis. The program will also support CAREC-2030s Operational Cluster 5 (human development), by addressing pandemic risks and controlling transboundary communicable diseases. The CARES program will also promote the adoption of international preparedness and response standards and best practices, especially those recommended by WHO, to manage pandemics and public health emergencies. Food, medical items, seeds, and fertilizers from neighboring countries will be procured as measures for the COVID-19 response. |
