| Project Detail |
To vaccinate eligible populations against COVID-19 in states falling within the scope of the Project (project states).
DESCRIPTION
The project will support procurement of safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19. The proposed Loan will be co-financed with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under its rapid response component (RRC) of ADB’s Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX). The loan proceeds of ADB and AIIB will finance expenditures in relation to the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines that meet the APVAX eligibility criteria . The government will cover the goods and services tax for the vaccines and provide in-kind contribution, in form of counterpart staff, logistics, cold chain and various facilities to the AIIB and ADB project investment. In parallel to this Project, ADB has mobilized around USD 4 million for technical assistance to provide catalytic operational support through program management unit, monitoring of vaccination sites, strengthening biomedical waste management capacity etc. |
