{"id":65001,"date":"2020-05-04T12:58:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T07:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=65001"},"modified":"2020-05-04T12:58:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T07:58:11","slug":"wb-announces-usd-247m-programme-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wb-announces-usd-247m-programme-pakistan.html","title":{"rendered":"WB develops USD 247.5mn programme for Pakistani healthcare professionals, affectees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The World Bank (WB) has drawn up a USD 247.5 million programme to support Pakistan\u2019s frontline healthcare workers whose lives have been negatively affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic \u2014 a news source reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/world-bank-increase-social-sector-financing-pakistan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Bank to increase social-sector financing for Pakistan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this regard, the WB Pakistan recently shared details about the proposed PKR 200 million project, called \u2018Pandemic Response Effectiveness in Pakistan (PREP)\u2019. Additional funding of PKR 47.5 million from the bank\u2019s existing projects is also expected to be utilized for the initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WB team managed to prepare the project within a short period of just 10 days. As a result of its quick response to the emergency, by April 23, USD 69.8 million worth of funds had already been disbursed among communities affected by the ongoing lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/world-bank-begins-evaluating-funds-request-dasu-dam-expansion-project.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Bank begins evaluating funds request for Dasu Dam expansion project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project further involves the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) to doctors and medical staff; including items like masks, gloves, protective suits, gowns, coveralls, and face shields. Reportedly, the first batch of the said PPEs has already been delivered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The World Bank (WB) has drawn up a USD 247.5 million programme to support Pakistan\u2019s frontline healthcare workers whose lives have been negatively affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic \u2014 a news source reported. Read: World Bank to increase social-sector financing for Pakistan In this regard, the WB Pakistan recently shared details about the proposed PKR 200 million project, called \u2018Pandemic Response Effectiveness in Pakistan (PREP)\u2019. Additional funding of PKR 47.5 million from the bank\u2019s existing projects is also expected to be utilized for the initiative. The WB team managed to prepare the project within a short period of just 10 days. As a result of its quick response to the emergency, by April 23, USD 69.8 million worth of funds had already been disbursed among communities affected by the ongoing lockdown. Read: World Bank begins evaluating funds request for Dasu Dam expansion project The project further involves the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) to doctors and medical staff; including items like masks, gloves, protective suits, gowns, coveralls, and face shields. 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