AMMAN — The
World Bank has
disbursed about $28 million for a program that helps Jordan purchase some 4.8
million doses of the coronavirus vaccine to achieve herd immunity and
accelerate recovery, according to Al-Mamlaka TV.
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In January, the bank transferred
around $27.98 million to Jordan; before that, $125,000 was given last October,
$14 million in February 2021, and $5.8 million in June 2020.
The project contributes to vaccinate
about 2.4 million people against the coronavirus in Jordan, or 40 percent of
the adult population currently eligible for the vaccine. When that figure is
reached, 75 percent of the population will have been vaccinated.
As of January 234,551,296 people had
received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in Jordan, and 4,157,442
people had received the second dose of the vaccine.
On June 16, 2021, the World Bank
approved an additional $63.7 million to fund Jordan’s
coronavirus emergency response project, support efforts to promote safe, effective, and equitable
access to coronavirus vaccines, and accelerate a phased vaccination program to
reopen the economy, schools, and the most affected sectors.
This additional funding is set to
support Jordan achieve its goal of vaccinating 75 percent of the adult
population, for early and resilient recovery.
In 2020, the bank approved the first
$20 million coronavirus emergency response project to help prevent coronavirus,
detect and respond to the threat of the pandemic, and strengthen Jordan’s
healthcare system and public health preparedness.
Over the course of 2020, the project
renovated four health facilities, fully equipping them with medical devices,
equipment, and supplies, to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
"The $64 million project is
helping the government finance the purchase of coronavirus vaccines, as the
financing includes a grant of about $14 million and $50 million in the form of
concessional loans from the World Bank," said
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nasser Al-Shraideh at a press conference on June 10,
2021, to announce agreements between the bank and Jordan.
World Bank Group Regional Director
Saroj Kumar Jah said at the conference: “Fair, broad and rapid access to
coronavirus vaccines is critical to protecting lives and provides the
foundation for the recovery of the Jordanian economy. This additional funding
would support Jordan in expanding its comprehensive and effective vaccination program.”
The additional funding aims to
enable Jordan to access much-needed vaccines from a range of sources in order
to support its goal of having a range of options to access vaccines under
conditions Jordan deems appropriate to its circumstances (such as value for
money, regulatory approvals, and time of delivery of vaccines, among other
features).
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