ADDIS ABABA, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank (WB) has provided 195 million U.S. dollars in financial grant to support Ethiopia's healthcare sector, with particular emphasis given to intensifying the country's COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance announced Tuesday. The funding will support Ethiopia's efforts to make COVID-19 vaccines available nationwide and rehabilitate conflict-affected public health facilities, the ministry disclosed. The project will give a vital boost to Ethiopia's health system in order to ensure the delivery of essential maternal and child healthcare, nutrition, and other key services, the ministry said. The World Bank said its financial support to Ethiopia is aimed at addressing some of these challenges and is in line with the World Bank Group's Strategy for Fragility, Conflict and Violence, which emphasizes sustained engagement in volatile environments and building effective institutions. The East African country has so far administered 29,449,341 COVID-19 vaccine doses, vaccinating about 24,534,697 people, according to the latest figures from the Ethiopian Ministry of Health.

Source: Ethiopian News June 07, 2022 17:23 UTC