BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an additional funding of US$2 million (RM8.4mil) to help developing countries in Asia and the Pacific contain the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) and improve resilience to this and other communicable diseases.
The funds will be available for all ADB developing member countries in updating and implementing their epidemic response plans, including buying emergency supplies and equipment; assessing health system and economic impacts to improve future resilience; and coordinating better regionally to prevent, detect, and respond to animal and human disease outbreaks.
“ADB’s funding will help countries catalyse efforts to mitigate further damage to the health of families and economies and position them to better respond to the current and future outbreaks.” Over the longer term, this can be scaled up to focus on supporting pandemic preparedness and building resilience.
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