📋 Tender Overview
The Caribbean Development Bank CDB has approved a loan of approximately USD4.4 million mn for the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines GOSVG to improve the capacity of the countrys health sector to respond to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and improve resilience of the health sector to respond to health and other emergencies. CDB Vice President Operations Mr. Isaac Solomon said In addition to the effects of COVID-19 in recent times Saint Vincent and the Grenadines SVG has also had to grapple with the eruption of the La Soufrire Volcano and the impact of Hurricane Elsa which have severely strained healthcare systems. The assistance from CDB will support the Governments ongoing healthcare management response and help to minimise the adverse impacts of the pandemic and other emergencies on the populations health.Over the last two years health delivery systems in SVG have been overburdened particularly during spikes in COVID-19 infections which tested the capacity of personnel equipment facilities and other resources. CDBs support will improve COVID-19 surveillance case detection and monitoring increase the capacity of response teams augment health information systems and improve the delivery of critical care. The project loan is being allocated from a USD50 mn loan facility provided by the Inter-American Development Bank to support COVID-19 response projects in Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States OECS Member Countries.
