AF Uzbekistan Emergency COVID-19 Response Project

active

Prospective

The proposed project will support the Government of Uzbekistan in responding to a potential outbreak of COVID-19. Component 1 Strengthening National Health System to respond to COVID-19 will provide immediate support to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, with a focus on limiting community transmission, building capabilities to handle severe cases and mitigating the negative financial economic at the household level. It will also support the development of multisectoral response coordination and community preparedness. This will include a communication and outreach strategy, training for community health workers, national bodies and media outlets. The focus of communication activities will be to ensure that the population at risk will be better informed and engaged in prevention and treatment measures. In addition, the Component 2 will support social protection efforts to mitigate the effect of containment measures on the population by providing cash transfers to poor and vulnerable families. It will also support the provision of unemployment cash transfers to people who became unemployed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and support wage subsidies to firms to be able to furlough workers. Finally, Component 3 will provide financing for a project management unit and monitoring activities.

FY17 - Health

World Bank Group

Project

Seaport, Commercial, Government