Albania Emergency COVID-19 Response Project

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The objectives of the Project will be achieved through activities that support continued containment of COVID-19 in the short term, alongside investments to strengthen Albania’s capacity for preventing and responding to public health emergencies (including further waves of the COVID-19 pandemic) in the medium- and longer-term. Albania’s current position on the epidemic curve means that investments based on both short- and longer-term concerns are essential, to not lose the gains made through Albania’s effective immediate response whilst strengthening the health system beyond the current crisis. As such, Albania has requested assistance to provide widespread population testing (including newer serologic testing); strengthen surveillance and contact tracing; start planning appropriate adjustment of physical distancing requirements and other preventive measures (carefully differentiated by region, economic sector, age or health status); expand capacity for treatment of severe cases, should numbers increase, whilst maintaining essential medical care and minimizing risks for patients and health personnel; and, enhance communications with the public and other key stakeholders. Objectives, scope and components of this project are aligned with the COVID-19 Fast Track Facility