Central African Republic COVID-19 Preparedness & Response Additional Financing

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The purpose of the Additional Financing is to provide financing to help the government achieve its objective of covering thepopulation over 15 years of age, which represents 52 percent of the population. It will fund the purchase and deployment ofCOVID-19 vaccines that meet Bank’s vaccine approval criteria (VAC) and strengthen relevant vaccination systems that are necessaryfor successful deployment. The country will provide free of cost vaccinations to the population. In addition to the purchase ofvaccines, activities will include: a) the acquisition of consumables and other commodities related to immunization, b) support tothe immunization system and deployment and help deliver COVID-19 vaccines at scale, c) communication, community sensibilization,and d) capacity building to strengthen vaccination deployment planning and management. By expanding the scale and scope of theparent project, the proposed AF would increase the effectiveness of the operation and response to COVID-19 in CAR and contribute tovaccination system strengthening.