COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility Project

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This project will support the Government of Tanzania respond to the immediate health sector needs for the COVID-19 epidemic. The project will comprise the following three components:1. Strengthening Laboratory Diagnosis Capacity: this component would mobilize immediate support to limit further spread of COVID-19 and support enhancement of disease detection capacities by ensuring prompt case finding and contact tracing. The project would support improving operational capacity of the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL). It will finance procurement of equipment, medical supplies and reagents for testing COVID-19 specimens.2. Improving management of COVID-19 cases: this component would help improve case management of COVID-19 through: (i) procurement and installation of liquid oxygen generating plants and oxygen supply system at selected regional referral hospitals as well as supply of oxygen cylinders to neighboring health facilities; (ii) procurement of essential medicines and supplies; and (iii) training biomedical technicians on production and management of oxygen plants, nurses on proper provision of oxygen gas to patients and laboratory staff on diagnosis of COVID-19.3. Implementation Management and Monitoring and Evaluation: this component would support strengthening of existing government structures for coordination of project activities and as well as project management, including financial management and procurement arrangements.