Mongolia COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Project Additional Financing

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The Additional Financing will expand the scope of the parent project in its efforts to support Mongolia government's efforts in strengthening the preparedness and response to COVID-19 pandemic while simultaneously preparing the health system for future public health emergencies. The primary objectives of the AF are to enable affordable and equitable access to COVID vaccines and help ensure effective vaccine deployment in Mongolia through enhanced vaccination system strengthening and to further strengthen preparedness and response activities under the parent project. Activities will be expanded to include 1) risk communication and community outreach around the nation-wide covid-19 vaccination to increase awareness and “vaccine literacy”, build trust, and reduce stigma around any COVID-19 vaccine for a larger target population; 2) the preparation of detailed vaccine deployment plan based on WHO Fair Allocation Framework and development of a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system to record the details of the recipients of vaccine as well as vaccine adverse effects; 3) engaging local community-based organizations design, adapt, and scale up innovative service delivery and community mobilization plans; 4) human resource deployment and training for effectively delivering a COVID-19 vaccination program; 5) procurement COVID-19 vaccines; 6) construction of required storage facility and cold chain upgrade as well as minor civil works for WASH and environmental health.