Philippines COVID-19 Emergency Response Project - Additional Financing 2

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The project primarily supports the strengthening of emergency COVID-19 health care response, which includes the provision of medical and laboratory equipment and reagents and the provision of medical supplies, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and medicines. The project also supports strengthening of Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs) prevention, preparedness, and response capacity at national and sub-national level, including enhancing isolation/quarantine facilities, and strengthening laboratory capacity at the national and sub-national levels. The first additional financing in amount of US$500 million became effective in March 2021 to support the Government of the Philippines (GOP) in procuring and deploying COVID-19 vaccines that meet the Bank’s Vaccine Approval Criteria (VAC). The proposed second additional financing, in the amount of US$300 million, will support the GOP in expanding the COVID-19 vaccine coverage to the whole population of the Philippines as well as to provide additional doses to vulnerable population.