Serbia Emergency COVID-19 Response Project

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The PDO will be achieved through the implementation of activities that support further prevention of COVID-19 transmission combined with activities that strengthen the health system’s capacity for disease management. Both approaches are essential to the immediate response and will serve the dual purpose of simultaneously strengthening the health system beyond the current crisis for the medium term. Financing from this support is from the FTCF. The project will have two components: i). Emergency COVID-19 Response: procurement of essential protective equipment and other essential items to protect healthcare workers and patients; risk communication, community engagement and behavior change, including social distancing measures and associated mitigation strategies. Emergency Health System Capacity Strengthening for COVID-19 Case Management: Strengthening the centralized and decentralized health system capabilities for disease surveillance, case management, and infection prevention and control (IPC).ii). Implementation Management and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E): Strengthening of public structures for the coordination and management of the project, including central and regional arrangements for coordination of activities, financial management, procurement, and social and environmental management.