JAKARTA, KalderaNews.com – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Friday, May 22, 2020 approved $250 million for the Indonesia COVID-19 Emergency Response Project. The financing will help the country reduce the risk of spread, improve the ability to detect, and enhance the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will also support strengthening the national systems for public health preparedness.
“The Government of Indonesia is utilizing all possible means to mitigate the health, social and economic impacts of COVID-19. With support from organizations such as the World Bank, we are committed to strengthen our capacity for prevention, testing, treatment and information systems, while ensuring safe working conditions for our health workers. We also welcome our development partners’ efforts to provide coordinated financing and the World Bank’s collaboration with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Islamic Development Bank on this program,” said Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
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