WB to provide $1-B health loan to India

By Xinhua News Agency

Mar 06, 2023 12:09 am

NEW DELHI: The World Bank will provide a $1-billion loan to India to support the country's health sector for pandemic preparedness and enhanced health service delivery, a finance ministry official said Saturday.

The agreement signed between the government of India and the World Bank on Friday consists of two complementary $500-million loans, each to support two projects, the Public Health Systems for Pandemic Preparedness Program (PHSPPP) and the Enhanced Health Services Delivery Program (EHSDP).

FOR HEALTH PURPOSES Photo taken on April 17, 2020 shows the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., the United States. The World Bank will provide a $1-billion loan to India to support the country’s health sector for pandemic preparedness and enhanced health service delivery, a finance ministry official said Saturday, March 4, 2023. XINHUA PHOTO

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