Title:
COVID-19 Response Basket Fund in Nigeria
Agreement Number:
7422951 P009490001
Agreement Value:
$3,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Sep 30, 2020 - Apr 30, 2022
Description:
The project aims to support Nigeria’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic by ensuring optimum care of the confirmed cases, containing further spread of the outbreak, and establishing a pathway for rapid recovery and resilience. The project aligns with and supports the rapid implementation of the Government of Nigeria’s national COVID-19 multi-sectoral pandemic response plan, and enables a coordinated approach for the international community and United Nations’ (UN) agencies to provide targeted and coordinated support.
Project activities include: (1) increasing access for health facilities to critical medical supplies such as personal protective equipment (PPE), testing kits, and treatment facility materials; (2) supporting vulnerable households with cash transfers and livelihoods opportunities; (3) raising awareness on sexual and gender-based violence prevention; (4) providing support to health facilities, including for the continuation of reproductive and maternal health care; and (5) strengthening the coordinated COVID-19 response plan of the states and federal government.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcome for this project is that the rapid implementation of Nigeria’s National COVID-19 multi-sectoral pandemic response plan is strengthened. This is to be achieved by: (1) improving rapid procurement of disease commodity packages for surveillance, prevention and control, and clinical management; (2) supporting complementary ongoing risk communication strategies for sustained community engagement and cooperation; (3) supporting the development of tailored and decentralized response strategies at the state-level and aligned to the coordinated framework at the Federal level; (4) maintaining access to essential health services; (5) enhancing pro-active, gender-responsive early recovery, social protection and cohesion and gender-based-violence response, including with vulnerable groups; (6) improving coordination of partnerships and mobilization of resources for collective response.
Reference Number:
064-2020-2021-Q3-00411
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Belated reporting that should have been included in the 2020-2021 2nd Quarter report.
Recipient's Legal Name:
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.