Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Ukraine – Emergency Appeals – World Health Organization (WHO) 2023
Agreement Number:
7448782 P012531001
Agreement Value:
$1,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 31, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023
Description:
March 2023 – Humanitarian needs in Ukraine continue to be significant. The 2023 Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) indicates 17.7 million people require humanitarian assistance in Ukraine this year. Priority needs result largely from attacks on energy and shelter infrastructure, which hampers access to water, food, health care, transportation, telecommunications, and other essential services. The war is impacting women and men in different ways and is exacerbating pre-existing inequalities.
With GAC’s support, the World Health Organization (WHO) respond to immediate health needs. Project activities include: (1) treating the wounded, trauma-affected and others in need of health care, prioritizing emergency medical services people with disabilities, older persons, children, and other vulnerable groups; (2) providing life-saving sexual and reproductive health services, including prenatal care; and (3) coordinating the health cluster response to emergency health needs in Ukraine.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access to essential life-saving health services in Ukraine; (2) improved coordination of emergency health response in Ukraine; and (3) strengthened health information management and surveillance in Ukraine.
The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated, and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.
Location:
Geneva, CH
Reference Number:
064-2024-2025-Q2-00507
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Belated reporting
Recipient's Operating Name:
WHO - World Health Organization
Recipient's Legal Name:
WHO - World Health Organization
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.