Project profile — Support to COVID-19 Response in Latin America and the Caribbean

• South America, regional (100.00%)

• Health: COVID-19 control (12264) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• Nutrition (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

This project aims to decrease coronavirus (COVID-19) related mortality and morbidity of populations, especially those experiencing marginalization and/or vulnerability in the targeted Caribbean and Latin America countries. Project activities include: (1) ensuring equitable distribution of personal protective equipment for occupational health and safety of health care workers; (2) providing training to health care workers on up-to-date COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment; and (3) providing technical assistance for national COVID-19 testing and surveillance systems to governments.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) enhanced coordination and efficiency of national and regional response operations on COVID-19; (2) decreased human-to-human transmission, including reducing secondary infections among close contacts, healthcare workers and preventing transmission amplification events; (3) effective and early identification, isolation, and care for patients early, including providing optimized care for infected patients; and (4) improved communication of critical risk and event information to all communities and counter misinformation.

Results achieved as of March 2021 include: (1) purchased and delivered more than 370,000 face shields, 100,000 goggles, 268,000 gowns, 427,000 mask respirators and 3.2 million medical masks; (2) provided training to 102 Ministry of Health personnel in Guatemala on disinfection, waste management, sanitation and hygiene; and (3) provided training to 90 primary health care providers in Suriname on COVID-19 case management along the continuum of care, working with Medical Mission to determine options for waste management solutions to facilitate infection prevention and control for the interior of the country.

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