GoI and ADB sign loan to enhance India’s pandemic preparedness

New Delhi: The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $170 million loan to strengthen India’s health system for future pandemics. This funding will bolster disease surveillance, enhance health professional standards, and promote climate-resilient healthcare infrastructure.

The loan will support the ‘Strengthened and Measurable Actions for Resilient and Transformative Health Systems Programme’ (SMART Health).

Key initiatives include:

1. Improved Disease Surveillance: Establishing infectious disease lab networks and data systems.
2. Enhanced Health Workforce: Legislative reforms for healthcare education and standards.
3. Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Developing green health facilities and critical care hospital blocks.

The program aligns with India’s National Health Policy 2017 and Ayushman Bharat initiatives.

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