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South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund provides USD 760,600 for medical waste management project in Myanmar

$760.6K USD

Funder	Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund
Recipient Organization	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Country	Myanmar
Start Date	Jan 01, 2021
End Date	Nov 17, 2030
Duration	3,607 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`96973`

Grant Description

Through the South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund (SSCAF), China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) pledged USD 5 million for the "Learning from China's Experience to Improve the Ability of Response to COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific Region" initiative in 2021.

The goal of the project was to strengthen the preparedness and response capacity of the Philippines (Record ID# 96431), Myanmar (Record ID#96973), Cambodia (Record ID#96974), Nepal (Record ID#96975), and Laos (Record ID#96976) and share China’s successful COVID-19 strategies to promote sustainable cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region on COVID-19 response.

The total estimated cost of this initiative is USD 11.42 million with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) providing the remaining USD 6.42 million in parallel funding.

Myanmar received USD 760,600 under this initiative to achieve the following deliverables: - support the expansion and upgrading of the appropriate waste management facilities; - development of guidelines for and provision of targeted trainings on waste management for COVID-19 health care, waste and sanitation workers; - increase awareness and basic knowledge on the prevention and containing of the spread of the virus amongst the most vulnerable populations.

📋 Staff Comments

1. UNDP's contribution was split among the five countries: (Philippines $0, Myanmar $0, Cambodia $5,000,000, Nepal $400,000, Lao PDR $1,020,000)

📚 Sources & References

South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund Project Proposal Template
UNDP and Basel Convention Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific jointly organize webinar on COVID-19 prevention and control
COVID19 Medical Waste Management Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.