Against the backdrop of COVID-19, the OPEC Fund’s mission to help governments strengthen their healthcare systems is more urgent than ever.
pandemic exposed and exacerbated gaps in healthcare systems across the world and really highlighted the ever- increasing disparity between healthcare in developed and emerging economies.” Evercare – an OPEC Fund beneficiary – aims to bridge this gulf: It has a network of 30 hospitals, 16 clinics and 82 diagnostic centers across Africa and south-east Asia, where it is seeking new opportunities to strengthen healthcare for underserved communities. Promoting sustainable development in more than 125 countries since its foundation in 1976, the OPEC Fund has a longstanding involvement in healthcare
projects. In total, we have pledged US$1.1 billion to sovereign and non- sovereign health projects. In March 2020, we committed US$1 billion to COVID-19-related projects – nearly all of which has now been deployed. Guided by the Sustainable Development
Goal (SDG) 3 – Good Health and Well-Being, we will continue to
increase our engagement with our client countries, partners and the international development community and focus our efforts on contributing to immediate
relief and longer-term economic recovery, where support is most needed.
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