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RFE/RL: World Bank approves $90 million loan for Ukraine’s COVID-19 vaccination

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

Published May 12, 2021 at 6:34 am

A man receives a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease, marketed under the name Covishield and produced in India, at an outpatient clinic in Kiev on April 7, 2021. - Ukraine on April 7, 2021, registered another record number of coronavirus deaths and hospitalisations, with officials warning the situation is "critical". The government on April 7 reported 481 deaths in the previous day and 5,587 people taken to hospital, both the highest figures recorded since the start of the pandemic. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

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The World Bank has approved a $90 million project to help Ukraine’s health sector respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The international financial institution announced the loan on May 11, saying the project will help Ukraine buy COVID-19 vaccines and improve infrastructure for vaccine storage and logistics.