Lesotho COVID-19 emergency preparedness and response project (P173939) - Mafeteng hospital operations: environmental and social management plan (ESMP) operations phase

ABSTRACT

An outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has been spreading rapidly across the world since December 2019, following the diagnosis of the initial cases in Wuhan, China. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic. As of January 6, 2021, the outbreak has resulted in more than 86 million global cases and more than 1.8 million global deaths.1 and 3206 cases in Lesotho with 65 deaths. In order to respond to this global pandemic, the Government of Lesotho (GoL) will implement a Lesotho COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project (EPRP), with World Bank (WB) financial support. The Lesotho COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project (EPRP), with US$ 7.5 million total budget, comprises of two main components, Emergency COVID-19 Response (US$6.675 million), and Project Implementation and Monitoring & Evaluation (US$0.825 million).