Accelerating Genomics-based Surveillance for COVID-19 Response in South Africa (WB-P177439)

Countries
  • South Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
C
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Voting Date
Dec 10, 2021
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of the Republic of South Africa
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Sectors
  • Education and Health
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Investment Type(s)
Advisory Services
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 5.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Mar 8, 2022

Disclosed by Bank Dec 9, 2021

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to bank documents, the project objective (PDO) is to improve genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 capacities of South Africa and the African region.

This project will expand the capacity of South Africa and the region to produce more than 20,000 SARSCoV-2 genomes in a two-year period (November 2021 and November 2023) by investing in CERI and other regional laboratories. Genomics surveillance aims to transform public health interventions by monitoring genetic changes that impact pathogenicity, diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines. Therefore, this funding will not only help fight COVID-19, but also represent a unique opportunity to expand the genomics infrastructure that can be used for endemic diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, cholera, and other infectious diseases in South Africa and the continent. Furthermore, such genomics infrastructure could also be used to support Africa’s preparedness for future epidemics and pandemic responses.

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World Bank:
Contact : Thulani Clement Matsebula Title : Senior Economist, Health
Telephone No : 5369+3160 Email : tmatsebula@worldbank.org

Borrower:
Borrower : National Treasury
Contact : Mark Blecher Title : Chief Director: Health & Social Development
Telephone No : 27836273251 Email : Mark.Blecher@treasury.gov.za

Implementing Agencies:
Implementing
Agency :
Stellenbosch University
Contact : Tulio de Oliveira Title : Principal Investigator
Telephone No : 27829624219 Email : tulio@sun.ac.za

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