The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$95 million loan to facilitate the Cambodian government in offering vaccination for Cambodians against Covid-19 from 2022 to 2023 in a press release on Feb, 15.
“The project will help Cambodia save lives by reducing the number of severe coronavirus cases and accelerate the country’s economic recovery from the pandemic,” according to ADB Senior Social Sector Specialist Rikard Elfving’s statement.
He added that ADB will also provide US$1 million in technical assistance to help Cambodia boost the effectiveness of logistics and supply-management systems and reduce access barriers among women, girls, children, and hard-to-reach populations.
So far, according to the ministry, 6.08 million people, or 38 percent of the entire population, have received their third dose or booster shot, while 665,492 people, or 4%, have received their fourth dose. Additionally, Cambodia’s health ministry announced on Tuesday that 13.8 million people, or 86.2 percent of the country’s 16 million people, have been fully inoculated against COVID-19.
In the year 2020, Cambodia was mainly successful in halting the spread of the coronavirus. Later on, the outbreak is off and on; sometimes the cases are ups and downs. Therefore, It seems to be more responsible and meticulous no how to ward off Cambodian from being infected.