Mozambique: Donors and lenders promised $700 mn for Covid-19, of which only $111 mn is for health – By Joseph Hanlon

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Mozambique: Donors and lenders promised $700 mn for Covid-19, of which only $111 mn is for health – By Joseph Hanlon

7:36 CAT | 02 Mar 2021

Donors and lenders promised $700 mn for Covid-19, of which only $111 mn is for health, according to the 5th report on donations for Covid-19, published by MEF on 20 January. $700 mn has been pledged, of which $662 mn has been delivered and $450 mn transferred to sectors by the end of December (with the remaining $211 mn in a special Bank of Mozambique account).

The control of health by a range of vertical programmes and special funds is clear. Health will receive $111 mn, but of that $40 mn is medicines and goods supplied by donors, $43 mn will be spent directly by partners, and only $29 mn goes to the Ministry of Health.

The biggest amount is $300 mn from the IMF, of which $245 has been allocated – $183 mn for direct budget support, $47 mn for school infrastructure and $15 mn for small investment projects. The World Bank has lent $101 mn, but little has been allocated. The African Development Bank has lent $400 mn, of which $29 mn has gone to energy, agriculture and water. The EU is providing $60 mn, of which $17 mn has gone to health and education.

Relatório no5, Ponto de Situacão dos Compromissos com os parceiros no âmbito da Covid-19: Posição de Dezembro is posted on https://www.mef.gov.mz/index.php/covid-19/1202–271

By Joseph Hanlon

Source: News reports & clippings