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Drones Deliver Medicines to Distant Health Centers in Rural Meghalaya
HIGHLIGHTS
- Supplying inexpensive quality healthcare to hard-to-reach areas has long been a
challenge for Meghalaya. People living in rural areas find it difficult to access health services, especially during the rainy season between June and September. - A new drone service was introduced by the Government of Meghalaya under the World Bank financed Meghalaya Health Systems Development Project, essential injections and medicines are brought over once a week by a drone from Jengjal District Hospital over 100 kilometres away.
- Since 2021, the Meghalya Health Systems Strengthening Project with World Bank support of $40 million has been helping the north-eastern state of Meghalaya strengthen its public health system where access to quality health services remains a challenge, particularly in rural areas. More than 3 million people across all 11 districts of the Meghalaya are expected to benefit from the project.
World Bank Announces New Steps to Add Billions in Financial Capacity
The World Bank is taking bold new steps to increase its lending capacity, a major boost in firepower that will give millions of people a chance to escape poverty and improve their lives. At this critical moment in history, and echoing the calls from the international community, the Bank is doubling down to tackle intertwined challenges – jobs, climate, fragility, and pandemics. These efforts entail decisive action to build a better Bank to achieve a world free of poverty on a livable planet.
We are still unprepared for the next pandemic. But we can fix this.
We live in a world where the risks of pandemics – particularly with zoonotic origins – are
growing, driven by climate change, deforestation, changing land use patterns, food systems, water shortages, and urbanization. As the WHO has warned, the question is not if there will be another pandemic, it’s when.
WBG Procurement Opportunities
Interested in Doing Business with the World Bank Group? Please see selected opportunities
below.
Procurement Framework and Regulations for Projects After July 1, 2016 (worldbank.org)
Water knows no borders: Transboundary cooperation is key to water security and avoiding conflict
As pressure mounts on the world’s freshwater resources, closer international cooperation is 
needed to manage the world’s shared rivers, aquifers, and lakes. For decades, the World Bank Group has supported programs to foster cooperation over water as part of ensuring water security for all in support of sustainable development and job creation.
The Interlocking Challenges of Climate Change and Poverty | The Development Podcast
FEATURING: Richard Damania, Chief Economist for Sustainable Development, World 
Bank / Roselyn Fosuah Adjei, Director of Climate Change for the Ghana Forestry Co
The World Bank Group is aligning its financing with the Paris Agreement goals on climate change. This is important, as it keeps us focused on containing the warming of the earth to well below 2 degrees, and preferably 1.5 degrees Celsius, while achieving sustainable development and ending poverty. What does this mean and what will it take to achieve it? We asked Jennifer Sara, Global Director of the World Bank’s Climate Change Group; and Stephane Guimbert, Director of Operations Policy & Country Services to explain.
IFC: Creating New Commercial Relationships in India
The National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) is pleased to announce an upcoming
procurement information session aimed at raising awareness among the local, regional, and even the international market on essential aspects when bidding for Sint Maarten Trust Fund projects. This initiative seeks to promote transparency, inclusivity, and efficiency in the procurement process while enhancing the potential for participation of small companies in Sint Maarten.
World Bank Names 15 Leading CEOs and Chairs to Join the Private Sector Investment Lab
LONDON, July 10 2023 – The World Bank today announced the 15 Chief Executive Officers and Chairs who will make up the Private Sector Investment Lab. The founding members comprise a core group charged with developing solutions to address the barriers to private sector investment in emerging markets. The quality of their individual – and combined – expertise, leadership, and success in business and finance underscores the growing momentum, and level of commitment, for public and private collaboration to address global challenges and urgently scale development solutions.
Putting Mobile Phone Data to Work for Development
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