ADB approves US$20mil loan to support Laos' emergency response to Covid-19


VIENTIANE: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved on Tuesday (May 26) a US$20mil loan to support Laos' response to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, Laos News Agency (KPL) has reported.

The loan, as additional financing to the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Health Security Project, will assist the Laos Ministry of Health in procuring personal protective equipment, laboratory equipment, testing kits, medical devices, and ambulances.

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