02 | OPERATIONS
HEALTH
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated that the world needs to strengthen healthcare systems and ensure inclusive access to healthcare services for vulnerable populations such as women and children. The unprecedented health crisis also showed that there is an ever-growing need to invest in healthcare systems to increase capacities and preparedness.
The OPEC Fund focuses on global, regional and national health initiatives aimed at preventing and treating high-burden diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected tropical diseases and non-communicable diseases such as cancer and diabetes. The Fund’s financing in the sector also helps the development of primary to tertiary healthcare and training facilities, manufacturing of medical supplies and increasing the number of hospital beds. This long-standing commitment is fully in line with SDG 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing).
In 2021, the OPEC Fund committed US$15 million to the health sector, while it also offered emergency support in other sectors through its COVID-19 response package.
STRENGTHENING PUBLIC HEALTH IN EL SALVADOR The OPEC Fund, together with the World Bank, cooperated with the government in the El Salvador COVID-19 Response Project to strengthen national systems for public health. An OPEC Fund US$15 million loan financed emergency measures such as the provision of medical supplies and equipment and the increase in number of intensive care units. It also supported El Salvador’s efforts for pandemic preparedness, capacity building, communication and train- ing activities in the health sector.
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