{"id":33764,"date":"2024-04-18T23:35:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T04:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev?p=33764"},"modified":"2024-04-18T18:09:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T23:09:06","slug":"cdb-idb-launch-us5-22-million-project-to-boost-health-care-capacity-in-saint-lucia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/cdb-idb-launch-us5-22-million-project-to-boost-health-care-capacity-in-saint-lucia\/","title":{"rendered":"CDB, IDB Launch US$5.22 Million Project to Boost Health Care Capacity in Saint Lucia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saint Lucia<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">The Caribbean Development Bank, (CBD) in collaboration with the InterAmerican Bank, (IDB) on Thursday, February 8, 2024, launched a US$5.22 million project aimed at increasing the capacity of the public health care system in Saint Lucia to respond to current and emergent health security threats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">The initiative was devised to address gaps in Saint Lucia\u2019s health service capacity which became apparent as the country tackled the COVID-19 pandemic. The interventions are focused on improving surveillance, case detection, and monitoring capabilities within the health system which will reduce the transmission of illnesses. The project will also facilitate procurement of protective equipment and other health resources for medical personnel which will improve health service delivery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><strong>CDB\u2019s\u00a0Director of Projects, Mrs Therese Turner-Jone<\/strong>s\u00a0<a id=\"_Hlk158049330\" name=\"_Hlk158049330\"><\/a>commended the Government and People of Saint Lucia for efforts to bolster the country\u2019s health sector post-COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>\u201cWe look forward to collaborative efforts to ensure that these projects are delivered effectively and efficiently, and we will work with stakeholders to ensure that we are on the same page. In this way, we will achieve development outcomes that will bolster Saint Lucia\u2019s resilience,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<strong>Mrs Turner-Jones<\/strong>\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">The project financing was provided under the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) COVID-19 Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Line of Credit. I<strong>nter-American Development Bank, Chief of Operations, Country Department \u2013 Barbados, Mr. Jean-Eric Steinhardt<\/strong>, expressed pleasure at the partnership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>\u201cCongratulations to the Government of Saint Lucia for embarking on this project. We at the IDB, now more than ever, are pleased to partner with you to finance initiatives that\u00a0deliver more effective results\u00a0for the communities that are meant to benefit. This is the essence of our mission to improve lives,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said\u00a0<strong>Mr. Steinhardt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><strong>Saint Lucia\u2019s Minister for Health, Wellness & Elderly Affairs, the Hon. Moses Jn. Baptiste<\/strong>\u00a0said the project activities would contribute to health sector reform in Saint Lucia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><em>\u201cHealth sector reform in Saint Lucia will focus on continuing to increase the quality of health care on every level and doing it in a way that benefits those who benefit. We know that because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it\u2019s going to be even more challenging and whatever we do we must be ready for the next pandemic,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>said\u00a0<strong>Mr Jn. Baptiste<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">The CDB launched several youth and health-related projects in Saint Lucia last week aimed at building resilience in the country\u2019s social sector.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caribank.org\/newsroom\/news-and-events\/cdb-idb-launch-us522-million-project-boost-health-care-capacity-saint-lucia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Image: pexels-totalshape-<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saint Lucia The Caribbean Development Bank, (CBD) in collaboration with the InterAmerican Bank, (IDB) on Thursday, February 8, 2024, launched a US$5.22 million project aimed at increasing the capacity of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1091,"featured_media":33765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[250],"tags":[182,139,230],"class_list":["post-33764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-articles","tag-caribbean-development-bank","tag-healthcaremedical","tag-saint-lucia"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-totalshape-2383010-scaled-e1713481568888.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6u9Qa-8MA","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33035,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/cdb-eib-launch-us9-86-million-project-to-improve-saint-lucia-health-care-systems\/","url_meta":{"origin":33764,"position":0},"title":"CDB, EIB Launch US$9.86 million Project to Improve Saint Lucia Health Care Systems","author":"Mayra Bonilla Lopez","date":"March 7, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Saint Lucia A planned upgrade of the Saint Lucia Health Systems made possible through a USD9.86 million loan from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB), will begin shortly following a launch in Saint Lucia today. Nearly USD2 million will be utilised for purchasing critical\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/medical-appointment-doctor-healthcare-Pixabay-pexels-e1713481653466.jpeg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/medical-appointment-doctor-healthcare-Pixabay-pexels-e1713481653466.jpeg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/medical-appointment-doctor-healthcare-Pixabay-pexels-e1713481653466.jpeg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/medical-appointment-doctor-healthcare-Pixabay-pexels-e1713481653466.jpeg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15401,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/cdb-idb-sign-us50-million-loan-for-covid-19-response-in-the-oecs\/","url_meta":{"origin":33764,"position":1},"title":"CDB, IDB sign US$50 million loan for COVID-19 response in the OECS","author":"Michele Marius","date":"February 9, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today signed a US$50 million loan agreement to support COVID-19 response projects in the\u00a0Organisation\u00a0of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Member States. The agreement was signed by CDB Vice-President (Operations), Diana Wilson Patrick and IDB Representative in Barbados,\u00a0Juan Carlos De la\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Handshake-Cytonn-Photography-Pexels.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Handshake-Cytonn-Photography-Pexels.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Handshake-Cytonn-Photography-Pexels.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Handshake-Cytonn-Photography-Pexels.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7007,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/cdb-invests-usd20-million-in-education-and-youth-development-in-saint-lucia\/","url_meta":{"origin":33764,"position":2},"title":"CDB invests USD20 million in education and youth development in Saint Lucia","author":"Michele Marius","date":"October 17, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is investing USD20 million in education and youth development in Saint Lucia. On October 3, the Bank launched the\u00a0Saint Lucia Education Quality Improvement Project\u00a0(EQuIP) and the\u00a0Youth Empowerment Project\u00a0(YEP), at the Bay Gardens Hotel. EQuIP aims to strengthen the island\u2019s education system, through the expansion and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News\/Developments&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News\/Developments","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/category\/newsdevelopments\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ABC-Alphabet-Blackboard-Chalk-Books-Education-Pixabay-Pexels.jpg?fit=1200%2C803&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ABC-Alphabet-Blackboard-Chalk-Books-Education-Pixabay-Pexels.jpg?fit=1200%2C803&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ABC-Alphabet-Blackboard-Chalk-Books-Education-Pixabay-Pexels.jpg?fit=1200%2C803&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ABC-Alphabet-Blackboard-Chalk-Books-Education-Pixabay-Pexels.jpg?fit=1200%2C803&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ABC-Alphabet-Blackboard-Chalk-Books-Education-Pixabay-Pexels.jpg?fit=1200%2C803&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7786,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/vacancy-procurement-specialist\/","url_meta":{"origin":33764,"position":3},"title":"VACANCY:  Procurement Specialist","author":"Michele Marius","date":"January 3, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Government of Saint Lucia (GOSL) has received financing from the World Bank toward the Health System Strengthening Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services for engagement of a Procurement Specialist to manage and oversee procurement activities for the implementation of the Saint Lucia Health\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Vacancy\/Opportunity&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Vacancy\/Opportunity","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/category\/vacancy-opportunity\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/job-hiring-notice-sign-geralt-Pixabay.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/job-hiring-notice-sign-geralt-Pixabay.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/job-hiring-notice-sign-geralt-Pixabay.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/job-hiring-notice-sign-geralt-Pixabay.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38107,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/cdb-oecs-world-bank-working-to-increase-procurement-opportunities-for-caribbean-businesses\/","url_meta":{"origin":33764,"position":4},"title":"CDB, OECS, World Bank Working to Increase Procurement Opportunities for Caribbean Businesses","author":"Mayra Bonilla Lopez","date":"January 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Caribbean The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) in partnership with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Commission (OECS) and the World Bank hosted a two-day event for regional businesses to take full advantage of procurement opportunities offered by their projects. The initiative, called the CDB, OECS, WB Procurement Fair,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pexels-pixabay-209224-scaled-e1741618986451.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pexels-pixabay-209224-scaled-e1741618986451.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pexels-pixabay-209224-scaled-e1741618986451.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pexels-pixabay-209224-scaled-e1741618986451.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8651,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wasco-clarifies-process-for-dam-project\/","url_meta":{"origin":33764,"position":5},"title":"WASCO Clarifies Process For Dam Project","author":"Michele Marius","date":"March 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Board of Directors at WASCO, has confirmed that the desilting of the John Compton Dam Project was done through a competitive bidding process. Phase One was opened up to local contractors because WASCO was of the view that since Phase One entailed civil works, there were several local contractors\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News\/Developments&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News\/Developments","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/category\/newsdevelopments\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Dam-water-lake-Tom-Fisk-Pexels.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Dam-water-lake-Tom-Fisk-Pexels.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Dam-water-lake-Tom-Fisk-Pexels.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Dam-water-lake-Tom-Fisk-Pexels.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1091"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33764"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33777,"href":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33764\/revisions\/33777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}