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India managed to get many things right during COVID, says World Bank

The Hindu | 31/08/2022 12:58 PM | Click to read full article

The World Bank (WB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) jointly funded the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Strengthening Project worth $ 1.5 Billion (₹11,983.5 crores) in India.

The report states that India managed to get many things right in its management of the pandemic including putting in place a central procurement agency (HLL Lifecare Limited, finalised in February 2020).

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