The World Bankhasapproved a USD$30.6 million regional health project to improve regional co-ordination and resilience for public healthemergencies and extreme weather events in four member states of theOrganisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS); Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Theproject will finance critical renovations in telecommunications, electrical safety, plumbing and water storage, lighting, and other critical areas.
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)and the OECS Commission will co-ordinate regional activities, including establishing well co-ordinated preparedness plans and strategies