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<p class="MsoNormal">ADB announced a $20M assistance package to the Solomons recently<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#333333">ADB yesterday disbursed $20 million—comprising a $10 million grant and a $10 million concessional loan—to help train nurses and doctors in Solomon Islands to
fight COVID-19 and obtain personal protective equipment for medical staff. It will also help finance the government’s economic stimulus to support individuals and businesses.</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I wonder if any consideration was given to providing training digitally for health workers and if there was any considering of rapidly extending GovNet to all health clinics. As I understand it, GovNet is run by the Ministry of Finance,
so hopefully, such things were included.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More info at <a href="https://www.adb.org/news/adb-president-solomon-islands-minister-finance-and-treasury-discuss-support-covid-19-response?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts" target="_blank">
https://www.adb.org/news/adb-president-solomon-islands-minister-finance-and-treasury-discuss-support-covid-19-response?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ian Thomson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ICT consultant<br>
Based in New Zealand<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Phone +64 (0)22 0946411<o:p></o:p></p>
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