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Washington, April 2, 2020: A new US$5 million emergency operation was approved today by the World Bank to help the West Bank and Gaza address urgent health needs from the COVID-19 pandemic.. The operation will support efforts to slow down and limit the transmission of COVID-19 and improve the clinical care and case management of those affected by the disease.

The grant will support the second phase of the multiphase program to benefit the West Bank & Gaza, including five public hospitals . WASHINGTON, April 11, 2022 – The World Bank approved a US$15 million grant for the multiphase Advancing Sustainability in Performance, Infrastructure, and Reliability of Energy Sector (ASPIRE) – Phase 2. The program aims to improve the operational and ...

Hence, external support will be critical to help grow the economy during this unprecedented period," said Kanthan Shankar, World Bank Country Director for West Bank and Gaza. The new World Bank economic monitoring report* highlights critical challenges facing the Palestinian economy. The economy may shrink by at least 7.6%, based on a gradual ...

In Gaza, anemia is a severe public health problem. Over half of pregnant women and over half of children aged 6–23 months were anemic, according to Ministry of Health (MOH) and national nutrition surveys conducted in 2018 and 2020. In the West Bank, anemia is a moderate public health problem, with more than a quarter of pregnant women and ...

WASHINGTON, January 14, 2019 – The World Bank approved a US$12 million grant today to scale up the ongoing efforts to enhance the operational performance of key Palestinian energy sector institutions, and pilot a new business model for solar energy in Gaza.The new funding builds on the progress under the Electricity Sector Performance Improvement Project and expands the scope of activities ...

The deterioration of the Palestinian economy continued in 2014, particularly in Gaza where the situation was dire even before the recent conflict. The average yearly economic growth exceeded 8% between 2007 and 2011 but declined to 1.9% in 2013, and reached minus 1% for the first quarter of 2014. A quarter of the Palestinian population lives in ...

The Gaza economy is not expected to rebound to pre-war levels until 2018. Slower than expected aid continues to hamper Gaza’s recovery, as only 40 percent of total pledges made at the Cairo Conference has so far been disbursed. “At this pace, pledges are estimated to be fully disbursed only 5 years after the end of the war. One can ...

It presents new evidence on product market regulations — which cover policies promoting or inhibiting market contestability — in Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and West Bank/Gaza that for the first time enables comparisons within MENA and with 51 countries outside the region.

In Gaza, the drinking water tastes like seawater. Years of neglect and poor management, due in large part to recurring conflicts, has led to the steady depletion of Gaza’s natural aquifer. The empty aquifer has been invaded by seawater and, alarming for public health, untreated sewage. A series of droughts that ...

Dissatisfaction of middle class. On the eve of the Arab Spring, life satisfaction was relatively low and dissatisfaction with life was growing. By 2010, people in the countries that became most involved in the Arab Spring—Syria, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen – were among the least happy in the world. Dissatisfaction was widespread but ...