The World Bank has lend its hands to the President Ernest Bai Koroma
government with the sum of Six Million United States Dollars ($6M) as grant, on
the restructured Sierra Leone Health project for Ebola Response.
The grant - “amended financing and grant agreements on the restructured
Sierra Leone Health project for Ebola response.” Was described as “timely”.
The signing ceremony took place Thursday August 14 at the World Bank
Africa ‘J’ building on 701 18th Street North West, Washington
DC.
Deputy Chief of Mission Ambassador Ibrahim. S Conteh signed on behalf of
the Sierra Leone Government, while Mr. Ato Brown World Bank’s Country Manager
signed for the World Bank.
According to Mr. Ato Brown, “the grant is the first of a series of
tranches to come in respect of the Ebola Pandemic.
Dr. Matthew W. Samura –Kamara Sierra Leone’s Foreign and International
Cooperation Minister had said in Washington DC USA during the just concluded
United States –Africa Leaders summit that the Government of Sierra Leone was
experiencing a short fall in the budget that relates to the fight against Ebola
in Sierra Leone.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by other staff of the World Bank and
Miss Fatmatta Dao of the Embassy of Sierra Leone.
Pasco Gerald Temple
Information Attache
Embassy of Sierra Leone to the United States
Information Attache
Embassy of Sierra Leone to the United States
1701 19th St. NW
Washington, DC
20009
Tel:+202 4466958
Tel:+202 4466958
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