International Development Grant
Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator Health Systems Connector
Project Number: CA-3-P010075001
Status: Closed
Country/Region: Unknown
Regional Focus:
Maximum Contribution: $100,000,000.00
Start Date: March 30, 2021
End Date: September 30, 2022
Duration: 1.5 years
Project Description
This project aims to decrease COVID-19 related mortality and morbidity in 74 countries particularly for populations experiencing marginalization or in situations of vulnerability. The project supports the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT)-Accelerator’s Health Systems Connector to urgently reinforce national and regional health system responses to the COVID-19 pandemic using a coordinated multi-partner approach. This would allow them to implement frontline service capacity assessments identify cross-cutting gaps in essential health systems and services develop readiness plans and provide technical support and relevant guidance and instruments.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased equitable deployment and delivery of essential health services and COVID-19 tools particularly vaccines therapeutics and diagnostics; and (2) strengthened country financing processes community engagement and data-driven decision-making for more equitable deployment of COVID-19 tools including vaccines therapeutics and diagnostics.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project (September 2022) include: (1) the development of guidance for health workforce deployment and management in 51 countries; (2) strengthened infection prevention and control practices in 60 countries; (3) training on gender-sensitive clinical management of COVID-19 in 55 countries; (4) investment planning and scale-up plans informed by COVID-19 impact assessments undertaken in 54 countries; and (5) establishment of community and facility surveillance networks for real-time health service monitoring in 16 countries.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
WHO - World Health Organization
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Department-Initiated