COVID-19: OIC Islamic Solidarity Fund Disburses First Tranche of Urgent Assistance to Member Nations

In line with the initiative of the OIC Islamic Solidarity Fund (ISF), intended to support the least developed member countries in their actions against the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the healthcare sector, the first part of the ISF’s urgent financial grant was presented to Djibouti, Bangladesh and Afghanistan on the 17th of May 2020.

The aim of the ISF financial assistance is to enhance the COVID-19 response capability of the Health Ministries of the OIC's least developed member nations and provide them with the required medical safety and prevention equipment, including COVID-19 testing kits and laboratory materials, medications, intravenous tubes, surgical masks and beds for the care of patients that have...