JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 Procurement Response to COVID-19
JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游's Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department (PPFD) undertook the following activities to support global efforts to combat the pandemic:
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Adapted a flexible and agile procurement processes to facilitate emergency procurement of medical supplies
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Enhanced hands-on operational procurement and logistics support to DMCs
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Undertook supply market assessment for critical medical goods and health expertise
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Provided Training and Awareness Building
In particular, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 made a conscious decision to go beyond its normal fiduciary due diligence role to undertake direct procurement of critical medical goods as an immediate response to the urgent needs of the DMCs. Some examples of direct procurement include:
In addition to the above, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 supports its DMCs through COVID-19 related operational procurement under loan and grant projects, as part of JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游’s $20 billion total assistance package. The following table shows the status of COVID-19 related procurement in JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 investment program only. Information relating to the countercyclical COVID-19 Pandemic Response Option facility and Policy Based Lending support part of the $20 billion assistance package can be accessed at
https://www.adb.org/what-we-do/covid19-coronavirus