𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 $𝟔𝟎𝐌 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬

Ethiopia has secured a $60 million grant from the The World Bank to enhance healthcare services for vulnerable communities in climate-stressed and conflict-affected regions. The grant will support the implementation of the Innovative Systems to Promote Integrated, Resilient, and Enhanced Responses to Women and Girls’ Health (INSPIRER) project.

The agreement was signed virtually by Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia’s Minister of Finance, and Maryam Salim, Division Director for Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, and South Sudan at the World Bank, according to a statement from the Finance Ministry.

INSPIRER aligns with Ethiopia’s Health Sector Development Investment Plan (HSDIP), focusing on climate resilience, digital solutions, and equity interventions to improve health outcomes for women and girls. The project is expected to directly benefit 15 million women and girls in drought-prone regions such as Afar, Somali, and Gambella, while also strengthening healthcare systems nationwide.