UK contribution to the IMF Catastrophe, Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) II

  • Funded by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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Grant number: GB-GOV-1-301162

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19, Disease X
  • Start & end year

    2020
    2020
  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $186,175,478.1
  • Funder

    Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
  • Principal Investigator

    N/A

  • Research Location

    International
  • Lead Research Institution

    International Monetary Fund
  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A
  • Research Category

    Health Systems Research

  • Research Subcategory

    Health leadership and governance

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Not applicable

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

To support the IMF Catastrophe, Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT), which provides debt relief to low-income countries that are hit by catastrophic natural disasters or public health emergencies. This will help the poorest countries to manage the health impacts and economic disruption of the COVID19 global pandemic. The CCRT helps the poorest countries by covering the cost of their debt repayments owed to the IMF. This means that national budgets are freed up to spend on addressing natural disasters or health emergencies.