The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) disbursed 2022 a grant amounting to €900 000 to the Republic of Moldova through the Migrant and Refugee Fund (MRF). The grant will support the provision of healthcare services to refugees from Ukraine via the Moldovan national health system.
The grant covers medical expenditures for around 2500 treated cases of refugees from Ukraine. Around 70% of the cases were treated by Moldovan institutions at the central and municipal levels, with the rest being treated by district institutions. Close to 90% of the cases represent general program services, followed by Covid-19 cases, day surgeries, special programs, and hemodialysis sessions.
The grant was disbursed to the Moldovan National Medical Insurance Company, which – through the mandatory medical assistance insurance fund – will reimburse the medical institutions that have provided hospital services to refugees. The grant agreement was signed on 9 August 2022 in Chișinău, by the Minister of Health, Ala Nemerenco, and was ratified by the Parliament on 6 October 2022.
The CEB is a bank implementing socially oriented investment projects, and the MRF – is a trust fund established by the CEB, intended to help its member states manage emergency situations related to migrants and refugees hosted on their territories.
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