India will receive USD 25 million from the G20 Pandemic Fund for strengthening the animal health system of the country.
According to the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, the G20 Pandemic Fund has approved India’s USD 25-million proposal for strengthening animal health security in the country for pandemic preparedness and response.
The Pandemic Fund received around 350 Expressions of Interest (EoI) and 180 full proposals in the first call with grant requests totalling more than $2.5 billion against an envelope of only $338 million.
The Pandemic Fund’s Governing Board has approved 19 grants under its first round of funding allocations aimed to boost resilience to future pandemics in 37 countries across six regions on 20th July 2023.
