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2 ZEND HUNGER SSS 3 GOOD HEALTH GENDER AND MELL-BEING EQUALITY 6 CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION O World Bank For more information: http://projects.worldbank.org/P159213?lang=en 51 GUATEMALA Crecer Sano: Guatemala Nutrition and Health Project Development Challenge: Guatemala faces a crisis as a result of the spread of COVID- 19, both in terms of public health and the economy. COVID-19 has worsened the country's economic situation, leading to a rise in malnutrition along with food shortages and an increase in food prices. Approximately 47% of Guatemalan children suffer from stunting one of the highest rates in the world. The capacity of the country's health infrastructure to respond to the crisis is limited due to high demand and insufficient human resources, equipment, and financing. Purpose: Improve selected practices, services, and behaviors known to be key determinants of chronic malnutrition (with an emphasis on the first 1,000 days of life) and respond to the threat posed by COVID-19, in selected intervention areas. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project was restructured to reallocate $20 million of original project financing to increase capacity for COVID-19 testing and expand temporary and mobile medical pavilions to cope with the increasing demand for health services. Expected Results (include): 680,000 people reached with essential health, nutrition, and population services including: 400,000 children under 5 years old receiving immunizations - 280,000 women and children under 5 years old receiving basic nutrition services • Train 5,000 health staff in COVID-19 infection prevention and control • Build and equip 2 temporary hospitals for COVID-19 treatment IBRD Financing: $100 million Closing: 2024 THE WORLD BANK Treasury

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