Grain harvest rising 64% to 1.8 million metric tons this season in Tunisia

Tunisia’s grain harvest is expected to reach 1.8 million metric tons this season, marking a more than 64 percent increase from last year’s harvest and a strong season for the country after consecutive drought seasons over the past five years, according to Agriculture Minister Ezzedine Ben Cheikh. Experts attribute the sharp increase to improved rainfall in key agricultural regions. “It is a good season with about 1.8 million metric tons,” said Ben Cheikh. Last year’s grain crop was around 1.1 million metric tons. Tunisia, which is experiencing a severe financial…

Tunisia: new project to consolidate healthcare system and step up fight against pandemics

The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank today approved $125.16 million in financing, including a $17.16 million grant from the Pandemic Fund, to support Tunisia’s efforts to improve access to resilient, quality health services that are better prepared for emergencies. This support is part of the Tunisian Health System Strengthening Project. This national initiative aims to strengthen pandemic preparedness and emergency care, modernize primary healthcare services, and improve governance and digitization of the public healthcare system. The project supports the implementation of Tunisia’s National Health Policy (PNS), a…