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32313-022: Health System Development Project
Project Data Sheet (PDS): Overview
Description
The overall goal of the Project is to improve the health and nutrition status of the population, in particular the poor, women and children, and ethnic groups in the eight northern provinces of Lao PDR. It aims to improve health and nutrition behavior and demand for health services and make the provincial health system more effective, efficient and equitable in delivering Primary Health Care (PHC). The objectives of the Project are (i) to improve PHC delivery, in particular for vulnerable grou... Read More
| Country |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
|---|---|
| Project Number | 32313-022 |
| Project Type or Modality of Assistance |
Grant |
| Financing | Public sector (Sovereign) |
| Status | Approved |
| Approval Number |
Grant No. 0079 |
| Approval Date | 29 Jun 2007 |
| Closing Date | 07 Mar 2013 |
| ADB Financing ($ thousand) | 13,000 |
| Geographical Location | 8 Northern provinces for PHC delivery Natonawide for capacity building and system development |
| Sector / Subsector Classification |
Health and social protection / Health Systems |
| Thematic Classification | Gender equity Governance Social development |
| Gender Mainstreaming Categories | Gender equity as a theme |
| Safeguard Categories |
Environment: C Resettlement: C Indigenous People: B |
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Responsible ADB Officer
Barbara Lochmann
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Ministry of Health
Dr. Prasongsidh Boupha
PDS Creation Date
28 Feb 2006
Last PDS Update
20 May 2013