Proposed Loan and Grants to the Kingdom Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Socialist Republic of Viet Nam: Second Greater Mekong Subregion Regional Communicable Diseases Control Project

Date: October 2010
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Subject:
Health; Regional cooperation and integration; Social development and protection
Document Type: Reports and Recommendations of the President
Project Number: 41508-013; 41507-012; 41505-012

Description

Report and recommendation of the President describing terms and conditions for a proposed loan to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam,(ii) a proposed grant to the Kingdom of Cambodia, and (iii) a proposed grant to the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) for the Second Greater Mekong Subregion Regional Communicable Diseases Control Project in Viet Nam, for approval of the Board of Directors of ADB.

The 5-year project builds on the achievements and lessons learned from the first Greater Mekong Subregion Regional Communicable Diseases Control Project (RCDCP), which played a major role in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in containing the spread of emerging diseases, improving provincial health systems and communicable disease control (CDC) in vulnerable groups, and strengthening regional cooperation. The project will further enhance regional CDC systems, including improved regional cooperation capacity, expanded surveillance and response systems, and targeted support for the control of dengue and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It will also improve provincial capacity for CDC, including staff training and community-based CDC in border districts. The project will particularly benefit the poor and ethnic groups in border districts, especially women and children.