Lao People's Democratic Republic : Health Sector Development
The TA will help (i) assess issues and opportunities for health system development (ii) conduct a participatory planning process to set priorities in policy reform, capacity building and investment and (iii) prepare a program proposal and implementation memorandum for possible ADB assistance.
Project Details
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Project Officer
de Wit, Vincent P.
Southeast Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Lao People's Democratic Republic -
Modality
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Sector
- Health
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| Project Name | Health Sector Development | ||||
| Project Number | 32313-012 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions |
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| Sector / Subsector | Health / Health sector development and reform |
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| Gender | Gender equity | ||||
| Description | The TA will help (i) assess issues and opportunities for health system development (ii) conduct a participatory planning process to set priorities in policy reform, capacity building and investment and (iii) prepare a program proposal and implementation memorandum for possible ADB assistance. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Lao PDR s key health indicators such as maternal and infant mortality rates are among the worst in Asia. To achieve the goal of health for all, the Government of Lao PDR has adopted the Millennium Development Goals and primary health care (PHC) strategy, in particular targeting rural poor, ethnic minorities, and women and children. With its ongoing project, ADB s Loan 1749 supports expansion of PHC in 8 northern provinces and strengthening institutional capacity for PHC management nationwide. A network of health facilities is being put in place to improve access. Managers, paramedics and villagers are being trained, many of them from ethnic minorities. This expanded PHC system provides the basis for improving sector impact. However, the health system faces reform challenges of chronic underfunding, fragmentation of management and funding over many vertical programs, management capacity constraints, lack of qualified staff for rural locations, and lack of public education. A two pronged assistance strategy is proposed. ADB will first assist operationalizing the PHC system that has has been put in place, including addressing underlying problems of PHC systems. ADB will then continue to assist macro health sector reforms, with a new ADTA proposed for 2007. | ||||
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| Environment | C |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | A |
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| Consulting Services | About 24 person months of international consulting services will be required in the fields of health policy and planning, health system, human resource development, economics health insurance, nutrition, and health education. About 28 person months domestic consulting services will be required in the fields of project management, public health, training, finance, health education, and sociology. |
| Procurement | TBD |
| Responsible ADB Officer | de Wit, Vincent P. |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Social Sectors Division, SERD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Health Dr. Prasongsidh Boupha, Director General, Dept of Planning and International Cooperation Simuang Road Viantiane LAO PDR |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 10 Mar 1999 |
| Fact Finding | 17 Jan 2005 to 21 Jan 2005 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 05 Jul 2005 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 28 Feb 2006 |
| Last PDS Update | 31 Jul 2008 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 05 Jul 2005 | 14 Sep 2005 | 14 Sep 2005 | 31 Mar 2006 | 30 Dec 2006 | 30 Nov 2007 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 700,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 700,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 668,158.52 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Preparing the Health Sector Development Program | Grant Assistance Reports | Jul 2005 |
| Health Sector Development Program (Financed by the Japan Special Fund) | Consultants' Reports | Feb 2007 |
Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
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Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Health System Development Project | Validations of Project Completion Reports | Aug 2014 |
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