Uzbekistan : Woman and Child Health Development

Sovereign Project | 36509-013

The Project has an overall goal to help the Government achieve the Millenium Development Goals by reducing maternal and child mortality, and morbidity, by focusing especially on the rural poor, and on the vulnerable population. In order to achieve this, the Project aims to have two broad objectives: (i) to improve the equity in access to quality and cost effective services for woman and child health, and (ii) improve the efficiency of health care delivery system. The Project comprised four components: (i) strengthening decentralized woman and child health services (ii) strengthening finance, information, and management (iii) building a blood safety program, and (iv) improving project management.

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Project Details

  • Project Officer
    Talipova, Nargiza Parkhatovna
    Central and West Asia Department
    Request for information
  • Country/Economy
    Uzbekistan
  • Sector
    • Health

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Project Name Woman and Child Health Development
Project Number 36509-013
Country / Economy Uzbekistan
Project Status Closed
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Loan
Technical Assistance
Source of Funding / Amount
Loan 2090-UZB: Woman and Child Health Development
Ordinary capital resources US$ 40.00 million
TA 4396-UZB: Capacity Building for Woman and Child Health Development
Japan Special Fund US$ 300,000.00
Strategic Agendas Inclusive economic growth
Drivers of Change Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
Governance and capacity development
Sector / Subsector

Health / Health care finance - Health sector development and reform - Mother and child health care
Gender Gender equity
Description The Project has an overall goal to help the Government achieve the Millenium Development Goals by reducing maternal and child mortality, and morbidity, by focusing especially on the rural poor, and on the vulnerable population. In order to achieve this, the Project aims to have two broad objectives: (i) to improve the equity in access to quality and cost effective services for woman and child health, and (ii) improve the efficiency of health care delivery system. The Project comprised four components: (i) strengthening decentralized woman and child health services (ii) strengthening finance, information, and management (iii) building a blood safety program, and (iv) improving project management.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
Impact Improved health status of women and children in Uzbekistan.
Project Outcome
Description of Outcome

(i) Support health sector reform initiatives;

(ii) Improve the efficiency of health care delivery system for Woman and Child Health (WCH).
Progress Toward Outcome The project has a visible impact on the delivery of services for mother and children and on their health. The achievements demonstrate that the project has achieved most of its targets and even surpassed some.
Implementation Progress
Description of Project Outputs

Strengthened WCH services

Strengthened finance, information and management

Improved efficiency of blood service delivery
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) The project had a good progress in achievement of all project's outputs.
Geographical Location
Safeguard Categories
Environment B
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects Project social and environmental monitoring is supervised by the Evaluation and Monitoring Specialist. Performance indicators were revised during the midterm review in 2007. Statistical data was collected and analyzed on quarterly basis. Social analyses were conducted by ExpertFikri Consulting Company at baseline, interim, and pre-final stages. The analyses also made use of the state statistics data, current data from MOH, and research data from other international organizations (UN, WHO, UNICEF, and WB).
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
During Project Design
During Project Implementation
Business Opportunities
Consulting Services MOH will recruit international and domestic consultants. Recruitment of consultants will follow ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants and other arrangements acceptable to ADB for domestic consultants. ADB's Quality and Cost Based Selection method will apply for consulting firms. 25 international consultants (138 person months) and 39 domestic consultants (921 person months) will be recruited and will provide services in (i) medical education, (ii) nursing and midwifery education, (iii) hospital management, (iv) health systems organizational restructuring, (v) medical equipment, (vi) laboratory, (vii) blood safety, (viii) health information system, (ix) finance, (x) project implementation, and (xi) other disciplines.
Procurement Goods and services will be procured in accordance with ADB's Guidelines for Procurement. Civil works will be contracted by local governments. Equipment and supplies will be procured on the basis of international competitive bidding, international shopping, local competitive bidding, or direct purchase.
Responsible ADB Officer Talipova, Nargiza Parkhatovna
Responsible ADB Department Central and West Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Uzbekistan Resident Mission
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Health
Dr. Jamshid Djabriyev
[email protected]
12 Navoi Street
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Timetable
Concept Clearance 08 Mar 2003
Fact Finding 12 Feb 2004 to 23 Feb 2004
MRM 01 Jun 2004
Approval 23 Sep 2004
Last Review Mission -
PDS Creation Date 06 Dec 2006
Last PDS Update 25 Jan 2012

Loan 2090-UZB

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
23 Sep 2004 02 Nov 2004 09 Mar 2005 30 Jun 2010 31 Dec 2011 08 May 2012
Financing Plan Loan Utilization
Total (Amount in US$ million) Date ADB Others Net Percentage
Project Cost 70.00 Cumulative Contract Awards
ADB 40.00 17 Jun 2022 38.10 0.00 100%
Counterpart 30.00 Cumulative Disbursements
Cofinancing 0.00 17 Jun 2022 38.10 0.00 100%
Status of Covenants
Category Sector Safeguards Social Financial Economic Others
Rating Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory - Satisfactory

TA 4396-UZB

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
23 Sep 2004 27 Jan 2005 27 Jan 2005 31 Dec 2005 31 Dec 2007 31 May 2008
Financing Plan/TA Utilization Cumulative Disbursements
ADB Cofinancing Counterpart Total Date Amount
Gov Beneficiaries Project Sponsor Others
300,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 300,000.00 17 Jun 2022 190,978.18
Status of Covenants
Category Sector Safeguards Social Financial Economic Others
Rating Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory - Satisfactory

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Title Document Type Document Date
Woman and Child Health Development Project Project/Program Completion Reports Nov 2012
Woman and Child Health Development Project Reports and Recommendations of the President Aug 2004

Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
Safeguard documents provided at the time of project/facility approval may also be found in the list of linked documents provided with the Report and Recommendation of the President.

Title Document Type Document Date
Woman and Child Health Development Project Summary Initial Environmental Examination Aug 2004

Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation

Title Document Type Document Date
Uzbekistan: Woman and Child Health Development Project Validations of Project Completion Reports Oct 2014

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