Cambodia : Greater Mekong Subregion Health Security Project (Additional Financing)
The additional financing will provide targeted investments for additional 8 provincial hospitals and 73 district referral hospitals not covered under the original project. It will focus upgrading of hospital clinical care, laboratory, IPC, and human resource capacity to respond to COVID-19 and other public health threats. The proposed project will strengthen surveillance, response, and risk communications capacity for COVID-19 and other epidemic prone diseases nation-wide. The additional financing will complement ADB support under the COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support (CARES) Program and the The Responsive COVID-19 Vaccines for Recovery (RECOVER) Project. The additional financing project remains aligned with the outcome of the original project: Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) health system performance with regard to health security improved.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Elfving, Rikard N.
Southeast Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Cambodia -
Sector
- Health
| Project Name | Greater Mekong Subregion Health Security Project (Additional Financing) | ||||||||
| Project Number | 48118-005 | ||||||||
| Country / Economy | Cambodia |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Knowledge solutions Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Health / Disease control of communicable disease - Health system development |
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| Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||
| Description | The additional financing will provide targeted investments for additional 8 provincial hospitals and 73 district referral hospitals not covered under the original project. It will focus upgrading of hospital clinical care, laboratory, IPC, and human resource capacity to respond to COVID-19 and other public health threats. The proposed project will strengthen surveillance, response, and risk communications capacity for COVID-19 and other epidemic prone diseases nation-wide. The additional financing will complement ADB support under the COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support (CARES) Program and the The Responsive COVID-19 Vaccines for Recovery (RECOVER) Project. The additional financing project remains aligned with the outcome of the original project: Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) health system performance with regard to health security improved. | ||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The proposed additional financing to the health security project is an efficient modality for the expedited delivery of support to build subnational capacity for responding to COVID-19 and other emerging public health threats. The approach leverages the experience of MOH in implementing targeted interventions with provincial and district referral hospitals under the original project, enabling rapid nationwide scale-up. The proposed additional financing has been determined to be technically feasible, economically viable, and financially sound. The project meets the criteria for COVID-19 fast-track processing. | ||||||||
| Impact | GMS public health security strengthened | ||||||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | GMS health system performance with regard to health security improved |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Regional cooperation and CDC in border areas improved National disease surveillance and outbreak response systems strengthened Laboratory services and hospital IPC improved Emergency preparedness and response capacity for COVID-19 strengthened |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
| Safeguard Categories | |
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | B |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Environmental Aspects | Environment (category B). Output 3 of the proposed project will include minor renovation works for laboratories within existing hospital compounds. Output 4 will include installation of oxygen plants at selected hospitals. Such works may cause temporary and localized adverse environmental impacts and pose minor risks to occupational and community health and safety. These impacts and risks will be highly localized and for a short period. Risks can be readily mitigated to acceptable levels through implementation of standard environmental management practices. The project will provide modern medical waste treatment equipment in 42 hospitals. The initial environment examination and the environment management plan prepared for the original project were updated to reflect the expanded project scope. The overall project will remain category B for environment. The PMU, with the support of the IPC and safeguards consultants, will coordinate environment management plan implementation, including safeguards monitoring and reporting to ADB and project affected people. |
| Involuntary Resettlement | Involuntary resettlement (category C). No land acquisition and resettlement impacts are envisaged. The overall project will remain category C for involuntary resettlement. |
| Indigenous Peoples | Indigenous peoples (category B). Ten provinces to be supported under the project have diverse indigenous populations. Indigenous peoples comprise 3.9% of the population served by the hospitals to be supported by the project in these 10 provinces. The project will bring positive benefits to indigenous peoples in the project areas, specifically with respect to improved health care. An Indigenous People's Plan has been drafted to maximize such benefits. The MOH will appoint a focal to oversee the implementation of the Indigenous People's Plan, with support from the PMU's national safeguard specialist. The overall project will remain category B for indigenous peoples. The scope of the grievance redress mechanism established for the original project will be extended to the additional financing. The MOH will report project-related complaints to ADB through quarterly progress reports. |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| During Project Implementation | |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Elfving, Rikard N. |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Human and Social Development Division, SERD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Health Dr. Mam Bun Heng No. 151-153, Avenue Kampuchea Krom 1537 Phnom Penh Kingdom of Cambodia |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 15 Apr 2021 |
| Fact Finding | 24 May 2021 to 26 May 2021 |
| MRM | 15 Jul 2021 |
| Approval | 07 Oct 2021 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 07 Oct 2021 |
Grant 9223-CAM
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 07 Oct 2021 | 08 Dec 2021 | 27 Jan 2022 | 30 Apr 2024 | - | - |
| Financing Plan | Grant Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 5.00 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 0.00 | 01 Apr 2022 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
| Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 5.00 | 01 Apr 2022 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
Loan 4125-CAM
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 07 Oct 2021 | 08 Dec 2021 | 27 Jan 2022 | 30 Apr 2024 | - | - |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 30.00 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 25.00 | 01 Apr 2022 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
| Counterpart | 5.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 01 Apr 2022 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Grant Agreement (Externally Financed) for Grant 9223-CAM: Greater Mekong Subregion Health Security Project – Additional Financing | Grant Agreement | Dec 2021 |
| Loan Agreement (Ordinary Operations [Concessional]) for Loan 4125-CAM: Greater Mekong Subregion Health Security Project – Additional Financing | Loan Agreement (Ordinary Resources) | Dec 2021 |
| Greater Mekong Subregion Health Security Project (Additional Financing): Project Administration Manual | Project/Program Administration Manual | Sep 2021 |
| Greater Mekong Subregion Health Security Project (Additional Financing): Revised Gender Action Plan | Gender Action Plans | Sep 2021 |
| Greater Mekong Subregion Health Security Project (Additional Financing): Report and Recommendation of the President | Reports and Recommendations of the President | Sep 2021 |
| Greater Mekong Subregion Health Security Project (Additional Financing): Procurement Plan | Procurement Plans | Sep 2021 |
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 |
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| Greater Mekong Subregion Health Security Project (Additional Financing): Updated Initial Environmental Examination | Initial Environmental Examination | Mar 2023 |
| Greater Mekong Subregion Health Security Project (Additional Financing): Indigenous Peoples Plan | Indigenous Peoples Plans/Indigenous Peoples Development Plans | Jul 2021 |
| Greater Mekong Subregion Health Security Project (Additional Financing): Involuntary Resettlement Due Diligence Report | Safeguards Due Diligence Reports | Jul 2021 |
| Greater Mekong Subregion Health Security Project (Additional Financing): Initial Environmental Examination | Initial Environmental Examination | Jun 2021 |
Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Civil Engineer (2 Positions) | Individual - Consulting | Closed |
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
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| EXT 5 (5 Jan 2023-4 Jan 2024): L. Sunthy ($31,740), S. Daka ($27,600), O.Vun ($23,460), T. Chhavivann ($23,460), T. Sovanna ($21,390) | Loan 4125 | 20 Feb 2023 | Various | Various | Ministry of Health | 127,650.00 | 127,650.00 |
Procurement Plan
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Greater Mekong Subregion Health Security Project (Additional Financing): Procurement Plan | Procurement Plans | Sep 2021 |