Pakistan : Preparing Health Sector Assessment
In line with the authority delegated to country directors or heads of divisions to approve small-scale technical assistance (TA), we request approval of the subject small-scale transaction TA amounting to $225,000 to be financed on a grant basis by ADB's Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF 6). This TA will become effective upon approval; and such approval will be reported to the Board in the Quarterly Summary Report on Small-Scale and Supplementary Technical Assistance Projects not exceeding $225,000.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Huitzing, Hiddo A.
Central and West Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Pakistan -
Sector
- Health
| Project Name | Preparing Health Sector Assessment | ||||
| Project Number | 51318-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Pakistan |
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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 Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Health / Health system development |
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| Gender | Gender equity | ||||
| Description | In line with the authority delegated to country directors or heads of divisions to approve small-scale technical assistance (TA), we request approval of the subject small-scale transaction TA amounting to $225,000 to be financed on a grant basis by ADB's Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF 6). This TA will become effective upon approval; and such approval will be reported to the Board in the Quarterly Summary Report on Small-Scale and Supplementary Technical Assistance Projects not exceeding $225,000. ADB will finance the SSTA to carry out an assessment that will examine delivery of health services particularly hospital sector, focusing on quality of health care, public financial management of the health sector, and health seeking behavior of the population. With all the ongoing initiatives, there is need for a consistent policy framework to coordinate and align all the reform initiatives and prevent system fragmentation by reforms implemented in silos. The sector assessment will inform the new Health Strategy for the province and will distill the policy matrix for an upcoming policy-based loan. |
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| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | ADB received request for assistance in strengthening health systems, especially, secondary hospitals, and critical part of tertiary hospitals, and introduction of public private partnerships in hospitals, from health departments of Punjab, KP, and Sindh. Given substantial investments by provincial governments often with development partners (e.g. Department for International Development [DFID], World Bank, and United Nations Children's Fund) in primary health care, strengthening the hospital sector and integration of primary and secondary health care indeed a logical next step. Following the mission in May 2017, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (GoKP) in particular, send urgent request for ADB's financial support for supporting its health sector reforms, and a program was included in the 2018 pipeline of the Country Operation and Business Plan, as of August 2017, and requested possible approval the program by May 2018. Given the urgency of program preparation and also expected similar request from other provinces, this SSTA is proposed to conduct essential due diligence required for preparing a solid program for supporting health sector reforms in KP, but also support necessary analysis in other provinces. |
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| Impact | Health status of the population in the province is improved. | ||||
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| Description of Outcome | Health sector strategy drafted |
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| Description of Project Outputs | Health sector assessment undertaken Priority policy reforms identified |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | An analysis of the quality of care provided by secondary hospitals, governance of the health sector, planning and financial sustainability as well as on health seeking behavior of the population has been prepared. These areas were identified as the main constraints of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) health sector. |
| Geographical Location | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | International consultants on the areas of health care quality, and behavior change communication have been recruited and fielded. National consultants on the areas of finance, behavior change communication, health care quality have also been recruited and fielded. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Huitzing, Hiddo A. |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | CWSS |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | 11 Sep 2017 to 11 Sep 2017 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 27 Sep 2017 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 04 Apr 2018 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 27 Sep 2017 | - | 27 Sep 2017 | 30 Jun 2018 | 30 Jun 2020 | 17 Sep 2020 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 225,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 225,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 206,467.42 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Preparing Health Sector Assessment: Technical Assistance Completion Report | TA Completion Reports | Mar 2021 |
| شعبہ صحت کے جائزےکی تیاری | Translated PDS | Sep 2017 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Senior Health Security Expert | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Survey Data Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Health Economist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| International Expert in Health Sector Strategy | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Preparing Health Sector Assessment: Health Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Preparing Health Sector Assessment: Behavior change communication expert | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Preparing Health Sector Assessment: Health economist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Preparing Health Sector Assessment: Behavior Change Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Preparing Health Sector Assessment: International Quality of Care Expert | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Preparing Health Sector Assessment: Quality specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed |
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