Regional : Support to Address Outbreak of COVID-19 and Strengthen Preparedness for Communicable Diseases in South Asia
The proposed transaction technical assistance (TA) facility will (i) provide support for the design of ongoing and ensuing SARD health and education sector projects in aligning project activities to address and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak; (ii) provide analytical support to inform short-term and long-term policy and actions to address the outbreak and strengthen health, education and social protection systems preparedness for future outbreaks or similar external shocks; and (iii) support assessments to learn from ongoing COVID-19 responses in health, education and social protection to identify gaps and opportunities for accelerated reform actions to mitigate impacts of the outbreak and strengthen resilience against future disruptions.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Shrestha, Unika
Sectors Group
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Regional -
Sector
- Health
- Project Name
- Support to Address Outbreak of COVID-19 and Strengthen Preparedness for Communicable Diseases in South Asia
- Project Number
- 54201-001
- Country / Economy
- Regional
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- India
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
- Project Status
- Active
- Project Type / Modality of Assistance
- Technical Assistance
- Source of Funding / Amount
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TA 9982-REG: Support to Address Outbreak of COVID-19 and Strengthen Preparedness for Communicable Diseases in South Asia Source Amount Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 1.00 million TA 9982-REG: Support to Address Outbreak of COVID-19 and Strengthen Preparedness for Communicable Diseases in South Asia (Supplementary) Source Amount Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 400,000.00 TA 9982-REG: Support to Address Outbreak of COVID-19 and Strengthen Preparedness for Communicable Diseases in South Asia (Supplementary) Source Amount Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 1.50 million TA 9982-REG: Support to Address Outbreak of COVID-19 and Strengthen Preparedness for Communicable Diseases in South Asia Source Amount Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 1.00 million - Operational Priorities
- OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities
- OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality
- OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity
- Sector / Subsector
Education / Education sector development - Education sector development - social protection initiatives
Health / Disease control of communicable disease - Health system development
Public sector management / Social protection initiatives
- Gender
- Effective gender mainstreaming
- Description
- The proposed transaction technical assistance (TA) facility will (i) provide support for the design of ongoing and ensuing SARD health and education sector projects in aligning project activities to address and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak; (ii) provide analytical support to inform short-term and long-term policy and actions to address the outbreak and strengthen health, education and social protection systems preparedness for future outbreaks or similar external shocks; and (iii) support assessments to learn from ongoing COVID-19 responses in health, education and social protection to identify gaps and opportunities for accelerated reform actions to mitigate impacts of the outbreak and strengthen resilience against future disruptions.
- Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
The COVID-19 outbreak has escalated in its severity in South Asian DMCs. A total of 88,415 cases in South Asian DMCs have been confirmed as of 12 May 2020. 3. The outbreak threatens to further strain already stretched health resources and seriously undermine health systems in South Asian DMCs. In addition to health risks, the outbreak has disrupted education systems and led to unprecedented loss of livelihoods. The immediate risks and disruptions are likely to continue for the foreseeable future until a vaccine is developed and mass immunization is achieved. Immediate and continued support to South Asian DMCs to address COVID-19 spread and strengthen health, education and social systems response for future outbreaks is crucial as pandemics can have catastrophic short-term and long-term effects on human lives, critical service delivery for human capital development and the economy.
The countercyclical support facilities under the COVID-19 crisis response option provided to SARD DMCs are mainly geared to protect the poor and vulnerable populations from falling into destitution and saving lives from COVID-19 infection. ADB support to strengthen preparedness of health as well as education systems and protecting vulnerable groups in SARD countries in case of future shocks will be critical for mitigating impacts on health and overall human capital, and to safeguard the developmental gains made so far.
- Impact
Project Outcome
- Description of Outcome
- Progress Toward Outcome
Implementation Progress
- Description of Project Outputs
- Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
- Geographical Location
- Bangladesh - Nation-wide; Bhutan - Nation-wide; India - Nation-wide; Maldives - Nation-wide; Nepal - Nation-wide; Sri Lanka - Nation-wide
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
- Environmental Aspects
- Involuntary Resettlement
- Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
- During Project Design
- N/A
- During Project Implementation
- N/A
Business Opportunities
- Consulting Services
- The TA facility will provide a total of 69 person-months of consultant inputs to support the design of ensuing and ongoing projects and provide support to address the impacts of COVID-19 outbreak and strengthen preparedness. Individual consultants will be recruited for a total of 40 person-months using individual consultant selection method. The TA facility will also recruit two firms for a total of 29 person-months to conduct immediate data analytics to support identification and management of epidemiological clusters in Sri Lanka and Nepal.
- Procurement
- Individual consultants will be recruited using individual consultant selection method. Firms will be recruited using consultant qualification selection. ADB will engage the consultants following the ADB Procurement Policy and Regulations (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated project administration instructions and/or staff instructions.
Contact
- Responsible ADB Officer
- Shrestha, Unika
- Responsible ADB Department
- Sectors Group
- Responsible ADB Division
- Human and Social Development Sector Office (SG-HSD)
- Executing Agencies
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Asian Development Bank
Timetable
- Concept Clearance
- -
- Fact Finding
- -
- MRM
- -
- Approval
- 20 May 2020
- Last Review Mission
- -
- Last PDS Update
- 14 Dec 2022
Funding
TA 9982-REG
| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 20 May 2020 | - | 20 May 2020 | 31 May 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | - |
| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||
| 3,900,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,900,000.00 |
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 10 May 2024 | 2,879,236.03 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
|---|---|---|
| Support to Address Outbreak of COVID-19 and Strengthen Preparedness for Communicable Diseases in South Asia: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | May 2020 |
Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
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None currently available.
Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
None currently available.
Related Publications
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka: Progress and Remaining Challenges in Online Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Papers and Briefs | May 2022 |
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Tenders
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy and Advisory Technical Assistance | Technical Assistance 9982 | 13 Oct 2023 | The Boston Consulting Group (India) Pvt. Ltd. (INDIA) | 14th Floor, Nariman Bhavan 227, Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400021, India | Asian Development Bank | 500,000.00 | — |
| Policy and Advisory Technical Assistance | Technical Assistance 9982 | 26 Jan 2022 | IQVIA Consulting and Information Services India Private Limited (INDIA) | Unit no 1031, 10th Floor, Hindustan times Building, K.G Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi 110001 India | Asian Development Bank | 1,296,181.00 | — |
| Policy and Advisory | Technical Assistance 9982 | 28 Dec 2020 | Brookings Institution (The)(UNITED STATES) | 1775 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NW District o WASHINGTON DC 20036-2103 United States | Asian Development Bank | 120,000.00 | — |
| Policy and Advisory | Technical Assistance 9982 | 17 Aug 2020 | Pricewaterhousecoopers Pvt. Ltd. (IND)(INDIA) | 8-2-624/A/1, 4th Floor, Road No.10, Banj Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500 034 India | Asian Development Bank | 401,654.00 | — |
Procurement Plan
None currently available.