Palau : Health Expenditure and Livelihoods Support Program

Sovereign Project | 54245-001

Project Name
Health Expenditure and Livelihoods Support Program
Project Number
54245-001
Country / Economy
  • Palau
Project Status
Closed
Project Type / Modality of Assistance
  • Loan
Source of Funding / Amount
Loan 3955-PAL: Health Expenditure and Livelihoods Support Program
Source Amount
Concessional ordinary capital resources lending US$ 20.00 million
Operational Priorities
  • OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities
  • OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality
  • OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity
Sector / Subsector
  • Health / Disease control of communicable disease - Health system development

  • Public sector management / Public expenditure and fiscal management - Social protection initiatives

Gender
Effective gender mainstreaming
Description
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
Impact

Government services and employmentparticularly in the health sectormaintained, and the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the private sector mitigated (CROSS Act)

Project Outcome

Description of Outcome

Adverse impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on the population and business reduced

Progress Toward Outcome

Implementation Progress

Description of Project Outputs

Health system's COVID-19 response measures strengthened

Social assistance compensating for economic losses borne by unemployed workers implemented

Economic relief for affected businesses delivered

Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
Geographical Location
Nation-wide

Safeguard Categories

Environment
C
Involuntary Resettlement
C
Indigenous Peoples
C

Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects

Environmental Aspects
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples

Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation

During Project Design
During Project Implementation

Contact

Responsible ADB Officer
Rabanal, Rommel F.
Responsible ADB Department
Pacific Department
Responsible ADB Division
Social Sectors and Public Sector Management Division
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Finance

Timetable

Concept Clearance
25 Mar 2022
Fact Finding
05 May 2020 to 05 May 2020
MRM
23 Jun 2020
Approval
29 Jul 2020
Last Review Mission
-
Last PDS Update
29 Jul 2020

Funding

Loan 3955-PAL

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
29 Jul 2020 03 Aug 2020 25 Aug 2020 31 Jan 2021 - 13 Oct 2020
Financing Plan
  Total (Amount in US$ million)
Project Cost 20.00
ADB 20.00
Counterpart 0.00
Cofinancing 0.00
Loan Utilization
  Date ADB Others Net Percentage
Cumulative Contract Awards 03 Aug 2022 20.00 0.00 100%
Cumulative Disbursements 03 Aug 2022 20.00 0.00 100%

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Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation

Title Document Type Document Date
Palau: Health Expenditure and Livelihoods Support Program Validations of Project Completion Reports Jan 2024

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Tenders

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Contracts Awarded

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Procurement Plan

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