Armenia : COVID-19 Emergency Response
The project will support will help alleviate financial resource constraints to meet immediate needs and deliver appropriate medical services where required. This may include (i) improving laboratory diagnostic and testing capacity and supplies, and (ii) supplies and equipment to enhance treatment capacity including in critical care units to help the government meet its most urgent gaps.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Gyurjyan, Grigor
Central and West Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Armenia -
Sector
- Health
| Project Name | COVID-19 Emergency Response | ||||
| Project Number | 54338-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Armenia |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant |
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| Operational Priorities | OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity |
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| Sector / Subsector | Health / Health system development |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The project will support will help alleviate financial resource constraints to meet immediate needs and deliver appropriate medical services where required. This may include (i) improving laboratory diagnostic and testing capacity and supplies, and (ii) supplies and equipment to enhance treatment capacity including in critical care units to help the government meet its most urgent gaps. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | As the COVID-19 pandemic is spread worldwide, the number of confirmed cases in Armenia accelerated over the past months. Community transmission has been confirmed on 27 May 2020. The increasing number of cases has already put considerable stress on the health system and with government lifting most restrictions, the number of confirmed cases has further significantly increased. While the government repurposed 9 hospitals to serve COVID-19 patients only, the number of hospital beds are running out and there is an increasing demand for health workers. On 8 June 2020, the Minister of Health announced an additional four regional medical centers will be repurposed to treat COVID-19 patients. For optimal use of hospital beds, since 20 May 2020, COVID-19 positive patients with no or mild symptoms are no longer hospitalized but are required to stay at home under surveillance of primary healthcare providers. The government needs support to augment its healthcare capacity to ensure effective and timely life-saving efforts. Health systems capacities need to be strengthened to detect, test, isolate and treat cases effectively. This will require support in the provision of additional medical equipment and supplies to enhance laboratory and ICU capacity and ensure that the healthcare system is properly prepared, to cope with the increasing number of cases. |
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| Impact | To alleviate financial resource constraints to meet immediate needs and deliver appropriate medical services where required. |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Improved capacity of Armenai in preparedness, prevention, and response to COVID-19 disease. |
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| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Financial support provided to the government' to meet immediate needs and deliver appropriate medical services to combat COVID-19 disease outbreak |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| Environment | FI |
| Involuntary Resettlement | FI |
| Indigenous Peoples | FI |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Gyurjyan, Grigor |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Armenia Resident Mission |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Finance (MOF) Ministry of Healthcare |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | 07 Jul 2020 to 07 Jul 2020 |
| MRM | 19 Aug 2020 |
| Approval | 03 Aug 2020 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 04 Aug 2020 |
Grant 0729-ARM
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 03 Aug 2020 | 27 Aug 2020 | 27 Aug 2020 | 27 Feb 2021 | 28 May 2021 | 16 Nov 2021 |
| Financing Plan | Grant Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 2.00 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 2.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 100% |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| COVID-19 Emergency Response: Audited Project Financial Statements (27 August 2020-16 November 2021) | Audited Project Financial Statements | Apr 2022 |
| Grant Agreement (Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund) for Grant 0729-ARM: COVID-19 Emergency Response Project | Grant Agreement | Aug 2020 |
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