Tajikistan: COVID-19 Emergency Response
The project will help finance immediate needs and deliver appropriate medical services where required. The government has indicated ADB's support would be used to improve laboratory diagnostic and testing capacity. Other needs such as procurement of medical equipment or other similar support to help the government meet its most urgent gaps may be identified as the situation evolves in the coming weeks. Recognizing the unpredictable nature of the situation and the concurrent inflow of support from other sources, flexibility is required, along with close coordination with various sources and partners. Any supplies funded from this grant need to be coordinated with other support, including the ADB-approved COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support (CARES) Program, to avoid duplication.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Fazilova, Ganjina I.
Central and West Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Tajikistan -
Sector
- Health
| Project Name | COVID-19 Emergency Response | ||||
| Project Number | 54363-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Tajikistan |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Health / Disease control of communicable disease |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The project will help finance immediate needs and deliver appropriate medical services where required. The government has indicated ADB's support would be used to improve laboratory diagnostic and testing capacity. Other needs such as procurement of medical equipment or other similar support to help the government meet its most urgent gaps may be identified as the situation evolves in the coming weeks. Recognizing the unpredictable nature of the situation and the concurrent inflow of support from other sources, flexibility is required, along with close coordination with various sources and partners. Any supplies funded from this grant need to be coordinated with other support, including the ADB-approved COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support (CARES) Program, to avoid duplication. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Tajikistan has historically under-spent on the health sector. The sector has insufficient financial resources, and government spending on health is low at 7% of general government spending, compared with 12% in the Kyrgyz Republic and a regional average of 16%. Out-of-pocket spending accounts for 60% of combined health expenditure, and total health expenditure (public and private) per capita is the lowest in the region at $170. The health sector capacity is limited, physical health infrastructure is inadequate, and there is a lack of trained medical personnel to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its ratio of 20.9 doctors per 10,000 people is below the Central Asia average of 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people. Critical skills gaps exist and a number of health workers and laboratory staff have to be trained to be able to respond to COVID-19. As of June 2020, the country's capacity for testing COVID-19 remains at 500 per day, compared to the WHO recommendation of at least 4,000 to 5,000 per day. Actual tests conducted are often lower, as a result of limited laboratory supplies and qualified personnel. | ||||
| Impact | To alleviate financial resource constraints to meet immediate needs and deliver appropriate medical services where required. | ||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Improved capacity of Tajikistan 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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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Fazilova, Ganjina I. |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Tajikistan Resident Mission |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Finance [email protected] 3, Academic Rajabovs Dushanbe Tajikistan Ministry of Finance 3, Academic Rajabovs Dushanbe Tajikistan |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | 30 Jul 2020 to 30 Jul 2020 |
| MRM | 11 Sep 2020 |
| Approval | 05 Aug 2020 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 07 Aug 2020 |
Grant 0730-TAJ
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 05 Aug 2020 | 17 Sep 2020 | 17 Sep 2020 | 17 Mar 2021 | 17 Sep 2021 | 25 May 2022 |
| Financing Plan | Grant Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 2.50 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 2.50 | 17 Jun 2022 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 100% |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Grant Agreement (Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund) for Grant 0730-TAJ: COVID-19 Emergency Response Project | Grant Agreement | Sep 2020 |
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