Maldives : Supporting COVID-19 Response and Vaccination Program
To address the challenges affecting the Maldives' health system in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic, the transaction TA will support (i) the government to rapidly strengthen its health system resilience and capacity, and (ii) developing long-term COVID-19 pandemic response and vaccination plans for expanded coverage in the upcoming years. The TA will further support the preparation of the ensuing COVID-19 vaccine financing project under APVAX
Project Details
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Project Officer
Chen, Dai-Ling
Sectors Group
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Maldives -
Sector
- Health
| Project Name | Supporting COVID-19 Response and Vaccination Program | ||||
| Project Number | 55086-002 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Maldives |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Operational Priorities | OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities OP7: Fostering regional cooperation and integration |
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| Sector / Subsector | Health / Disease control of communicable disease |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | To address the challenges affecting the Maldives' health system in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic, the transaction TA will support (i) the government to rapidly strengthen its health system resilience and capacity, and (ii) developing long-term COVID-19 pandemic response and vaccination plans for expanded coverage in the upcoming years. The TA will further support the preparation of the ensuing COVID-19 vaccine financing project under APVAX | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the vulnerabilities in the country's health system capacity that require an urgent need to improve the health systems in managing emergency medical services (EMS), strengthen coordination between health facilities, and improve the capacity to respond to COVID-19 and future pandemics. Consultations with the Ministry of Health (MOH) expressed that the vulnerabilities to be addressed immediately are due to (i) inefficient EMS for COVID-19 patients; (ii) unintegrated health information system (HIS) across health facilities, which is needed for effective COVID-19 patient information sharing during case referrals; (iii) unavailability of tracking and identifying COVID-19 variants; (iv) inadequate mental health support for COVID-19 survivors and frontline health professionals involved in COVID-19 response; and (v) lack of long-term planning for the COVID-19 pandemic response and vaccination. | ||||
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| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| Consulting Services | Firm (QCBS): 18 person-months (International) and 11 person months (National) Individual (ICS): 10 person-months (International) and 54 person-months (National) |
| Procurement | Contracts may be procured under consultant contracts and may use competitive or direct contracting procurement method as appropriate |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Chen, Dai-Ling |
| Responsible ADB Department | Sectors Group |
| Responsible ADB Division | Human and Social Development Sector Office (SG-HSD) |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Finance (formerly Ministry of Finance and Treasury) |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 10 Nov 2021 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 12 Dec 2022 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 10 Nov 2021 | 02 Dec 2021 | 02 Dec 2021 | 30 Nov 2023 | 31 May 2025 | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 0.00 | 2,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,000,000.00 | 09 Sep 2023 | 619,859.14 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Supporting COVID-19 Response and Vaccination Program: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Nov 2021 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| TA and Project Implementation Coordinator 2 | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Emergency Medical Service Information System Consulting Firm | Firm - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Senior Public Health Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Costing and Fiduciary Expert | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Social Safeguards Expert | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Environmental Safeguards Expert | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Vaccine Cold Chain and Logistic Expert | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Procurement Expert | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| TA and Project Implementation Coordinator 1 | Individual - Consulting | Closed |
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
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| Project Preparatory Technical Assistance | Technical Assistance 6820 | 01 Sep 2022 | IQVIA Consulting and Information Services India Private Limited (INDIA) in association with Ziqitza Healthcare Limited (INDIA) | Unit no 1031, 10th Floor, Hindustan times Building, K.G Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi, 110001 India | Ministry of Finance | 619,720.00 | — |
Procurement Plan
None currently available.