AF to Ukraine Emergency COVID-19 Response and Vaccination project

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The proposed AF of US$150 million will increase the total amount of the project to US$240 million to support the implementation ofthe COVID-19 vaccination campaign, vaccine procurement costs, and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines. To effectively prepare andsupport the country in the vaccine roll-out, the AF will invest in additional procurement of COVID-19 vaccines and logistics, whichwill help set up the cold chain, information, and waste management system at national, regional, and facility levels. It willsupport activities to tackle high hesitancy in population and increase vaccine uptake through additional support of thecommunication, capacity building, and upgrade of the information system. Activities supported by the AF will expand activities ofthe ongoing Ukraine Emergency COVID-19 Response and Vaccination project, activities of which are organized into 2 components:Component 1 Strengthen public health system for COVID-19 response (will be increased to US$210 million). This component willsupport the procurements necessary to achieve the PDO and PDO indicators. Specifically, it will cover COVID-19 vaccine procurementfor at least 10 million people and any associated costs (storage, in-country logistics), procurement of goods to prepare healthsystem for COVID-19 vaccination deployment (cold chain, storage, logistics, waste management), support elements of vaccinationcampaign, development and essential vaccine management information systems. It will also support activities to further expandCOVID-19 testing capacity. Component 2 COVID-19 vaccination deployment (US$30 million). This component will finance payments toproviders for completion of COVID-19 vaccination for individuals of priority populations and will be organized as reimbursement foragreed performance-based conditions (PBCs). It is expected that the Government of Ukraine will finance the delivery of COVID-19vaccines to the eligible population by introducing a separate package into the Program of Medical Guarantees (PMG) administered bythe National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU). This package will provide resources to cover the additional costs (beyond the actualvaccines) associated with the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination program, including “surge staffing” (i.e. additional staff timeor additional staff needed to provide COVID-19 vaccination), hazard pay, additional PPEs, fuel, small consumables, etc. Based oncompliance with agreed requirements endorsed by the MoH and set up in NHSU contracts, public providers will be contracted by NHSUfor the provision of COVID-19 vaccination to target groups and will be paid agreed fees.

FY17 - Health

World Bank Group

Project

Warehouse, Waste Processing and Treatment, Hospital, Commercial, Government