Bosnia and Herzegovina Emergency COVID-19 Project

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This project is in response to the request of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for support in preparing for and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and sustaining their efforts to prevent future outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases. The project is prepared under under the COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Program (SPRP) using the Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA), approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on April 2, 2020 (PCBASIC0219761) with an overall Program financing envelope of up to US $6.00 billion.The project will have three components: (1) Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Republika Srpska; (2) Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; and (3) Project Management.Component 1: Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Republika Srpska. This component will provide immediate support to Republika Srpska to treat existing cases of COVID-19, limit further local transmission, and address socioeconomic impacts of the pandemic on affected households through social assistance and protection. Activities are limited to those that require immediate and urgent implementation and to be implemented under two sub-components: (1.1) health care delivery and health system strengthening and (1.2) Temporary social support and cash assistance for vulnerable households and individuals. Component 2: Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH). This component will provide immediate support to the FBiH to prevent additional arrivals of COVID-19 cases and to limit local transmission through containment strategies and to prevent individuals and household affected by the pandemic falling into destitution. The project-supported activities include (2.1) health care delivery and health system strengthening and (2.2) Temporary social support and cash assistance for vulnerable households and individuals. Component 3. Project Management. This component will support the operation of two Project Implementation Units (PIUs), in FBiH and in Republika Srpska respectively, which provide overall administration of the project (including procurement and financial management) and undertakes regular monitoring and reporting of project implementation (including the required fiduciary assessments). Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) on social assistance will include spot checks of cash assistance and social care beneficiaries, at least one beneficiary survey and support for upgrades and improvements to the existing administrative systems (SOTAC and other) if necessary. Existing structures will be strengthened by the recruitment of additional staff/consultants responsible for overall administration, safeguards, communication and outreach, procurement, and financial management.Through a global waiver, all IPF operations processed under the Fast Track COVID-19 Facility, including projects prepared under the Global MPA or stand-alone projects, are eligible for the application of the additional flexibility defined in paragraph 12 of Section III of the IPF Policy due to the urgent need of assistance experienced by all Bank borrowers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FY17 - Health,FY17 - Social Protection

World Bank

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