Lao PDR COVID-19 Response Project - Additional Financing

active

Prospective

The Additional Financing (AF) will support the costs of expanding activities of the parent project - Lao PDR COVID-19 Response Project (P173817). The total AF amount is US$ 15 million includes US$ 10 million Credit from International Development Association (IDA) and US$ 5 million Grant from the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Multi Donor Trust Fund Grant. The proposed AF forms part of an expanded health response to the pandemic, which is being supported by development partners under the coordination of the Government of Lao PDR. The primary objectives of the AF are to enable affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and help ensure effective vaccine deployment in Lao PDR through vaccination system strengthening, and to further strengthen preparedness and response activities under the parent project. The AF will adjust the overall design of the project and provide and provide essential resources to enable the expansion of a sustained and comprehensive pandemic response that will appropriately include vaccination in Lao PDR. Activities will be expanded to include 1) COVID-19 vaccine procurement and deployment; 2) comprehensive communication and public awareness about the COVID-19 vaccine and behavior change intervention to support key prevention behaviors; 3) strengthening information system for surveillance; 4) transportation of the vaccine and maintenance of the cold change system and minor repair of vaccine required storage room, as well as vaccine wastes management; 5) development of community complaint and feedback mechanism on preventive information and vaccine provisions, as well as environmental safety measures; 6) support to the enhancement of health facility and lifeline infrastructure for health emergency preparedness in priority geographic locations in the Lao PDR through the Grant.The Result Framework and content of the components of the parent project are adjusted to reflect the expanded scope and new activities proposed under the AF. The implementation arrangements would remain the same as the Ministry of Health being the implementing agency however, the project will also report to a newly established the National Vaccine Management Committee and the Task force. The Closing Date would be December 31, 2023. The project closing date is extended by one year to allow the project to support vaccine deployment efforts until 2023 as outlined in the National Vaccination and Development Plan.

FY17 - Health

World Bank Group

Project

Government