Lebanon: Health Transformation Project

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The Project aims to support the Ministry of Public Health's (MoPH) key regulatory reforms and institution building; prioritize reforms in contracting health services for the uninsured, thus improving the efficiency of MoPH’s spending and the access to services; support MoPH to build efficient common platforms for purchasing of services which other public payers and development partners can utilize; and strengthen MoPH’s role as the coordinator/champion of health sector reforms. The proposed financing instrument is IPF, with the use a set of sequenced PBCs related to key strategic, institutional and governance changes as the key milestones of a reform roadmap for the health sector.The Project will have two complimentary Components, with Component 1 using the PBC-based IPF approach and Component 2 using the traditional IPF instrument. Component 3 will be used for Contingent Emergency Response. Component 1: Support for Health Reforms, Regulatory Functions, Institution Building and Contracting Providers for Essential Services for the Poor (PBC-based). This Component is comprised of four sub-components supporting reforms and institution building in five respective areas: (i) health financing, (ii) pharmaceuticals, (iii) e-Health, (iv) citizen engagement, and (v) contracting service providers for the most vulnerable. Component 2: Technical Assistance, Training and Project Management (traditional IPF). This Component will support: (i) technical assistance and training required to support MoPH in achieving the PBCs in Component 1; (ii) other technical assistance in institution building; and (iii) project management (including project monitoring and evaluation), fiduciary oversight and environmental and social safeguards aspects of the Project. This Component will use the traditional IPF instrument. Component 3: Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC) (US$0) The zero-dollar CERC will be in place to provide expedited response in case of emergency. A CERC Operational Manual will be prepared and agreed with the World Bank for use if this component is triggered.