Myanmar COVID-19 Emergency Response Project

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In support of the Myanmar Health Sector Contingency Plan: Outbreak Response to COVID-19 and Other Emerging Respiratory Diseases, the project aims to strengthen the readiness of hospitals and the national systems in preventing and reducing the threat posed by community transmission of COVID-19 in Myanmar by providing Intensive Care Unit equipment and related goods (Component 1), and providing technical assistance to clinical care capacity and community engagement (Component 2). Project scope and design are aligned with the COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Program (SPRP). The envisaged interventions would address immediate needs in the COVID-19 response, and contribute to foundations of the health systems preparedness for public health emergencies. It complements other IDA-financed health operation in Myanmar, namely the Essential Health Services Access Project (EHSAP) and its Additional Financing (AF) that are focused on medium to longer term health systems outcomes. In addition to improving readiness of the primary health care facilities to deliver the essential package of health services, the AF will help to further cement infection prevention and control (IPC) and health care waste management (HCWM) practices, institutionalize mechanisms that facilitate better coordination and collaboration between government and NGOs, Ethnic Health Providers (EHPs), and Civil Society Organizations, expand supply chain logistics management system, strengthen community engagement and outreach through health volunteers and scale up use of Information and Community Technology (ICT).