Solomon Islands COVID-19 Emergency Response Project

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The Project under the Global MPA will support the country’s COVID-19 response and to strengthen the health system for public health emergencies. The project components and activities under each component are designed to support critical gaps identified through the Consolidated National Preparedness and Response Plan for COVID-19 (issued on 12 March 2020) and complement activities that have already been committed by other DPs, including DFAT, WHO, UNICEF and the Asian Development Bank among others. The project coverage will be national in scale, but also includes support to selected Provinces. The project will comprise the following three components:Component 1. Emergency COVID-19 Preparedness and Response: Carrying out activities to assist the SIG to prevent, prepare for and respond to COVID-19 including: (a) improving infection prevention and control measures by providing personal protective equipment and necessary supplies and consumables; (b) enhancing case detection, confirmation and contact tracing capabilities; (c) upgrading quarantine facilities and isolation units; and (d) mobilizing contractual health care workers as may be required to respond to a surge in demand for health care services and general operating capacity. Component 2. Health System Strengthening: Carrying out activities to strengthen the Recipient’s health care system by enhancing clinical care capacity to manage COVID-19 cases and sustain routine health service delivery, including: (a) renovations and upgrades to intensive care units in two provincial hospitals; (b) enhancing health care waste management by financing incinerators, waste disposal transportation, and training in health care waste management; (c) upgrading of the national medical storage facility by financing refurbishment of its warehouse and training of its staff; (d) supporting MHMS with establishing of a national health emergency coordination center through upgrading and repurposing of the existing building currently used as temporary accommodation for health care workers; and (e) training of health care workers in hospital infection prevention and control.Component 3. Implementation Management and Monitoring and Evaluation: Providing technical and operational assistance to the Recipient on Project management and implementation, including supporting monitoring and evaluation activities, capacity building of Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) staff and establishing and supporting the Project Management Unit. The MHMS of Solomon Islands will be the project’s implementing agency and will have the overall implementation responsibility for the Project, including the responsibility for carrying out day-to-day management and implementation of the project and coordinating with other government ministries/agencies and stakeholders on all aspects of project implementation as required. The project is expected to benefit the general population, including at-risk populations, particularly the elderly and people with chronic conditions, medical and emergency personnel, medical and testing facilities, and public health agencies engaged in the response in participating countries.