Northern Provinces Health and Treatment Project (ADB-53084-001)

Regions
  • East Asia and Pacific
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Vanuatu
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Port Vila, Luganville
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Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Borrower
Government of Vanuatu
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Sectors
  • Education and Health
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 4.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Grant Amount (USD)
$ 4.00 million
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Bank Documents
Government Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Nov 10, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Apr 26, 2023

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Project Description
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As stated by the ADB, most of Vanuatu's population has access to basic health services for child and maternal health and for some communicable and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) (mainly through development partner support). These basic services are, however, not meeting the increasing health needs and complexity of chronic disease management.

The Ministry of Health is committed to expanding NCD services by delivering specialized NCD services through two clinics: one in Port Vila (opened April 2022) for the population in the south, and one planned for Luganville (on Santo Island, which is the second most populated island) serving the population in the north. The NCD clinics would relieve the burden of NCD management on the hospitals, while retaining a close coordination and referral pathway with the hospital to manage patients requiring surgical interventions. Having two NCD clinics would improve service delivery to local populations especially for patient surveillance, chronic disease management, and allow more targeted local health promotion.

The Ministry of Health has requested the ADB to finance the second NCD clinic in Luganville. This request is supported by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management and will complement health infrastructure upgrades by the government of Australia as part of the TCH response and bilateral program support by Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The project will support initiatives such as the WHO's package of essential interventions to prevent and control NCDs, and the Pacific Community's work on NCD prevention to inform project investments.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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The ADB categorized the risks of the project as follows:

Environment B
Involuntary Resettlement C
Indigenous Peoples C
Investment Description
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Contact Information
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ADB Team Leader:

Inez Mikkelsen-Lopez - Senior Health Specialist

No contacts available at the time of disclosure.

Implementing Agency - Ministry of Finance & Economic Management:

Address: PMB 9031, Port Vila, Vanuatu
Phone: +678 22605 / +678 23032
Website: https://doft.gov.vu/

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF ADB

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