Supporting COVID-19 Response and Vaccination Program (ADB-55082-002)

Regions
  • South Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • India
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Voting Date
Aug 4, 2021
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Sectors
  • Education and Health
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Investment Type(s)
Advisory Services
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 7.00 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)
$ 7.00 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.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS May 9, 2022

Disclosed by Bank Jun 7, 2021

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Project Description
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According to ADB documents, the transaction technical assistance will provide emergency supply of oxygen to reduce fatalities from the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, and build capacity of stakeholders to effectively implement the national vaccination program by addressing the gap areas identified by the due diligence assessments of the proposed Responsive COVID-19 Vaccines for Recovery (RECOVER) Project under APVAX.

The RECOVER Project will provide vaccines eligible under APVAX criteria while the TA support will provide catalytic operational support through a program management unit, monitoring of vaccination sites, building private sector capacity for vaccination, strengthening biomedical waste (BMW) management capacity, effective risk communication targeting vulnerable groups, improved outreach employing solar-powered cold chain equipment, and providing evidence-based policy inputs to enhance health system preparedness for future pandemics.

 

Investment Description
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The TA is estimated to cost $7,000,000, of which (i) $2,000,000 will be financed on a grant basis by ADB’s Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF-other Sources) and (ii) $5,000,000 will be financed on a grant basis by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and administered by ADB.


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Asian Development Bank

Responsible ADB Officer Khetrapal, Sonalini
Responsible ADB Department South Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Human and Social Development Division, SARD
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
150 A Nirman Bhawan
New Delhi - 110 011
India

 

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