Early Warning System

Regions

Africa

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

Gabon

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Financial Institutions

African Development Bank (AFDB)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Approved

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Voting Date

Dec 12, 2024

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.

Borrower

Government of Gabon - Ministry of Finance

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Education and Health
Law and Government

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Type(s)

Grant

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 0.50 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 @ AFDB website

Updated in EWS Jun 8, 2025

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the objective of the health map is to regulate and redistribute hospital facilities fairly across the entire country. The government creates the conditions for proactive spatial planning by making the creation of facilities with beds or heavy equipment subject to the needs defined by the health map. The health map thus sets indicators of needs by health sector and region. It determines forecasts and operational objectives for the entire range of healthcare and health services, including prevention, health promotion, and medical and social support. It is a tool for regulation, monitoring, and planning to ensure the equitable spatial distribution of healthcare services. It ensures that healthcare provision is in line with the needs and demands of the population. It is the policy for territorial equity in access to healthcare. From this perspective, the project to develop a health and pharmaceutical map will be implemented in Gabon's ten health regions.

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

Judes BISSAKONOU
Labour Economist, AHHD3
African Development Bank
j.bissakonou@afdb.org
www.afdb.org