According to the Bank’s website, the Sokoto Health Infrastructure Project (SHIP) aligns with the Bank’s Ten-Year Strategy (2024 – 2033) priority of filling critical infrastructure gaps in national health systems as well as the Country Strategy Paper for Nigeria (CSP 2025 - 2030) Priority Pillars1 and 2 - Promote sustainable, climate smart infrastructure to facilitate competitiveness and industrial development and Promote gender and youth inclusive green growth through industrialization respectively. Project include the construction/rehabilitation and equipping of health facilities with the following outputs : (i) Health Facilities constructed and equipped with requisite diagnostic and ICT infrastructure ; (ii) Health training institutions (Medical college, Schools of Nursing and Health Technology) constructed/rehabilitated and equipped; and (iii) Medical warehouse constructed and equipped for storage and delivery of pharmaceutical products. Its implementation will contribute to reduced disease burden, save lives, and improve livelihoods in the State thus leading to better health outcomes, increased productivity, and general economic growth of Sokoto State. The project is well aligned to the Country and Bank strategic plans and so will augment and scale efforts to enhance quality healthcare delivery and reduce vulnerabilities that may deepen the poverty level, trigger conflicts, heighten grievances and worsen the security situation in the state.

The Development Objective of the project is to increase access to quality and affordable healthcare through quality health infrastructure development. Specific objectives are (i) to support the construction and equipping of primary, secondary, and tertiary health facilities; (ii) to construct/rehabilitate and equip three health training institutions ; and (iii) to construct and equip a medical warehouse for effective drug management. This will increase access to and improve the quality of health services for the 6.4 million residents of the State including women and youths. The state-of-the-art smart facilities will be designed to withstand the effects of climatic change conditions (aridity) in Sokoto and reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions.

Environmental Category: [2] Moderate Risk

According to the Appraisal Report, the project category is confirmed as Category 2 in accordance with the Nigeria’s Environmental Impact Assessment Act of 2004 and the Bank’s Integrated Safeguards System (ISS). The categorization was approved in ISTS and reflected in SAP on 15 December 2022.

The major risks and significant impacts include (i) risk of improper handling and disposal of medical waste during the operation of the facilities, such as infectious materials, which can harm the environment and public health; (ii) risk of Occupational hazards such as electrocution, cuts and burns, trips and falls, etc. during installation and routine maintenance of medical equipment; and (iii) risk of misuse or mismanagement of compensation payments by the eligible Project Affected Persons (PAPs), which may not be used to restore the livelihood of these PAPs hence leading to a decline in living standards. A total of 27 PAPs farming on 5.165 ha productive land were identified during the RAP preparation to suffer economic impacts. 4 PAPs were identified as female while 8 individuals were identified as vulnerable amongst the PAPs due to their inability to cope with and participate in decision making regarding resettlement in the course of preparing the RAP.

Finance Type: Standard loan
Commitments (UA): 33,627,206
Conversion Rate USD (2025-07-01): 1,33412

Loan Type: Fully Flexible Loan
Tenor: Up to 25 years inclusive of Grace Period
Grace period: Up to 8 years

Total Project Cost (UA): 134,120,000

Name: Gregory OSUBOR
Email: g.osubor@afdb.org

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF AfDB

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