Lebanon Health Resilience Project (WB-P163476)

Countries
  • Lebanon
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Active
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
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
Jun 26, 2017
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
Ministry of Public Health
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Education and Health
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 95.80 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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 120.00 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.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 13, 2017

Disclosed by Bank Apr 21, 2017


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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.
The development objective of Health Resilience Project is to increase access to quality health care services to poor Lebanese and displaced Syrians in Lebanon. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Scaling up the scope and capacity of the Primary Health Care (PHC) Universal Health Coverage (UHC) program, aims to expand and strengthen the ongoing UHC program to reach a larger number of beneficiaries with a more comprehensive package of enrollment-based preventive health services to meet the growing needs of poor and vulnerable Lebanese. 2) The second component, Provision of health care services in public hospitals, aims to finance the following: (i) provision of special capitation payments to participating public hospitals for delivery of medical and paramedical services to uninsured Lebanese and delivery of emergency healthcare services to eligible beneficiaries, as elaborated in the respective Health Service Provider Agreements; and (ii) Strengthening of the technical and organizational capacities of participating public hospitals for provision of quality healthcare services, through: (a) provision of training to clinical and nonclinical staff; and (b) strengthening the health information management system targeting participating public hospitals, participating Primary Health Care Centers (PHCCs) and the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH). 3) The third component, Strengthening project management and monitoring, aims to finance: (i) Strengthening the capacities of the MoPH and Project Management Unit for implementation, coordination and management of activities under the project; (ii) Carrying out of a comprehensive assessment of hospitals; and (iii) Carrying out of an independent evaluation of project activities and results.
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Ministry of Public Health Walid Ammar Director General mphealth@cyberia.net.lb ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF WORLD BANK The World Bank Inspection Panel is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by a World Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Inspection Panel, they may investigate to assess whether the World Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can contact the Inspection Panel or submit a complaint by emailing ipanel@worldbank.org. You can learn more about the Inspection Panel and how to file a complaint at: http://ewebapps.worldbank.org/apps/ip/Pages/Home.aspx.

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