Reducing Income- and Health-Related Vulnerability of Older Persons in Vietnam (WB-P171030)

Countries
  • Vietnam
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Nation-wide
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Borrower
The Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 2.75 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)
$ 2.75 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)
$ 2.75 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 @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 13, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Oct 19, 2019

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Project Description
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According to the bank document, the project aims to reduce the income and health-related vulnerabilities of older persons, the project development objective is to increase the participation of older persons in income-generating activities and their use of community-level health and social care services in the project communities.

The project key results are expected to be:

1. Number of older persons in project communities that are participants in the ISHC’s revolving fund activity

2. Number of older persons in project communities that receive (i) at least one health checkup annually and (ii) monthly basic health monitoring (organized by ISHC).

3. Number of older people in the project communities receiving regular (at least twice per week) community-based care services from the ISHC and/or the local commune health stations. 

 

Investment Description
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Japan Social Development Fund (non-World Bank) US$ 2.75 million


Contact Information
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1/World Bank Contact

Contact: Caryn Bredenkamp

Title: Senior Economist

Telephone No.: 5777+8204 /

Contact: Nga Nguyet Nguyen

Title: Senior Economist

Telephone No.: 5777+7327/

2/Borrower/Client/Recipient

Borrower: HelpAge International

Contact: Bich Thuy Tran

Title: Country Director

Telephone No.: +84904006040

Email: thuyt@helpagevn.org

3/Implementing Agencies

Implementing Agency: HelpAge International

Contact: Bich Thuy Tran

Title: Country Director

Telephone No.: +84904006040

Email: thuyt@helpagevn.org

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The World Bank
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Washington, D.C. 20433
Telephone: (202) 473-1000
Web: http://www.worldbank.org/projects

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