Health Security Program in Western and Central Africa (WB-P179078)

Countries
  • Cape Verde
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
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
Approved
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
Dec 19, 2023
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
Governments of Cape Verde, Guinea and Liberia
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 Type(s)
Grant, Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 138.00 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)
$ 30.00 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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 168.00 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 @ WB website

Updated in EWS Mar 14, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Jul 7, 2023

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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 this project is to improve the capacity to prevent, detect and respond to health emergencies in West and Central Africa.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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Environmental and Social Risk Classification: Moderate

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

CREDITS:

TO THE REPUBLIC OF CABO VERDE IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR 19.1 MILLION (US$25.0 MILLION EQUIVALENT)
TO THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA IN THE AMOUNT OF US$90.0 MILLION
TO THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA IN THE AMOUNT OF US$18.0 MILLION

A PROPOSED GRANT:

TO THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR 19.1 MILLION (US$25.0 MILLION EQUIVALENT)

A PROPOSED GRANT FROM THE PANDEMIC PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TRUST FUND TO THE REPUBLIC OF CABO VERDE IN THE AMOUNT OF US$4.0 MILLION

A PROPOSED GRANT FROM THE GLOBAL FINANCING FACILITY FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA IN THE AMOUNT OF US$16.0 MILLION


Contact Information
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World Bank

Carolyn J. Shelton, Andre L. Carletto, Joao Verissimo Figueiredo Rodrigues E Pires
Senior Health Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Republic of Cabo Verde
Dr Olavo Avelino Garcia Correia
Minister of Finance
ugpe_concurso@mf.gov.cv

Republic of Guinea
Moussa Cissé
Ministre de l’Economie et des Finances
contact@mefp.gov.gn

Republic of Liberia
Samuel D. Tweah Jr.
Ministry of Finance and Development Planning
sdweah@mfdp.gov.lr

Implementing Agencies

Cabo Verde Ministry of Finance
Nuno Miguel Gomes
Coordinator
nuno.gomes@mee.gov.cv

Guinea Ministry of Health
Dr Moustapha GROVOGUI
Coordinator
drgrovogui@gmail.com

Liberia Ministry of Health
Sonpon B. Sieh
Coordinator
sblamosieh@gmail.com

West Africa Health Organization (WAHO)
Melchior Athanase J. C. Aissi - General Director
maissi@wahooas.org

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE 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. Information on how to file a complaint and a complaint request form are available at: https://www.inspectionpanel.org/how-to-file-complaint

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