Additional Financing to Health System Efficiency and Resilience Project (WB-P181529)

Countries
  • Palestine, West Bank, Gaza
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Palestine
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
A
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
May 6, 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 West Bank and Gaza - Ministry of Finance / Ministry of 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
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 23.80 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)
$ 45.00 million
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Bank Documents
Other Related Projects
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS May 28, 2024

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the objective of this project is to support the Palestinian Authority in improving the resilience and efficiency of the health system, and in case of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, respond promptly and effectively to it.

Components:
Component 1: Scaling Up Cost-Effective Primary Health Services
Component 2: Strengthening Hospital Service Delivery
Component 4: Project Implementation and Monitoring
Component 5: Contingent Emergency Response Component
Component 3: Strengthening key public health functions of pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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The overall environmental and social (E&S) risk for the AF is rated Substantial. The environmental risk is assessed as Substantial and includes issues related to the parent project and the AF: (i) Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) due to testing and handling of supplies and equipment during treatment, as well as due to the minor works for installation of equipment in the existing hospitals and health care facilities, (ii) hazardous materials that must be managed in terms of their use, storage, and handling, (iii) production and management of medical healthcare waste resulting from the different components, and (iv) managing and handling of waste and end-oflife waste of equipment. In addition to risks related to minor rehabilitation, and reconstruction activities including (UXO removal, rubble removal and waste management, health and safety, community health and safety).

Investment Description
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A PROPOSED ADDITIONAL GRANT TO THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY).


Contact Information
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World Bank

Denizhan Duran
Senior Economist, Health

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Ministry of Finance
Laila Sbeih
Director, International Relations Department
Lsbeih@yahoo.com

Implementing Agencies

Ministry of Health
Maria Al Aqra
Director of International Relations Department
icu@moh.ps

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE WORLD BANK

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