Third AF to The Gambia Essential Health Services Strengthening Project (WB-P181659)

Countries
  • Gambia
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
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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 28, 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 Gambia - 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
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 35.00 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)
$ 35.00 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
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Sep 19, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Apr 11, 2024

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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 quality and utilization of essential health services and strengthen the national system for public health preparedness in The Gambia.

The Board previously approved $84.5 million to the Gambia Essential Health Services Strengthening Project. The additional financing ($35 million from the International Development Association - IDA) will support the completion of the ongoing construction of health facilities, the implementation of the national health insurance scheme, and the interoperability of the electronic civil registration and vital statistics system with the information systems of other sectors.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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Environmental Risk Rating: The environmental risk rating of this third AF is moderate as the Parent Project, First AF and second AF. The first AF entailed several constructions and renovations (including asbestos removal) noted above those present risks of negative impacts to the environment and human health such as noise, dust emissions, release of dangerous asbestos fibers into the air, generation of solid and liquid waste, and health and safety issues. Under the second AF, activities with the construction of the NFDQCL and BEU, could generate negative environmental impacts and nuisances such as dust, noise, poor management of construction waste. In addition, there are Occupational health and safety risks (for workers) and Community health and safety issues (risk of accidents with company equipment).

Social Risk Rating: The previously identified risks for the Parent Project, first AF, and second AF are also applicable to the third AF activities. The first AF risks include: (ii) Exclusion of vulnerable groups in the reporting of priority diseases and events; and (ii) Privacy and data misuse issues due to transition from written to electronic records.

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World Bank

Samuel Lantei Mills
Senior Health Specialist

Teegwende Valerie Porgo
Health Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

The Gambia

Implementing Agencies

Ministry of Health
Omar Jah
Permanent Secretary
dromarjahjr@gmail.com

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