Rwanda Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Project Using the Multiphase Programmatic Approach (WB-P504764)

Countries
  • Rwanda
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
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 3, 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 Rwanda - Rwanda Biomedical Centre
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)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (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.
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 Jul 31, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Mar 23, 2024


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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the PDO is to strengthen health system resilience and multisectoral preparedness and response to health emergencies in the Republic of Rwanda.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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Environmental Risk Rating: Substantial

Social Risk Rating: Moderate

Investment Description
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A credit in the amount of one hundred twenty million Dollars $120,000,000).

Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) is the nations central health implementation agency established in 2011. Mandated to conduct scientific research, provide diagnostic services and implement innovative health interventions to protect the nation against diseases and other health threats.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Rwanda Biomedical Centre Undisclosed -

Contact Information
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World Bank

Amparo Elena Gordillo-Tobar
Senior Economist

Joao Verissimo Figueiredo Rodrigues E Pires
Senior Health Specialist

Nkosinathi Vusizihlobo Mbuya
Senior Nutrition Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Ministry of Health
Sabin Nsanzimana, Dr, info@moh.gov.rw

Ministry of Finance
Uzziel Ndagijiman, Dr, info@minecofin.gov.rw
12 KN 3 Ave
P.O BOX 158
Kigali, Rwanda; and

Implementing Agencies
Rwanda Biomedical Centre
Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Prof, info@rbc.gov.rw

KG 644 St, Kigali,
Kimihurura |
P.O. Box 7162 Kigali, Rwanda

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE WORLD BANK

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