Cambodia - Health Equity and Quality Improvement Project : Additional Financing

In July 2019, the Ministry of Health (MOH) completed the rollout of the final phase of SDGs and successfully introduced the information and communication technology-based assessment tool nationwide in the implementation of National Quality Enhancement Monitoring Process, which has achieved a significant improvement in the quality of health care service provisions in all publicly financed health fa [...] Given the limited capacity at the MOH to conduct supervision of the construction as well as the design and drawings of the two PRHs, a specialized firm was recruited in May 2019 to support the design and drawings and conduct quality supervision for the construction the 45 HCs and 15 maternity and obstetric wards. [...] The request included the reallocation of the available IDA credit from the H-EQIP components 1-3 to support the implementation of the Cambodia’s COVID-19 master plan. [...] The overall goal of the plan is to control the transmission of COVID-19, and to mitigate the impact of the pandemic in Cambodia. [...] The proposed AF2 and restructuring aims to extend the project closing date by 12 months, from June 30, 2021 to June 30, 2022 to allow for the completion of the delayed civil works, particularly the construction of the two PRHs, and to replenish the funding gap of US$14 million created as a result of the reallocation of this amount to the CERC.