Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) Sri Lanka COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project (P173867) (English)

To this end, this Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) sets out material measures and actions to be carried out or caused to be carried out by the Recipient, including the timeframes of the actions and measures, institutional, staffing, training, monitoring and reporting arrangements, grievance management and the environmental and social assessments and instruments to be prepared or upd [...] ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE: The Ministry of Health shall establish and maintain A Senior Environment, Health & Safety, Ministry of Health adequate capacity within the PMU with qualified staff and resources to support and Social Specialist has been assigned to management of ESHS risks and impacts of the Project, including a f [...] CONTINGENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE FINANCING a) The adoption of the CERC Manual & the Ministry of Health a. Ensure that the CERC Manual as specified in the financing agreement includes CERC-ESMF in form and substance a description of the ESHS assessment and management arrangements including acceptable to the Bank is a withdrawal CERC-ESMF for the implementation of CERC component in accordance with the [...] Ministry of Health above, including, inter alia, measures to: carry out the purchase, storage, transportation and handling of vaccines (including, ultra-cold chain management) in a safe manner and in accordance with the EHSGs, and other relevant GIIP including relevant WHO guidelines; and adequately manage and dispose of health care wastes (including, vaccines) and other types of hazardous and non [...] Ministry of Health responsible for the Project will receive training on the Project’s ESHS plans and instruments, fair, equitable and inclusive access and allocation of Project benefits, including with regards to vaccines, and the roles and responsibilities of different key agencies in the ESF implementation.