Additional Financing Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) - Second AF for the Ethiopia Covid-19 Emergency Response Project - P177906 (English)

The project will continue to support activities related to: (i) procurement, financial management, environmental and social safeguards, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting at the PIU level; (ii) recruitment and Training of Grants Management Unit and EPHI staff and technical consultants; and (iii) operating costs specifically for the project staff under the Grant Management Unit (GMU) and COVI [...] Component 4. Quarantine, Isolation and Treatment Centers and regulatory infrastructure: The AF will finance the procurement and distribution of COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) supplies including hospital medical equipment’s such mechanical ventilators and supplies; and establish regional Oxygen plants in selected hospitals and ii) refurbishing and renovation of vaccine stores and vaccination ro [...] The Grant Management Unit (GMU) of the MoH’s PCD in collaboration with Maternal and Child Health (MCH) directorate will be responsible for the day-to-day management of activities supported under the project, as well as the preparation of a consolidated annual workplan and a consolidated activity and financial report for the parent and AF project components. [...] Behavioral and social risk factors assessments were undertaken, and a national survey is underway Hence, the activities that have been implemented in the parent and the first additional financing projects have been of great help to improve the capacity of the client. [...] The environment, health, and safety risks that may result from the project are mainly associated with Component 1 (which will finance Medical Supplies and Equipment including procurement and deployment of COVID19 vaccines; vaccine storage and transportation; For Official Use Only supplies needed to vaccinate the additional 20% of the population such as diluents, syringes, and all medical supplies