Guinea Bissau - Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) Control Support Project

Guinea Bissau - Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) Control Support Project - PALPC

Project Summary

Approval Date	17 Dec 2020
Planned Completion Date	31 May 2023
Last Disbursement Planned Date	30 Jun 2023
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign	Sovereign
Sector	Social
DAC Sector Code	12110
Commitment	U.A 6,850,000
Status	Approved

Project General Description

The Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) Control Support Project – PALPC is designed in response to the virus. It will make it possible to urgently support the health response in addition to the actions already supported by the partners at the national level and the regional support in progress with ECOWAS and taking into account Guinea Bissau’s needs in the fight against COVID-19. In addition, the Project will contribute to the capacity building of the High Commission in COVID-19 control as well as that of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Decentralisation in order to improve their implementation and regional coordination capacity. The PALPC will be implemented through three (3) components, namely: (i) Support for community ownership and engagement; (ii) Support for health system resilience (iii), and Project management and coordination.

Project Objectives

The main objective of the project is, firstly to reduce the spread of the virus and halt the COVID-19 pandemic and, secondly, to boost the resilience of the health system and vulnerable communities. The project's specific objectives are to (i) strengthen the COVID-19 control and prevention mechanisms; (ii) support the engagement of communities and community-based COVID-19 control activities and (iii) strengthen the capacity and protection of health personnel.

Beneficiaries

The main beneficiary of this support is the Ministry of Health. The target population is that of Guinea Bissau, particularly vulnerable households including those headed by women, the poorest communities and those vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of people affected by the project is the entire Bissau Guinean population, i.e. 1,900,000, of whom 45% live in urban areas.

Participating Organization

Funding

Fragile States Facility

Information

IATI identifier	46002-P-GW-IB0-005
Last Update	01 Dec 2021

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Contact Details

Name	DIOP LY Maimouna
Email	m.dioply@afdb.org

Geographic Location

Country	Guinea-Bissau

Project Classification

Finance Type	Aid Grant Excluding Debt Reorganisation
Flow Type	ODA
Aid Type	Other Technical Assistance

Commitments

U.A 6,850,000

Fragile States Facility

U.A 890,000

Fragile States Facility

U.A 5,960,000

Document Type	Language	Document
Appraisal report	en	viewer

Indicator	Indicator Measure	Target Year	Target Value
Share of micro-enterprises/CBOs engaged in the fight against COVID-19	%	2020	90
Beneficiaries using handwashing facilities following awareness sessions	Number	2020	480000
Health workers competent to administer laboratory tests and examinations	Number	2020	600
Health workers competent to administer laboratory tests and examinations - of which women	Number	2020	300
Health structures equipped and taking into account the specific needs of women and girls (separate rooms and latrines)	Number	2020	5
Supervisors and volunteers trained in the area of WASH and dignified and safe burials (DSB)	Number	2020	615
Supervisors and volunteers trained in the area of WASH and dignified and safe burials (DSB) - of which women	Number	2020	307
Meals distributed for nutritional care (within four months)	Number	2020	60
Hand washing machines installed at household level	Number	2020	1830
Rehabilitated and operational water pipes	Number	2020	55
Laboratory technicians trained in digitisation of clinical and laboratory processes	Number	2020	255
Laboratory technicians trained in digitisation of clinical and laboratory processes - of which women	Number	2020	127
Bôr and Cumura hospital staff trained in the fight against COVID-19	Number	2020	160
Bôr and Cumura hospital staff trained in the fight against COVID-19 - of which women	Number	2020	80
Hygienic staff in health facilities trained in hygiene measures in the 11 regions	Number	2020	1400
Hygienic staff in health facilities trained in hygiene measures in the 11 regions - of which women	Number	2020	700
Personal protective equipment procured for health workers	Number	2020	615
Personal protective equipment procured for health workers - of which women	Number	2020	307
Oxygen generators installed for severe case management in the three provinces	Number	2020	3
Laboratory testing capacity per day strengthened	Number	2020	700
Number of complementary specialists recruited at the High Commission	Number	2020	2
Number of complementary specialists recruited at the High Commission - of which women	Number	2020	1
Number of coordination, planning and monitoring missions	Number	2020	120
Project audits conducted	Number	2020	2