Uzbekistan: Integrated Perinatal Care Project
The project aligns with the first operational strategy of ADB's Strategy 2030, which aims to achieving better health for all by improving the quality and coverage of government healthcare services and supporting to improve access to quality healthcare services. ADB has a long experience in the health sector of Uzbekistan. The Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) 2019-2023, in line with the government's new health strategy, states that it will support '(&) reducing maternal and child mortality, the ruralurban disparities in the quality of health care provision, and will assist in the development of an e-health system, aiming at integrating different levels of health care and increasing its efficiency_. In general, the project aligns with SDG 3 on UHC, and in particular SDG 3.1.1 on reducing MMR and SDG 3.2.2 on reducing NMR, and SDG 5 on universal access to reproductive health.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Huitzing, Hiddo A.
Central and West Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Uzbekistan -
Sector
- Health
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| Project Name | Integrated Perinatal Care Project | ||||
| Project Number | 52340-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Uzbekistan |
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| Project Status | Proposed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Health / Mother and child health care |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Gender equity | ||||
| Description | The project aligns with the first operational strategy of ADB's Strategy 2030, which aims to achieving better health for all by improving the quality and coverage of government healthcare services and supporting to improve access to quality healthcare services. ADB has a long experience in the health sector of Uzbekistan. The Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) 2019-2023, in line with the government's new health strategy, states that it will support '(&) reducing maternal and child mortality, the ruralurban disparities in the quality of health care provision, and will assist in the development of an e-health system, aiming at integrating different levels of health care and increasing its efficiency_. In general, the project aligns with SDG 3 on UHC, and in particular SDG 3.1.1 on reducing MMR and SDG 3.2.2 on reducing NMR, and SDG 5 on universal access to reproductive health. The project will promote SDG 3's clear focus on equity, including equity-focused monitoring and evaluation, to help ensure that targets are being met and that no one is being left behind, and to contribute toward achieving SDG 5. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The proposed Improvement of Perinatal Care Project (IPCP) is a project loan. The transaction TA will help the Government of Uzbekistan to (i) review the technical, economic and financial viability of the project and ascertain the project rationale, scope, cost, schedule, implementation arrangements, risks and mitigation measures; (ii) ensure compliance with Asian Development Bank's (ADB) safeguard policy statement (2009) and identify mitigation measures and institutional strengthening; and (iii) assist the project executing agency (EA) and implementing agency (IA) in advance contracting for the ensuing loan project. | ||||
| Impact | Reduction of Maternal and of Neonatal Mortality Rates |
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| Outcome | Adequate utilization of woman and baby friendly quality perinatal care services |
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| Outputs | Perinatal centers modernized and upgraded Perinatal referral system strengthened Quality adherence at perinatal centers enhanced Maternal health seeking behavior improved |
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| Geographical Location | Nation-wide | ||||
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | B |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Huitzing, Hiddo A. |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | CWSS |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Health |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | 24 Oct 2022 to 07 Nov 2022 |
| MRM | 26 Jan 2023 |
| Approval | - |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 09 Dec 2019 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Integrated Perinatal Care Project: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Nov 2019 |
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