To increase access to eligible COVID-19 vaccines for priority populations in Cambodia.
The project will support the procurement of eligible COVID-19 vaccines under Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX), contributing to the government’s goal of strengthening herd immunity in 2022-2023. Eligible vaccines will be procured through a) bilateral negotiations and agreements with potential manufacturers, b) cost-sharing mechanism under the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) or c) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in compliance with leading co-financier ADB's procurement policy. ADB member country eligibility restrictions will be waived, and universal procurement will apply.
The Government of Cambodia will provide USD 8.5 million to cover personnel, communication, capacity building, personal protective equipment, vaccine transportation, storage, waste disposal, surveillance, taxes and duties, and financing costs. ADB will provide technical assistance to the Government of Cambodia in selected areas to support the implementation of its National Deployment and Vaccination Plan (NDVP) in parallel with this project.
The loan will be co-financed with ADB as the lead co-financier. The project’s environmental and social (ES) risks and impacts have been assessed in accordance with the provisions of ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS). To provide a harmonized approach to addressing the Project’s ES risks and impacts, and as permitted under AIIB’s Environmental and Social Policy (ESP), ADB’s SPS will apply to the Project in lieu of AIIB’s ESP. AIIB has reviewed ADB’s SPS and is satisfied that: (a) it is consistent with AIIB’s Articles of Agreement and materially consistent with the provisions of AIIB’s ESP, including the Environmental and Social Exclusion List and the relevant Environmental and Social Standards; and (b) the monitoring procedures that are in place are appropriate for the project. Under its SPS, ADB has categorized the ES risks of the Project as Category C for Environment, Category C for Involuntary Resettlement and Category C for Indigenous Peoples (which is equivalent to Category C if AIIB’s ESP were applicable). The Project has been categorized by ADB as “effective gender mainstreaming”.
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Wanli Fang
Senior Investment Officer – Urban
Asian Development Bank
Rikard Elfving
Senior Social Sector Specialist
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