- Implementation Support Agency (ISA): Islamic Development Bank
- Total project financing: $30 million
- Funding from GCFF: $5.90 million
- GCFF Financing Approval Date: 04/20/2017
- Project Closing Date: 12/31/2024
- % Disbursed: 5.2%
- Status: Under implementation
About the project
The proposed project will support the Government of Lebanon (GOL) to address the impact of the influx of refugees on its health system by providing vulnerable populations with effective delivery of basic services through the provision of concessional financing.
Project Development Objective (PDO)
To increase access to quality healthcare services to poor Lebanese and Displaced Syrians.
Project Implementation Status
The project has registered significant progress, both in terms of procurement and disbursement, in the review period. Procurement wise, six (6) contracts in favour of a supervision consultant and five medical equipment suppliers have been concluded and signed for a total contracts amount of US$ 19,247,631.90. A total of US$ 1,550,844.00 has also been disbursed for two contracts which have submitted the required advance payment guarantees. Accordingly, the project has been upgraded from ‘Dormant and non-disbursing’ to ‘Active and Disbursing’ category as per the Bank’s portfolio classification.
Two of the remaining lots (Lot 4 and 5) were recommended for rebidding. However, during the recent IsDB visit to the Project in July 2025, the Executing Agency for the project-the CDR has stressed that the supervision consultant has identified critical pre-installation works which were overlooked at initial stage for 16 hospitals (out of the total 28 hospitals under the project). According to the consultant and the Ministry of Health, without these pre-installation works, the highly sensitive and expensive equipment will be liable to damage due to unsuitable storage/operating conditions. The CDR proposed to accommodate these pre-installation works within the remaining available uncommitted /non-contracted budget. The Bank is waiting for the CDR’s proposal, along with technical studies and corresponding specifications & costing, for reviewing and providing the required feedback ‘No-Objection.’ The GCFF will be consulted in the process once the official proposal is received from the CDR.
In light of project’s implementation progress and prevailing country situations, it is highly unlikely to complete the project in 2025. The execution of all the remaining activities under the project’s scope (including the proposed pre-installation work for 16 public hospitals) entails extending the LDD for the project for 6-12 months. The Bank, in consultation with GCFF, will evaluate the situation and decide on the extension when the official request is submitted by the CDR.
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