STC-Healthcare and Education

Deadline: 17-Jun-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)medical-appointment-doctor-healthcare-clinic-health-hospital-medicine[7]

The IFC Health & Education team is seeking to undertake detailed analysis of the space in Fragile and Conflicted States (concentration on DRC, Madagascar, Mozambique, Côte d’Ivoire plus 1-2 other countries) and build an investment thesis (which could include innovative blended finance mechanisms, expansion of existing IFC platforms into these countries etc.) for IFC in these countries.

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As Ebola Wanes, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and World Look to Curb Next Pandemic

May 17th By Melanie Mayhew, World Bank Group

Every day for 27 years, in the early morning blackness that only fishermen know, John* and his crew dislodged their boat from Sierra Leone’s shore and paddled north toward Guinea, returning at sunset with nets flopping with fish.

Today John stands in a few inches of water in the port of Aberdeen, Sierra Leone, gazing at the colorful boats skirting the horizon, wishing he could return to the sea. It’s been a year since he captained a boat, a year since he fished.

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eConsultant2: Identification of the poor for NHIS Registration and access to privatly provided services

Deadline: 27-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Under the Africa Health Markets for Equity project, the World Bank Health in Africa maternal-and-child-healthcare-shofco-dec18-4489initiative seeks to recruit Enumeration Agencies to support the identification and enrolment of the poor onto health insurance in the demonstration districts through use of a Proxy Means Test tool in the Volta Region – Ho-Adaklu-Anyigbe-Ziope Districts. The tool will run an algorithm that will provide an immediate categorization of the household as poor (eligible for free NHIA enrolment) or non-poor (ineligible). The data collected will also be used to build the GNHR database in the selected districts. Enumeration Agencies will recruit the necessary human resources for the collection of data.

See full tender here:  SUPPORT IDENTIFICATION OF THE POOR FOR NHIS REGISTRATION AND ACCESS TO PRIVATELY PROVIDED SERVICES

eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org

Tender notification: # 1219686

Assignment Countries:

  • GH – Ghana

eConsultant2: GFF: Innovative Finance for Health Landscape Analysis

Deadline:14-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The Firm will be hired to do a landscape analysis of private investors, both global and local,Hospital who are already active in the health and/or RMNCAH space in developing countries, and identify possible opportunities to leverage GFF and partner resources and financing instruments to encourage more pro-poor, bottom of the pyramid investments to maximize health impact. Private sector for the purposes of this analysis will include investments into both for-profit and not-for profits (including NGOs).

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eConsultant2:Timor-Leste Health PPP Technical Adviser

Deadline: 25-Mar-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The government of Timor-Leste intends to enhance diagnostic services by implementing aHospital Public Private Partnership (PPP). Through the proposed PPP a private operator would be engaged to provide the full range of diagnostic services (CT scan, MRI, X-Ray, USG, Mammography and all laboratory tests) within Timor-Leste, reducing expenditure on transferring people/samples outside the country. The PPP will involve creation of a layered hub-and-spoke structure with important and emergency tests handled locally, while samples for other tests are moved to the nearest bigger facility, avoiding duplication in the investment, people, equipment and infrastructure.

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eConsultant2:Timor-Leste Health PPP Legal Adviser

Deadline: 25-Mar-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The government of Timor-Leste intends to enhance diagnostic services by implementing a HospitalPublic Private Partnership (PPP). Through the proposed PPP a private operator would be engaged to provide the full range of diagnostic services (CT scan, MRI, X-Ray, USG, Mammography and all laboratory tests) within Timor-Leste, reducing expenditure on transferring people/samples outside the country. The PPP will involve creation of a layered hub-and-spoke structure with important and emergency tests handled locally, while samples for other tests are moved to the nearest bigger facility, avoiding duplication in the investment, people, equipment and infrastructure. IFC is seeking the services of a qualified legal consultant to support its transaction advisory team on developing and implementing the tender for this project.

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Tackling Childhood Nutrition with the Help of Social Enterprises

World Bank Posted: February 4, 2016

Children are served hot food at the local Angawadi center. RMF works to ensure mothers are aware their children can access government services like these centers.

When Deepali Sharma arrived at Jivendra Mavde’s village in Madhya Pradesh, India two DSC00085_sized.jpgyears ago, Jivendra was severely malnourished. At just over a year-old, his body was nothing more than skin and bones: his skin hung from his arms and legs as if it were baggy clothing. His inviting eyes were the only part of his body that showed energy, movement, and life.

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Event Calendar 2016

2016 has begun and to better prepare you for doing business with the World Bank in the New Year we have listed the ”most relevant” events for the Dutch private sector below.

We understand that it may be difficult to attend the events in person but not to worry the majority of the events will be broadcast by live stream.

Please email us if you plan on attending and with any questions you may have.

Transforming Transportation 2016
January 14-15, 2016 Washington, DC
Deadline has passed, you will be able to stream event.
http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2015/12/14/transforming-transportation-2016

Improving Efficiency in Health
February 3-4, 2016 Washington, DC | Preston Auditorium, Main Complex, World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2016/02/03/improving-efficiency-in-health

Land and Poverty Conference 2016: Scaling up Responsible Land Governance
March 14-18, 2016 Washington, DC
http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2015/07/20/land-and-poverty-conference-2016-scaling-up-responsible-land-governance

Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics 2016: Data and Development
June 20-21, 2016 Washington, DC
http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2015/11/10/annual-bank-conference-on-development-economics-2016-data-and-development

7th Global Pension and Savings Conference
September 19-21, 2016 Washington, DC
http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2016/09/19/7th-global-pension-and-savings-conference

View all World Bank Events here: http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/all

 

 

eConsultant2: National Diagnostic Center in Liberia, PPP Project

Deadline: 20-Jan-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Ministry of Health of Liberia (MoH) is aiming at improving its laboratory and imaging PPPsservices at the JFK Medical Center (JFK) through private sector participation. As its request, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is advising MoH to develop this health projects as a Public Private Partnership (PPP). The objective of this project is to improve public laboratory and imaging services in Monrovia by attracting one or several PPP partners to structure and operate the National Diagnostic Center as a Finance, Build, Design, Equip Operate and Transfer PPP.

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