ADB to provide technical assistance to Azerbaijan in fight against coronavirus

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided technical assistance to Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) countries and the Caucasus to support emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic. This support program will be implemented in Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and other countries.

The TA is estimated to cost $3,900,000, of which $3,000,000 will be financed on a grant basis by ADB’s Technical Assistance Special Fund ($2,250,000 TASF 6, and $750,000 TASFother sources) (ii) $500,000 will be financed on a grant basis by the Regional Cooperation and Integration Fund (RCIF), and (iii) $400,000 will be financed by the People's Republic of China Poverty Reduction and Regional Cooperation Fund (PRC Fund) and administered by ADB.

ADB will administer the TA and will be the executing agency. The Social Sector Division of ADB’s Central and West Asia Department (CWRD) will select, supervise, and evaluate consultants; facilitate the procurement of goods; help organize workshops; and closely coordinate with the East Asia Department, Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division of CWRD and CAREC secretariat and relevant resident missions. Advance contracting will be provided to expedite the mobilization of consultants. ADB staff will act as resource persons at workshops, with travel costs charged to the TA. In each country, one or more departments of the respective health ministry will act as implementing agency or agencies, as shown in the table below. The indicative implementation period is from July 2020 to July 2023.