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Afghanistan Health Emergency Response (HER) Project

Abstract*

In the face of the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan, the World Bank (WB) along with international partners, has found pragmatic ways to provide support for essential basic services to the Afghan people. On November 30, 2021, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors supported Approach Paper 1.0 consisting of an immediate transfer out of US$280 million of uncommitted Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) funds to World Food Programme (WFP)...

* The project abstract is drawn from the PAD, SAR or PGD and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature

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Development Objective

To increase the utilization and quality of essential health and nutrition services in Afghanistan.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P178775

  • Active

  • Marion Cros , Maria Ceretti

  • United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF),World Food Programme (WFP),World Food Programme (WFP)

  • Afghanistan

  • April 22, 2022

  • (as of board presentation)

    May 24, 2022

  • May 26, 2022

  • US$ 333.00 million

  • World Food Programme (WFP),United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

  • South Asia

  • 2022

  • US$ 841.00 million

  • N/A

  • April 26, 2024

  • November 30, 2026

  • No

  • BANK APPROVED

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
Global Financing Facility 54.00
Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund 627.00
IDA Grant 160.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment 160.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment 160.00
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount 681.00
Total Project Cost** 333.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

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Financier Approval Date Closing Date Principal Disbursed Repayments Interest, Charges & Fees

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Project Management Satisfactory 2025-02-25
Procurement Moderately Unsatisfactory 2025-02-25
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2025-02-25
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory 2025-02-25
Financial Management Moderately Satisfactory 2025-02-25
Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory 2025-02-25

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • FEMALE - The visits for growth monitoring and counselling on age-appropriate infant and young child feeding among children aged 0-23 months received at project-financed facilitiesValue0.004532777.007972578.00
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • MCBP beneficiary children who attended visits for growth monitoring and IYCF counselingValue0.000.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Births occurring at project-financed facilitiesValue0.00932813.001785803.00
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Maternal and Child Benefit Program BeneficiariesValue0.000.00140000.00
    DateNovember 7, 2023November 7, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • MCBP beneficiaries who are womenValue0.000.0070000.00
    DateNovember 7, 2023November 7, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • MCBP beneficiaries who are children under 2Value0.000.0070000.00
    DateNovember 7, 2023November 7, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Children who have received the third dose of the Pentavalent vaccine through project-financed facilitiesValue0.001524357.002752271.00
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Average Quality Checklist score for BPHS and EPHS facilitiesValueTools for Quality of Care Checklist were under dev3851
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Visits for growth monitoring and counseling on age-appropriate infant and young child feeding among children age 0-23 months received at project-financed facilitiesValue0.008792972.0015945156.00
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • FEMALE - Children who have received the third dose of the Pentavalent vaccine through project-financed facilitiesValue0.00754862.001376135.00
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Service providers who receive timely and complete payments from UNICEF as per contractual obligationsValue47%87%80%
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Pregnant women benefiting from MCBP who give birth at project-financed facilitiesValue0.000.0070.00
    DateNovember 7, 2023November 7, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • BPHS and EPHS health facility staff who receive at least 90% of their salary on time in the past monthValue74%90%80%
    DateJune 30, 2022August 30, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • MCBP beneficiaries participating in SBCC sessionsValue0.000.0080.00
    DateNovember 7, 2023November 7, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • EPHS facilities where at least one female staff member has been trained on counseling for gender-based violence, implementation of GBV referral protocols and case managementValueN/A18%80%
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • MCBP beneficiaries able to recall at least three key nutrition messagesValue0.000.0070.00
    DateNovember 7, 2023November 7, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Average score on the Quantified Quality Checklist subsection for pharmaceutical productsValue0615
    DateAugust 30, 2023December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • BPHS and EPHS health facilities meeting minimum female staffing requirementsValue95%98%95%
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Beneficiaries who are satisfied with services received by the projectValueNo available93%75%
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • MCBP beneficiaries with children 0-5 months who are breastfeedingValueTBDTBDTBD
    DateNovember 7, 2023November 7, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Vaccinators and CHWs who are femaleValue37%37%40%
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Female nutrition counselors employed by Service providersValue1,94924062000
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Grievances, complaints, and inquiries related to the MCBP intervention addressed within timeframe outlined in project operations manualValue0.000.0080.00
    DateNovember 7, 2023November 7, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • People who have received essential health, nutrition, and population (HNP) servicesValue0.008903626.0012146153.00
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Food Consumption Score among MCBP beneficiary householdsValueTBDTBD>35
    DateNovember 7, 2023November 7, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • People who have received essential health, nutrition, and population (HNP) services - Female (RMS requirement)Value0.004462543.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Number of children immunizedValue0.001524357.002752271.00
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Number of women and children who have received basic nutrition servicesValue0.006446456.007406423.00
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Number of deliveries attended by skilled health personnelValue0.00932813.001785803.00
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Family planning couple-years of protection provided at project-financed facilitiesValue0.00583361.001076070.00
    DateJune 30, 2022December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Basic health and nutrition services provided to girls and women through the HER projectValue5240973.008002146.008323898.00
    DateApril 10, 2023December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Female health workers employed at the HER project-financed health facilitiesValue9634.0010265.009634.00
    DateApril 10, 2023December 31, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Children who have received the first dose of the Pentavalent vaccine through project-financed facilitiesValue0.000.001581299.00
    DateNovember 7, 2023November 7, 2023June 30, 2025
    Comment