Hubei Yichang Comprehensive Elderly Care Demonstration Project

Client: Asian Development Bank

Duration: 2018

Location: Yichang City, PRC

Contract Value: USD 17,047

Catalogue: Social Service

Project Description

The loan project aimed to support the development of a three-tiered elderly care system (ECS) in Yichang Municipality, Hubei Province by improving the coverage and utilization of home-based, community-based, and residential-based elderly care services is aligned with the following impact: a three-tiered ECS (home-based, community-based, and residential-based care services) established. The project had four outputs included (i) home-based and community-based care services and facilities improved, (ii) elderly care service capacity increased and its support system improved, (iii) facilities and services supporting the integration of healthcare and elderly care established, and (iv) capacity of elderly care management and project management support developed.

Services Provided by NAREE

NAREE provided project preparatory technical assistance (PPTA) to prepare the loan project by overall coordinating among project team members, the government counterparts, including the executing and implementing agencies, and other relevant stakeholders. Detailed tasks conducted by NAREE includes the followings:

• Closely worked with the ADB team, the consultant team, and the executing and implementing agencies.

• Coordinated inputs from the government counterparts, other relevant stakeholders, and all project team consultants, and assisted in the preparation of project preparation.

• Collected, coordinated inputs, and ensured consistency and quality from the government counterparts, other relevant stakeholders, and all project team consultants on project related data;

• With international consultants, collected needed data and information, and related policy documents for project preparation, such as sector analysis and affordability analysis.

• Ensure the quality of all PPTA outputs in conformity with ADB requirements; translated the relevant documents to the missions, such as mission agenda, memorandum of understanding, and presentation slides.

• Coordinated all activities during TA implementation including all consultant missions and inputs, all workshop and training, all data collection activities, and communications with the executing and implementing agencies.

• Assisted the team leader in all aspects of project management and maintain a consistent presence in the field.