Bangladesh Health, Nutrition and Population Sector Program (HNSP)

Country: Bangladesh

Assignment Location: All over Bangladesh

Name of the assignment: Performance evaluation of civil works investment of Bangladesh Health Nutrition and Population Sector Program (HNSP)

Name of Client:  Ministry of Health and Family welfare and World Bank

Duration of assignment: 10(ten) months 

Status: Completed

Professional Experts/Staff provided by Your Organization:

No of Expert: 01

No of Staff: 09

No of person-Months: 10

Start Date (Month/Year) : January, 2011- Completion Date (Month/Year): October, 2011

Objectives of the Project:

Bangladesh Health, Nutrition and Population Program (HNPSP, 2005 to 2011) is a USD 4.2 billion Government led program that supports the implementation of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s (MOHFW) Strategic Investment Plan (SIP, 2003–2011). HNPSP seeks to deliver the Health Sector’s contribution to the Government’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. Out of the total fund of 4.2 billion, USD 684 million is pooled funds, which comprises of World Bank credit of USD 300 million and trust fund of USD 384 million of seven development partners. Health Engineering Department (HED) of MOHFW and Public Works Department (PWD) undertake civil works in the health sector across the country. In every year the Government and Donors carry out an Annual Program Review (APR) of HNPSP. A key recommendation made during the APR of 2009 was to carry out a survey of the civil works constructed and/or upgraded to better understand the process – planning, implementation, contract management, utilization, maintenance, etc. Commitment Consultants, as a partner organization of IPE (India), was assigned to provide its management expert input on the planned components of the project.

Detail Description of Actual Services Provided by CC’s Experts and Staff:

Commitment Consultants in association with IPE conducted a performance evaluation survey of the civil works in the health sector across the country, which were constructed by Health Engineering Department (HED) of MOHFW and Public Works Department (PWD). Under the annual Program Review (APR) of HNPSP, following performance was evaluated:

  • Construction quality
  • Planning, implementation, contract management, utilization, maintenance, etc.
  • Enrollment of IPD and OPD and quality of services

Commitment Consultants with its management expert contributed in the performance evaluation task for MOHFW