Dear Nino,
Thank you for sharing the updated ESMF+LMP.
Please see the file with a set of our minor edits.
If acceptable, kindly re-send a clean copy of ESMF, so that we can put it though our internal approval process.
Best regards,
Darejan
From: Nino Kvernadze
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 9:30 PM
To: Jelena Lukic
Cc: tgabunia@moh.gov.ge; Volkan Cetinkaya
Subject: RE: Georgia COVID-19 project additional financing for vaccines
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Dear Team,
Please find enclosed first drafts of documents for additional Covid-19 vaccine financing.
Kind regards,
Nino Kvernadze
From: Jelena Lukic [mailto:jlukic@worldbank.org]
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021 3:50 PM
To: Nino Kvernadze <ninokvernadze@moh.gov.ge>
Cc: Nino Patarashvili <npatarashvili@moh.gov.ge>; Giorgi Kobaladze <gkobaladze@moh.gov.ge>; Darejan Kapanadze <dkapanadze@worldbank.org>;
David Jijelava <djijelava@worldbank.org>; Volkan Cetinkaya <vcetinkaya@worldbank.org>; Nino V. Moroshkina <nmoroshkina@worldbank.org>
Subject: RE: Georgia COVID-19 project additional financing for vaccines
Dear Nino, dear Colleagues,
As a follow up to our previous exchange, I am sharing the following documents which may be helpful when revising the ESMF and SEP to adjust for the vaccine Additional Financing.
- Template for the ESMF for vaccines projects – please, see the text marked in
red – these areas need to be addressed and revised in the existing COVID ESMF
- Example of SEP for a vaccine project – please, treat it only as example, so you can see how can the existing COVID SEP
be revised to adjust fo the vaccine component. SEP should specifically address the issues that vaccines reach out to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups after identifying their barriers to access. Stakeholder engagement is key to communicating
the principles on fair, equitable and inclusive access and allocation of vaccines, reaching out to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, overcoming demand-side barriers to access (such as mistrust of vaccines, stigma, cultural hesitancy), and creating accountability
against misallocation, discrimination and corruption. These issues should be addressed in detail in a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP), and referenced in the ESMF.
The attached Georgia COVID-19 Vaccine deployment plan includes some critical points which should be included/referenced both in the ESMF and SEP.
We would appreciate if you could looks at these documents before our meeting on Monday.
Let us know if you have any questions.
Best, Jelena
From: Nino Kvernadze <ninokvernadze@moh.gov.ge>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 4:09 PM
To: Jelena Lukic <jlukic@worldbank.org>
Cc: Nino Patarashvili <npatarashvili@moh.gov.ge>; Giorgi Kobaladze <gkobaladze@moh.gov.ge>; Darejan Kapanadze <dkapanadze@worldbank.org>;
David Jijelava <djijelava@worldbank.org>; Volkan Cetinkaya <vcetinkaya@worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: Georgia COVID-19 project additional financing for vaccines
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Dear Jelena,
Thank you for your email. Proposed date and time is acceptable for us.
Quick question, we have already updated the ESMF in accordance with the latest LMP template. Shall we wait for the samples of ESMF&SEP for vaccination projects to finalize ESMF or send the updated one now?
All best,
Nino Kvernadze
From: Jelena Lukic <jlukic@worldbank.org>
Sent: 17 March 2021 17:16
To: Nino Kvernadze
Cc: Nino Patarashvili; Giorgi Kobaladze; Darejan Kapanadze; David Jijelava; Volkan Cetinkaya
Subject: RE: Georgia COVID-19 project additional financing for vaccines
Dear Nino:
Hope all is well. To process this AF for vaccinations, the PIU will need to update the existing ESMF and SEP to reflect the vaccine component.
I would suggest to organize meeting on Monday, March 22. Please let us know if PIU E&S team would need to be available on Monday at 2pm TBS time.
Darejan and I will send a sample ESMF and SEP for vaccines projects separately. In short, to process this AF, the MoILHSA will need to disclose draft updated ESMF
and SEP in Georgian and English, before Decision Meetings and to carry out consultations and finalize the ESMF and SEP before AF approval.
Unlike the original Emergency COVID-19 projects, the AF for vaccines is not processed under emergency procedures, so we need to follow the standard WB processing
procedures and complete all ESF documents before AF approval.
Hope we can discuss more on Monday.
Best, Jelena
From: Nino Kvernadze <ninokvernadze@moh.gov.ge>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 9:58 PM
To: Volkan Cetinkaya <vcetinkaya@worldbank.org>
Cc: tgabunia@moh.gov.ge; Nino V. Moroshkina <nmoroshkina@worldbank.org>; Jelena Lukic <jlukic@worldbank.org>;
ngvenetadze@moh.gov.ge; Nino Patarashvili <npatarashvili@moh.gov.ge>; Lia Tavadze <ltavadze@moh.gov.ge>; Darejan Kapanadze <dkapanadze@worldbank.org>;
David Jijelava <djijelava@worldbank.org>; Giorgi Kobaladze <gkobaladze@moh.gov.ge>; Natia Khmaladze <natkhmaladze@moh.gov.ge>;
Nino Ramishvili <nramishvili@worldbank.org>; Tamar Tsenteradze <ttsenteradze@worldbank.org>; Djamshid Iriskulov <diriskulov@worldbank.org>;
Natalie Godziashvili <ngodziashvili@moh.gov.ge>; Beka Jakeli <bjakeli@moh.gov.ge>
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Dear Volkan,
Thank you for your email. We can arrange a meeting anytime soon.
I am sure we will have question on E&S requirements for Covid-19 vaccines, given its novelty. We are glad that Darejan and Jelena will assist PIU in this important
task.
Looking forward for our cooperation on the AF of the project!
All the best,
Nino Kvernadze
From: Volkan Cetinkaya [mailto:vcetinkaya@worldbank.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 5:46 PM
To: Nino Kvernadze <ninokvernadze@moh.gov.ge>
Cc: Nino V. Moroshkina <nmoroshkina@worldbank.org>;
Jelena Lukic <jlukic@worldbank.org>;
Nino Gvenetadze <ngvenetadze@moh.gov.ge>;
Nino Patarashvili <npatarashvili@moh.gov.ge>;
Lia Tavadze <ltavadze@moh.gov.ge>;
Darejan Kapanadze <dkapanadze@worldbank.org>;
David Jijelava <djijelava@worldbank.org>;
Giorgi Kobaladze <gkobaladze@moh.gov.ge>;
Natia Khmaladze <natkhmaladze@moh.gov.ge>;
Nino Ramishvili <nramishvili@worldbank.org>;
Tamar Tsenteradze <ttsenteradze@worldbank.org>;
Djamshid Iriskulov <diriskulov@worldbank.org>
Subject: Georgia COVID-19 project additional financing for vaccines
Dear Nino K. and colleagues in PIU,
I hope this email finds you well!
We have begun to prepare on additional financing for vaccine under the COVID-19 project and will schedule a meeting with the Ministry and PIU soon to discuss the
vaccine deployment plans and next steps.
Meantime, our Environmental and Social Specialists,
Darejan and Jelena, will reach out to you regarding E&S requirements for the additional financing for vaccines and work closely with you.
Please let us know if you have any questions. We are looking forward to working together on this important task!
Best,
Volkan