41AAA-21159-001
United Nations Office for Project Services
Health procurement Papua New Guinea
With almost 30 thousand new Tuberculosis cases each year TB has emerged as a public health threat for Papua New Guinea. The Country is facing one of the highest infection rates in the world and National Department of Health has referred to the situation as a "national emergency."
Resurgence of TB in Papua New Guinea has been a result of limited access to adequate healthcare but a result of antibiotic resistance which is currently leading to bacterial resistance and a rise of aggressive strains of the disease, It is believed that a unique strain of drug resistant TB has developed in certain areas of the country, leaving people exposed to more severe infections and a limited menu of treatment options.
As a rapid and scaled up response to the current crisis, the World Bank in collaboration with the Government of Papua New Guinea, and the National Department of Health, designed the Emergency Tuberculosis Project to both improve the quality and expand coverage of health services in Western Province, Daru Island and National Capital District and strengthen immediate response and treatment of TB. These locations were strategically selected due to the recent sharp rise in the number of new TB infections.
Two UN agencies, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the united Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) will support National Department of Health in carrying out project activities. UNOPS' objective is to support ensuring timely and efficient availability of TB diagnostics equipment and consumables including but not limited to Gen-expert Machines, mobile clinics wit, digital X-ray machines, and other laboratory, and medical supplies in an attempt to support early detection and treatment of TB patients.
United Nations Office for Project Services
United Nations Office for Project Services
United Nations Office for Project Services
Cillian Domhnall OCATHAIL
4535467600
info@unops.org
UNOPS HQ, PO Box 2695, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Papua New Guinea
Daru Island, Papua New Guinea
Daru Island, Papua New Guinea
-9.084160 143.201893
National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
-9.437703 147.214121
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
-6.314993 143.955550
Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Western Province, Papua New Guinea
-7.584644 142.361338
2999646.000000
2999646
Total partner commitment
Papua New Guinea
United Nations Office for Project Services
344984
Expenditure for 2019
United Nations Office for Project Services
2496
Expenditure for 2020-January
United Nations Office for Project Services
792170
Expenditure for 2020-February
United Nations Office for Project Services
18836
Expenditure for 2020-March
United Nations Office for Project Services
41188
Expenditure for 2020-April
United Nations Office for Project Services
2128
Expenditure for 2020-May
United Nations Office for Project Services
18836
Expenditure for 2020-June
United Nations Office for Project Services
88943
Expenditure for 2020-July
United Nations Office for Project Services
Activity website
41AAA-22500-001
United Nations Office for Project Services
Procurement Support to Strengthen the Capacity and COVID-19 Response of Papua New Guinea Health System
With $10.5 million in funding from the World Bank and under the leadership of the National Department of Health, UNOPS procures emergency medical supplies, a mobile laboratory and laboratory equipment, isolation facilities and 25,000 test kits. This will help to strengthen the country's capacity to treat COVID-19 cases and to reduce the spread of the virus. UNOPS is also providing logistical support for the safe transportation of lab specimens for COVID-19 testing.
United Nations Office for Project Services
United Nations Office for Project Services
United Nations Office for Project Services
Cillian Domhnall OCATHAIL
4535467600
info@unops.org
UNOPS HQ, PO Box 2695, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
-6.314993 143.955550
10490139.000000
10490139
Total partner commitment
Papua New Guinea
United Nations Office for Project Services
1026
Expenditure for 2020-May
United Nations Office for Project Services
3899
Expenditure for 2020-June
United Nations Office for Project Services
4027
Expenditure for 2020-July
United Nations Office for Project Services
Activity website