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Output 1.2 — Pillar 1 ($15.77M)

Medical Equipment & Essential Supplies

Deploying modern medical equipment to 5 new hospitals across Champasak, Phongsali, and Savannakhet — guided by a 5-year costed Equipment Master Plan and funded by the $20M ADB OCR Concessional Loan.

5

Hospitals to be Equipped

Champasak, Phongsali, Savannakhet

5-Year

Costed Equipment Plan

Prepared by Equipment Master Plan Firm

$20M

ADB OCR Loan

Funds heavy equipment & civil works

3

Target Provinces

Full clinical packages

Equipment Categories

A Complete Clinical Package

Equipment is procured as integrated hospital packages — not piecemeal — ensuring each of the 5 new hospitals receives a complete, functional clinical set matched to its service level, informed by the Equipment Master Plan Firm’s on-site assessments.

Diagnostic Equipment

Ultrasound machines, X-ray units, ECG machines, haematology analysers, and point-of-care rapid diagnostic test kits for common border-area diseases.

OCR Loan Funded · 18 SKUs

Maternal & Child Health

Delivery beds, neonatal resuscitation units, infant warmers, foetal monitors, pulse oximeters, and IMCI diagnostic kits for under-5 consultations.

OCR Loan Funded · 24 SKUs

Surgical & Emergency

Emergency trolleys, surgical instruments, sterilisation autoclaves, anaesthesia machines, and trauma stabilisation equipment for hospital-level surgical capacity.

OCR Loan Funded · 31 SKUs

Laboratory Equipment

Biosafety cabinets, centrifuges, microscopes, refrigerators for reagents and vaccines, and TB sputum culture equipment for border-area disease surveillance.

OCR Loan Funded · 15 SKUs

Health Information Technology

Workstations, tablets, barcode scanners, and network equipment for the national Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Unique Health Identifier (UHI) rollout under Output 3 — Digital EMR Integration.

Output 3 Linked

Essential Medicines & Consumables

Initial stock of WHO essential medicines, IV fluids, wound care supplies, and PPE for all 5 new hospitals. Replenishment linked to the national medicine supply system.

WHO Essential List

Feature of Interest

ADB Procurement — Fair, Transparent, Competitive

All equipment is procured under ADB’s Procurement Policy (2017, as amended), which mandates open international competitive bidding above specified thresholds. Procurement documents are publicly disclosed, and any interested supplier can bid. Heavy medical equipment for the 5 hospitals is funded through the $20M ADB OCR Concessional Loan (32-year term, 8-year grace period).

Feature of Interest — Procurement Method

International Competitive Bidding (ICB)

Equipment packages exceeding the ICB threshold are procured through International Competitive Bidding, open to suppliers from all eligible ADB member countries. Equipment specifications and quantities are informed by the Equipment Master Plan Firm’s on-site assessments and 5-year costed equipment plan.

• Bid evaluation by independent evaluation panel — PMU, MOH Technical Unit, and an ADB-appointed independent expert
• Contract award decisions published on ADB’s website and this project portal
• Dispute resolution through ADB’s Procurement Review Procedure

Feature of Interest — Quality Assurance

Pre-delivery Inspection & Acceptance

All equipment undergoes pre-shipment inspection by a third-party inspector in the country of manufacture. On arrival, the Provincial Health Office (PIU) Technical Officer and a MOH representative inspect and accept each item against technical specifications before payment is released.

• Warranty minimum: 2 years parts and labour, 5 years on major diagnostic units
• Supplier must provide user training within 30 days of installation
• Maintenance contracts required for specialist equipment — 3-year initial term

Equipment Planning & Procurement Timeline

Equipment Master Plan Firm — On-site Assessments

Complete

5-Year Costed Equipment Plan