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ffeq - I I ,| / PARI.IA MENI IOWEN I"II FBE t, RB,I trotry^ GRANT NUMBER H992.SL Financing Agreement @bola Emergency Responle Project) between REPUBLIC OT SIERRA LEOIiE and INTERNATIONAL DEYELOPMENT ASSOCIATION Dated 1 20t4 \RLI AlrrENl HITL ;0$lER LIF tREr GRANT NT'MBER H992 -SL FINAI\CING AGREEMENT AGREEMENT art"i l\*pfir".h* l* , 2011, entqcd into betwecn RBPLIBLIC oF SIERRA t eOlts ('neoipicne) ana fNfnnNA,TIoNeL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCLATION ("Association").
The Recipient and the Assooiation horeby agrce as follows: ARTICLE I - GENERAL COIIIDITIONS; DEFINITIONS 1,01.

The Oeneral Conditions (as delincd in lho Appendix lo this Agccmert) constihrt€ an intogra.l pdrt ofdris Agrc€menl l.g).

Unlc,ss the cont€xt ,€quire6 otherwise, thc capita.lized terms used in this Agrcemcnt have the rncanings ascribcd to them in the Gensral Conditioos or in thc Appendix to this Agreement.

ARTICLE II - FINANCING 2.0t.


!o exteod to the Recipicnt, oD the terms and conditions The Association Bgr€ €s to in this Agre€ment, a grant in an amount oquivalcot to set forth or rcfer€d eighteen million five hundred thousand Special Drawing Rights (SDR 1E,500,000) ('Financing'), to asrist in fimncing the project de.scribed in 2.02 The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Financing in accordance with Section [V ofSchedula 2 to this Agregmcnt, 2.03.
The Maximum Commitmont Charge Rate payable by the Recipient on the Unwithdrawn Finsncing Balance shall be onc-halfofone percent (1/2 of l%) per anIum.

2.M.

The P&ynefit Dates are January I 5 and July l5 in each yesr, 2.05.

The Poymcnt Cunency is Dollar.

ARTICLE In _PROJECT 3.0 t. The Recipienl declares its commitment to the objective of the Project.

To this end, the Recipient shall c€rry out the Project in ac,cordance with thc provisions of Article [V of the General Conditions.

3.02.
3.02.

Without limihtion upon the provisions of Section 3.01 of this Agreement, and the Recipient exccpt as the Recipient and &e Asociation shall otherwis€ agr€c, -2- shall ensure that the Proj€ct Schedule 2 to tlis Agreemeot.

is canied out in accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE IV - EFFECTMNESS; TERMINATION 4.01.

The Eff€ctiveness Deadline is the date ninety (90) days after the date of this Agrcement.

4.02.
4.02.

For purposas of Section E.05(b) ofthe Geneml Conditions, the date on which the obligations of the Re€ipient under this Agrcement (other than lhosa providing for payment obligations) shall terminste is twenty (20) years after the date of this Agreement.

ARTICLE V _ REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES s.01.

The Recipient's Reprcsentative is its minister responsible for finance.

5.02.
5.02.

The Recipient's Address is: Ministry ofFinance and Economic Development Trcesury Building Goorgo Str€ct Frretown, Sierra Leone 5.03.

The Association's Address is: lnternational Development Association lElS H Stse€t, N.W.

Washinglon, D.C. 20433 Unitcd St8les of America Cable; INDEVAS Washington, D.C.

Telex: Facsimile: 248423 (MCD t-2024'.t7 4391 -3- AGREED at Disfict of Columbia, Unit€d States of Ameriq4 as of the day and year first above written.
REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE By Authorized Representative ---: Nun, [SooRai ],Iutortt riilst kw\h,'ttai.cry INTERNATIONAI DEVELOPMENT ASSOCTATION By ( t<1-, Name: Title: e-r 4- SCHEDULE T Project Description The objective ofthe Prcject is to conkibute in the short-term to the contol ofthe Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbrcak and $e availability of selected essential health services, and mirigate the socic€conomic impact ofEVD in Sicna t eone.
The hoject consists of the following parts: Psrt l: Suppora to the EVD Outbrcak Rcsponse Planr and StreDgthening Esscntid Herlth Servic€s (a) Supporting implementation of priority activities in the Recipient's EVD Outbreak Response Plan and the Ebola Rosponse Roadmap, including inbt alia, an EVD intervention pockage consisting of case management, case diagnosis, surveillance, burials, communications and social mobilization.
(b) Strengthening the capacities of priority heal$ facilities for provision of essentiai health services, all through the provision oftechnical advisory services, non-consulting services, Training, Operaring Costs and acquisition ofgoods for the purpose.
Prrt 2: Humrn Regourcec Scale up for Outbrerk Rerponse and Ess€ntid Health Senices (a) Establishing and implementing a package of C-ompemation Benefits for Beneficiaries, all designed to cnsure availability of sufficient human resources for provision of essential healfi services during the Emergancy.

(b) (c) r€sources Supporting delivery of essential health sewices through provision of for paym€nt of salaries of Health Care Civil co[ting€ncy fo!
volunte€rs working in the public heahh sector Servants and stip€nds during the Emeryency, including audils (collectively, "Emergency Operating Costs").
Developing and implementing a comprehensive information, educatioo and communications stratBry on EVD and carrying out of sensitization campaigns tsrgeting, among others, health care workers, caregivers and local communities, all through ttre provision of technical advisory services, non-consulting services, Training Operating Costs and acquisition ofgoods for the purpose.

(d) Supporting mobilization and deployment of international medical and paramedical personnel to EVD outbreak ar€as.
Part 3: Provision ofFood snd Basic Supplies to Quarantioed Popuhtions snd EVI) Affected Households Carrying out of a program to support dre provention and treatment of scute malnutrition and to improve the nutritional and other health needs ofQuarantined Populations and EVD affected houseftolds, said pmgram to include, among others, provision of additional enerry, macndcaloric and micmnutrients and provision of olean water for drinking, cooking and hygiene purposes, all through the provision of technical advisory savices, non-consuhing services, Training, Operating Costs and acquisition of goods for 0re purpose.
.6- SCHEDT'LE 2 Prcject Execudon Section L hsdtutional rnd Imnlementotiotr Ar".nqemertr A. l. IndiautionalArrrEgcm.ntt Mkittry of Health and Sanitation The Recipient shall designate, at all times during the implementation of the Project, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS') to be responsible for prompt and ellicient oversight and coordination of implemcntation of activities under the Project, and shall take all aotions, including *re provision of funding personnel and other resources necessary to enable lhe MoHS to perform said functions, 2.
Emergency Olnration Centet Without timitation upon the pmvisions of paragraph I of this Section I.A, the Recipient shall maintein, at all times during the implementation of the Project, the Emergency Operation Center ('EOC"), to be rcsponsible for day to day implementation of aclivities under Parts l, 2(b), 2(c), 2(d) and 3 of the Project, and shall tako all actions, includin& the provision offunding personnel and other ncsources necesssry to enable the EOC to perform said firnctions.

3.
3.

Fiducioy Agent Without limitation upon the provisions of paragraphs I and 2 of this Seclion LA, the Recipient shall appoint in accordance with the provisions of Section III of this Schedule 2, and therEafter msintain at all times during the implementation of thc Projecq a Fiduciary Ag6nt !o be responsible for, inter alta, day a day implementation, communication and reporting on all fiduciary aspects of Pai 2(a) ofthe Project.
ImplemeDtrtionArrangemenls EYD Outbreak Response Plan and rhe Ebola Response Roadmap The Recipient shall ensure that the Pmject is carried out in accordance with the EVD Outbreak Response Plan and the Ebola Response Roadmap.

Projecl Inple,flenlation Manual (a) To facilitate efficient implernentation ofdre Project, the Recipient sh8ll, not later $an one (l) month after Effe.ctive Date: (i) prepare and adopt, B, l, 2.
-1- in form and substance satisfactory to the Assooiation, a Project Implementation Manual; and (ii) thereafter, ensure that the Project is csnied out in accordance with the anangements, procedures and guidelines set out in the Project Implementation Manual.
(b) In case of any conflict between the provisions of $e Project Implementation Manual and the provisions of this Agrecment, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail, and except as the Associalion shall otherrvise agrre, fte Recipient shall not amond, abrogate or waive any provision ofthe Projecl Implementation Manual.
3, Work Plan and Budget (a) The Recipicnt shall, not later than September 14,2014, prepare and funrish to tho Association, a work plan and budget containiog all activiti€s proposcd to be included in the Project ond a proposed finanoing plan for expenditurcs rcquired for such activities, setling forth the propos€d amounts and sources offinancing.
(b) (c) (d) The proposed work plan and budgst shalt spesiry any Training activities including: (i) the type of that may bc required under the Proj€ct, Trainingi (ii) the purpose of the Training (iii) the personnel to be trained; (iv) the institution or individsal who will conduct the Training; (v) the location and duration of the Training; and (vi) the coct of the Training.
The Recipient shall afford the Association a reasonable opportunity to exchange views with the Recipient on such proposed work plan and budget and thereafter ensure that the Project is implemented with due diligence in accordance with such work plan and budget as shall have been approved by the Association ("Work PIan and Budget").

The Recipient shall not make or allow to be mado any change to the approved rUork Plan and Budget without prior appmval in writing by the Association.
C. Anti-Corruption The Recipient shall ensur€ provisions of the Anti-Comrption Guidelines.
that the Project is canied out in accordance with the D. Safeguards The Recipient shall, not later than one ( l) month after the Effective date, prepare and disclose in a m&nner satisfactory to the Associalion: 8- (a) an Envimnmental and Social Screening and A$e$ment Framework or an Environmentsl and Social Management Framework (as the case may be) dctailing: (i) the guidelines, procedures and timetables for carrying out of cnvironmental and social asscssments under the Projeo!
(ii) the measures to b€ taken during thc implernentation of dre Project to eliminate or offsat adverse environmcntal and social impacts, or to roduce th€m to scccptablc lcvels; and (iii) the actions ne€ded to implement these measures, including monitoring and evaluation, and institutional stenglhening.
To this cnd, the Recipient shall ensrne that taken in a manner ac.€ptable to the the following aclions ar€ Association: if any Project activity would, pursuant to the ESSAF or ESMF (as the caso may be): (A) rcguire fie carrying out of an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, thc Recipient shall ensure that an ESIA for such activity is: (aa) canied ouq in acmrdanca with the requirements of th€ ESSAF or ESMF (ss lhe case may be) and fumished to the Assosiation for review and approval; ard (bb) disclosed in-country as required by the ESSAF or ESMF (as the case may be) and appmved by the Association; and (B) require the preparation ofan Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), such ESMP is proparod in accordance with the ESMF and fumished to the Assrrciation for review and approval, and is disclosed in-country as re4uired by the ESSAF or ESMF (as the case may be) and approved by ths Association; and z 3 (b) a Heahh Care Waste Mansgement Plan (including inter alia, arrangements for the implementation and monitoring ofresidual impacts on surrounding environments and persons), all in form and substance satisfactory to the Association (collectively, "Safeguard Inshuments").
The Recipient shall ensure thal (i) the Projert is carried out in accordance with the Safeguard lnstruments; and (ii) all measures required for carrying out the recommendations of said Safeguard Instruments are taken in a timely manner.
Without limitation upon its other repoting obligations under this agrecment and under Section 4.08 of lhe General Conditionq the Recipient shall include in the Pmject Reports refered to in S€ction II.A of this Schedulq adequae infonnation on the implementation of said Safeguard Instruments, giving details of: (a) measures taken in furtherancc of said Safeguard lnstruments; (b) conditions, if ann which interfere or thresten io interferc with the smooth implementation of said Safeguard Insfruments; and (c) rcmedial measures taken or required to be taken to address such conditions and to ensure dre continued efficient and effective implementation ofsaid Safeguard Instruments, -9- Section II.
A. Pmiect Reports Proiect Monitorins.

Reportins srd Evaiuetion The Recipient shall monitor and evaluate the progress of the Project and prepare Project Reports in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 .0E of the General Conditions and on the basis of indicators acccptable to the Association, Each Proj€ct Report shall cover the period of one (l) calendar semester, and shall be furnished to the Associalion not lster than one (l) monrh after the end of the period covered by such report.
B, Financlal Managemenl, Financial Reports snd Auditr 2 3 4 5.

The Rccipient shall maintain or cause to be msintained a financial manag€ment system in accordanc€ with the provisior.s of Section 4.09 of tho General Conditions.
The Recipicnt shalt prcpare and fumish to the Association not later thao forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter, interim unaudited financial reports (including a list of Beneficiarias eligible for Compensation Bcnefits) for the Project covering the quarter, in form and substance satisfactory to the Association.

The Rccipient shall have its Finansial Statements audited in accondance with dre provisions of Section 4.09(b) of the General Conditions.
Each audit of dre Financial Statements shall cover the period of one (l) Fiscal Year of the Recipiem.

The audited Financial Stalements for each such period shall be furnished to the Association not later than six (6) months after the end of such period.
To facilitate the suditing of Financial StBtemenB referred to in Part B.3 of this Section Il, the Recipient shall, not later than five (5) rnonths after the Effective Date, appoint in accordance with the provisions of Section III of this Schedule 2, and thcrcafter maintain at all times during Project implementation, an external auditor for the Project, Internal Audlts, Without limitotion upon the provisions of paragraph 3 immedislely above, the Recipient shall earry out quarterly intemal audits under tems and conditions satisfactory io the Associstion (mainly in relation to Compe[sation Benefits and Emergency Operating Costs), and furnish the related to the Association not later than forly-five (45) days after intemal audit r€porls thc end ofeach calendar quarler.
-10- SectionIII.

Procurement A.

General Goods, Works snd Non-conrulting Ser'eices.

All goods, works and non- comulting servic€s required for dre Project and to be financed out oflhe proceeds of the Financing shall be procured in accordance with the requirBments set forth or rpferred to in Section I ofthe Procurement Guidelines, and with the provisions ofthis Section.

Consultanae' Scrvicas.


All consultants' services requir€d for the Proj€ct and to be financed out ofthe proceeds of 6re linancing shall bo procured in accordance with the requirements set forth or refemd to in S€ctions I and IV of the Consultant Guidelines, and with lhe provisions ofthis Section.

Definitlons.
Definitlons.

The capitalized terms used below in this Section to describe padicular procur€ment methods or methods of review by the Association of to the conesponding method described in Sections ll particular contaots, rcf€r and III of the Procurement Guidelines, or Sections II, IIL ry ard V of the Consultant Guidelines, as the case may be.

Pgraicular Methods of Procurement of Goods, Workr cnd Non-consultlng Servlces Iuternatlonal Competitive Blddlng.
Except as otherwise provided in paragsph 2 beloq goods, works and non-consulting servicx shall be procured under contracts awarded on tbe basis of Intemational Competitive Bidding.

Other Methods of Prccurement of Cood& Works rud Non-consulting Services.
The following methods, other than Intemationil Competitive Bidding, may be uscd for procurcme[t of goods, works and non+onsulting services for those contracts spcoified in the Procurement Plan: (a) Limited International Bidding; (b) National Compotitive Bidding, subject to the additional provisions in pragraph 3 below (c) Shopping; (d) procurement under Framework in accordance wilh procedures which havc bcen found acceplable to Agr€emenb the Association; (e) Direct Contrasting; (f) Forcc Account; (g) Procurement from UN Agency; and (h) Community Participstion procedures which have been found acceptable to the Association.
Erceptionr to Nationsl Compctitlve Biddlrg ("NCB') Procedur.es, The procedures to be followed for NCB shall be those set fofih in the Recipient's Public Procuremcnt Act ("the Act'), pmvided, hou€ver, lhat said procedures shall be strbject to the provisions of Seciion I and paragraphs 3.3 and 3.4, rrspcotively, of the Procuroment Guidclines, ald subject to the following additional procedures (i.e.
o(ceptions to the Act): 3 B. l. 2 3 -ll- (a) (b) bidding doouments aco€ptable to the Association shall be used; eligibility to participste in a procurcmenl process and to be awarded an Associstion-financed contract sh!

b€ as defined under Section I of the Procurcment Guidelines.

Accordingly no bidder or potential bidder shall be declared ineligiblc for contract financed by &e Association for reasons other than those provided in Section I of the Procurement Guidelines.
Foreign bidders shall be allowed to participate in NCB procedures, and foreign biddcn shall not be obligated to parEier with looal bidders io order to participate in a procurcment procoss; (c) bidding shall not be restricted to pre-rcgistcred firms, and foreign bidders shall not be required to be registered with local aulhorities as a prerequisite for submitting bids; (d) no margins of prcfcrcnce of any sort (e.g., on the basis of bidder nationality, origin of goods, sewices or labor, and/or preferential programs) shall be applied in the bid evaluation; (e) joint venture or consortium psrtrrs shsll bejointly and severally liable for thcir obligations, Bidders shall be given at least fiirty (30) days from the datc of publication of the invitation to bid or the date of availability ofthe bidding documents, whichever is later, to pr€pare and submit bids.
Bids shall be submittcd in a single envelope; (D G) an extension of bid validity, if justifiod by excopional circumstanc.es, may be requested in writing from all bidders before the original bid validity expiration date, provided that such extension shall cover only the minimum period r€quired to complete the evaluation ond award f, thirty (30) days.
No ftrfier exrcnsions shall contract but not to €xoeod be requested \f,ithout the prior writteD concurrence ofthe Association; all bids (or dre sole bid if only one bid is rcceivcd) shall not be rejecred, the procurement prccess shall not b€ cancelled, and new bids shall not be solicited without the Association's prior written concunence; (h) qullification criteria shall be applied on a pass or fail basis; (i) o bidden shall be given at least twenty-eight (2E) days from the recript of notification ofaward o submit performance securitiesi in accordanca with the koouement Guidelines, each bidding document and contract shall include provisions stating the Association's policy to sanction firms or individuals found to have engaged in fraud and coruption as set forth in the Procurement Guidelines; and -t2- (k) in accordance with the Procurement Guidelines, each bidding document and conhact shall include provisiors stating the Associationl polioy with rsspEct to inspection and audit of accounts, r@ords and other documents relating to the submission of bids and contract performance.
C, Prrticular Methods of Procurement ofConsultants' Services l. 2.

Quality- and Cost-bag€d Selectlon.

Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 bolow, consultants' services shall be procured under conbacts awarded on the basis of Quality and Cost-based Selection.

Other Methods of Procurement of Conrult!trtr' Services.
The following methods, other than Quality and Cost-based Selection5 may be used for pr@urement of consultants' seryices for those contracts which are specified in the Procuremont Plan: (a) Quality-based Sclection; (b) Selection under a Fixed Budget; (c) Least Cost Selection; (d) Selcction based on Consultnnts' Qualifications; (e) Single-source Selection of consutting firms; (0 Selection of UN Ageney; (g) Selection of consultants under Indefinite Delivery Cont'act or Price Agreemonq (h) Procedures s€t forth in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3 of the Consultant Guidelines for the Seleotion oflndividual Consulauts; and (i) Single- source procedures for the Selection oflndividual Consulunt.
D. Review by the Associatlon ofProcur€ment Decisions The Procurcment Plan shall set forth those contr.cr which shall be subjca to the Association's Prior Review.

All other contracts shall be subjeot lo Post Review by the Associaiion .

Section IV.

Withdrawal ofthe Proceeds ofthe Finsnclns .A.
General l. 2 The Rccipient may withdraw thc procceds of the Fimncing in aceordancs with the provisions of Article II of the Gcneral Conditions, this S€ction, and such addilional instuctions as the Association shall specip by notice to the Recipient (including the "World Bank Disbursement cuidelines for Projects", dated May 2006, as reviscd from time to time by the Association and as made applicabte to this Agreement pursuant to such inshuctions), to finance Eligible Expenditure,s as set forth in ttrc table in paragraph 2 bclow.
thc categories of Eligible Expenditures that may be Thc following table sp€cifies financ€d out ofthe proc*ds ofthe Financing ("Category"), the allocations ofthe amounts ofthe Financing to each Category, and the percentage of expenditures to be financed for Eligible Expenditures in each Category: -t3- Amount oftbe Financlng Allocated (erpressed in SDR) Percetrtage of Expenditures to be Financed (incluslve ofTaxes) 13,800,000 100% 4,600,000 t00% 0 r00,000 18,500,000 Cstegory (l) Goods, works, non- consulting servic€s, consultants' servis€s, Training and Opcrating Costs for Parts l, 2(c), 2(d) and 3 ofthe ' Project (2) Compensation Benefits for Part 2(a) oflhe Project (3) Emergenoy Operating Costs for Psrt 2(b) of the Projecl (4) Unallocated TOTALAMOT]NT I I B. Wilhdmwal Conditions; Withdrawal Perlod L Notwithstanding the provisions of Part A of this Seclion, no withdrawal shall bs made: (a) (b) for payments made prior to the date of this Agreement, except lhat withdrawals up to an agglegate amount not to exceod SDR 7,400,000 may be made for payments made prior to this date but on or after May I, 2014, for Eligible Expenditures under Categories ( I ) and (2); or under Catogory (2), unless and until the Recipisnt has submitted in form and substance satisfactory to tho Association, for each withdrawal, a detailed list of Beneficiaries, in accordance with the provisions of Section II.B.2 ofthis Schedule 2 and the provisions of Section [V of the Disbunement lrtter.
2.

The Closing Datc is September 30, 20.l5.

-14- APPENDIX Definitions "Anti{omrption Guidcline,s" m€ans the 'Cuidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Conuption in Projects Financed by IBRD loans and IDA Crcdits and Grants", dated October I 5, 2006, and revised in Januory 201 I .
"Beneficiaries' mesns the Recipient's clinical and non-clinical staff (including volunteers) implementing EVD outbreak ,esponse activitio$ in EVD treatment facilities, "Category" means a category set forth in the table in Section IV ofSchedule 2 to this Agreement.
'Cornpensation Benefits" means lhe Recipient's package of bencfits undcr Parl 2(a) of the Projecl consisting of: (a) provision of hazard pay to Beneficiaries; (b) provision of medical carc to Beneflciaries exposed to EVD in the course ofduty; and (c) provision of death b€nefits to families ofBeneliciaries fatally exposed to EVD in the course ofduly, and designed to ensuro availability ofsufficient human resources for provision ofessential health services during the Bnergency.
"Consultant Guidelines" means th€ "Guidelines: Schction and Ernployment of Consultants under IBRD l.oans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers", dated January 201 I and revised in July 2014.

"Ebola Response Roadmap" means the document pr€pared by $e World Health Orgsnizslion entitled "Ebola Reeponse Roadmap" and dated August 28, 2014, as said docume[t may be revised from time to time during the Emergency.
"Emergenc/' means the Recipicnt's dcclaration of tho EVD outbreak in its tcnitory as a state ofemergency.

"Emergency Operating Costs" means the expenditures incuned under Part 2ft) of the Project as desoibed under Schedule I to this Agreement, consisting of salaries of Health Care Civil Servants as defined here below and stipends for volunt€ers working in the public health sector during the Emergency, and associated audits.
"Emergoncy Operation Center" or "EOC" means the Recipient's centcr refemed to in Section I.A.2 of Schedule 2 to fiis Agrcemenr "Environmental and Social Impact Assessmenf' or "ESIA" means, with respect to each Project activity pursuant to which fie ESMF requires an environmental and 10.

-15- social impact assessment, such ans€ssmont cani€d out in mcordance whh thc ESMF and tha provisions of Section I.D ofSchedule 2 b this Agreement.
"Environmental and Social Managemenl Framework" or "ESMF means the framework to bo prcparcd, adopted and disclosed by dre Recipient in accordance with the provisions of Section I.D of Schedule 2 to this Agreemenq said framework setting forth , inter alia,lhe modalities for environmental scrccniog and procedures for the preparation and implemenation of environmental 8ss€ssrnents and oanagel[ent plans under the Project, as said framework may bc modified terms ofthis Agrcement and such term from time to time in accordance with th€ includes all schedules and annexes to fie ESMF.
"Environmental and Sooial Management Plan" or "ESMP" means the documcnt to be prepared, adopted and disclosed by the Recipient, in accordarce wih the ESMF and the pmvisions of Section I.D ofSchedul€ 2 to this Agreemcnt.
"Environmental and Social Scrcening and Assessment Framework" or "ESSAP' means tho framowork to bo prepared, adopled and disclosed by the Rccipient in accordance with the provisions of Section I.D of Schcdule 2 to this Agre€ment, said framework setting forth, intet olis, the modalities for environmental and social screening and pmcedures for thc preparation and implcmentation of envionmental and social assessments and managcment plans undcr the hojecr, as said framew'ork may be modified from tim€ to time in accordancc with the terms of this Agreemeng and such term includes all schedules and annexes to the ESSAF.
"EVD Outbreak Respotrse Plan" meons thc documeDt of the Recipicnt entitl€d "Sierra Leone Accelerated Ebola Virus Dsease Outbreak Response Plan" prepared by the Rccipient's Ministry of Health and Sanitation and dated July-December 2014, as said do$ment rnay be modified from time to time during the Emergency, and such Erm include3 all schedules and annexcs to said document 'Fiduciary Agent" m€ans Section 1.A.3 ofSchedule 2 to this Agreemcnt.
the Recipient's fiduciary agent refened to in "Genoral Conditions" means the "lntemalional Development Association General Conditions for Credits and Grans", dated July 31, 2010.

'Health Care Civil Scrvants" means civil servan6, conbactors and other employees of the Recipient's govemment working in the public heslth sector undcr the auspices ofthe Ministry of Health and Sanitation.
"Health Care Wrste Management Plan" or "HCWMP' means the plan to be prepared, adopted and disslosed by the Recipient in accordance with the ll.

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aa 17 24 -r6- provisions of S€ction I.D of Schedule 2 to this Ageemcnt, and setting oul the io be taken for managemeot and safc handling of medical and other mcas[r€s health care waste, as said plan may be modified from time to time in accordancc with the terms of this Agreement, and such term includes any annexes or schcdules to said plan.
"Ministry of Health and Sanitation" or "MoHS" means the Recipient's ministry responsible for healtl5 and any suocossor thercto.

Developm€nt, snd any succssor ther€to.
"Opcrating Costs" means 0p rcasonablc incremental expenses arising under the Projeot, and based on the Work Plan and Budgot, on acoount ofvehiclc operation and maintenance, maintenance of equipment, communication and insurance costs, ofiice administratio[ sosts, utilitias, rentats, accommodation, banking charges, advertising expenses, u$tellnd per dien, but excluding the salaries of the Reoipient's civil servants, "Procuroment Guidelines" mearu the "Guidslines: Procurement ofGoods" Worl6 and Non-consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Bonowers", dated January 201 I and reviscd in July 2014, "Procur€ment Plan" means the Recipient's procurement plan for the Projecq dated September 5, 20ld and refened to in paragraph t.lE offte Procurcment Guideline.s ald paragraph 1.25 ofthe Consultant Guidelines, as the samc shall be updated liom tim€ to time in accordance with the provisions ofsaid paragraphs.
'Project Implomentation Manual' means thc Recipient's manual refened to in Section I.B.2 of Schedule 2 to Sris Agreement ond providing dctails of arrangements and procedures for the implementation of the Project, including: (a) capacity building activities for sustained schie!€ment of the Project's objectivet (b) procurement, financial management (including accounting policies and procedures used by the Fiduciary Agent) and disbursement arrangemenbl (c) institutional administration, coordinstion and day-to-day execution of Project activities; (d) monitoring evaluation, reporting information, education and commuuication anangements of Project activities; and (e) the guidelines, eligibility criteria and detailed procedures for provision of Compensation Benefits under Part 2(a) of thc Project; and such other administrative, financial, technical and organizalional arrangements and procedurcs as shall be requircd for lhe Project.
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"Public Procurement Acl" or'lhe Acf means the Public Procurement Act ilfrber 14 of 2004 of the laws of the Recipient, as amendcd from time to time.

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'Quarantined Populatiors" moans individuals in the Recipient's territory who sre: (a) confirmed and/or suspcctcd EVD cases at hospihls 8nd treatnent centerst (b) confirmed and/or susp€cted contact cases in quarantine or under observation; (c) living in eommunities isolated in EVD hot zones where availability and sccess to food is afleoted by the EVD crisis; and (d) children, pregnant and lactating women and caregivers.
"Safeguard lnstrument" means the ESIA ESMF, ESMP, ESSAF or HCWMP prepared for the Project, and "Safeguard Instuuments" mcans, collectively, two or more of said ESIA ESMF, ESMP, ESSAF or HCWMP.
'Training" means the costs associated with triinin& workshops end sfitdy lours pmvided under the Project, based on the Work PIan and Budget, consisting of reasonable expenditures (other than expenditures for consultants' scrviccs) for: (8) bavel, room, board atd pr dien expenditures incuned by traincrs and in connection with their haining and by ,lon-consultant training train€es facilitators; (b) course fees; (c) haining facility rcntals; and (O taining material preparation, acquisilion, reproduction and distribution expenses.
'Work PIan and Budget'' mcans the work plan and budget approved by the Association and sdopted by fte Recipient in accordancc with the provisions of Section I.8.3 ofSchedule 2 to this Agr€ement, as said work phn and budget may be modified from time to timo with the writtel agr€ €ment ofthe Association.

"World Health Organization" means the Unitcd Nations World Health Organizalion.

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