Bangladesh has made notable progress in health and nutrition, achieving higher child immunization rates and significant reductions in malnutrition, communicable diseases, and maternal and infant mortality. The country aims to achieve universal health coverage by 2032 and meet the Sustainable Development Goals, but significant gaps remain, particularly in urban public health services. Rapid urbanization, with a 35% urban population increase between 2001 and 2011, has heightened health disparities, especially among the urban poor, who often fare worse on health, nutrition, and population (HNP) outcomes than their rural counterparts. Governance challenges, including fragmented responsibilities between the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (MoLGRD&C), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), and urban governments, further constrain effective public sector service delivery.

Climate change poses additional risks, particularly in urban areas, with more frequent extreme heat waves contributing to rising health burdens. Heat-induced health issues, including infectious and chronic diseases, malnutrition, and mental health conditions, are becoming increasingly common, as evidenced by reports from the World Bank. To address these vulnerabilities, the World Bank has approved a $200 million project to strengthen urban primary healthcare and environmental health services. As part of this initiative, the World Bank HNP team in Dhaka is seeking a qualified firm to provide technical support to the Local Government Division (LGD) in developing a heat-health adaptation action plan for Bangladesh. This plan aims to build resilience against the adverse impacts of climate change and ensure sustainable health outcomes for urban populations.

SELECTION OF CONSULTING FIRMS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

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ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

Assignment Title: Development of Bangladesh Heat-Health Adaption Action Plan

Assignment Countries:

• Bangladesh

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION

Bangladesh has made notable progress in health and nutrition, achieving higher child immunization rates and significant reductions in malnutrition, communicable diseases, and maternal and infant mortality. The country aims to achieve universal health coverage by 2032 and meet the Sustainable Development Goals, but significant gaps remain, particularly in urban public health services. Rapid urbanization, with a 35% urban population increase between 2001 and 2011, has heightened health disparities, especially among the urban poor, who often fare worse on health, nutrition, and population (HNP) outcomes than their rural counterparts. Governance challenges, including fragmented responsibilities between the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (MoLGRD&C), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), and urban governments, further constrain effective public sector service delivery.

Climate change poses additional risks, particularly in urban areas, with more frequent extreme heat waves contributing to rising health burdens. Heat-induced health issues, including infectious and chronic diseases, malnutrition, and mental health conditions, are becoming increasingly common, as evidenced by reports from the World Bank. To address these vulnerabilities, the World Bank has approved a $200 million project to strengthen urban primary healthcare and environmental health services. As part of this initiative, the World Bank HNP team in Dhaka is seeking a qualified firm to provide technical support to the Local Government Division (LGD) in developing a heat-health adaptation action plan for Bangladesh. This plan aims to build resilience against the adverse impacts of climate change and ensure sustainable health outcomes for urban populations.

FUNDING SOURCE

The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:

• BB: Bank Budget

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The World Bank Group invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Firms may associate to enhance their qualifications unless otherwise stated in the solicitation documents. Where a group of firms associate to submit an EOI, they must indicate which is the lead firm. If shortlisted, the firm identified in the EOI as the lead firm will be invited to the request for proposal (RFP) phase.

Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through WBGeProcure RFx Now

NOTES

Following this invitation for EOI, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.

Only those firms which have been shortlisted will be invited to participate in the RFP phase. No notification or debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.

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