An Implementation Support Mission for the Sri Lanka Primary Health Care System Strengthening Project (PSSP) took place from July 25 to 29, 2022. The objectives of the mission were to:
(i) review the progress of the ongoing activities under the PSSP and assess the possibility of achieving project development objectives by project closure in December 2023;
(ii) review achievements against all project indicators (both disbursements linked indicators and intermediate result framework indicators);
(iii) review the progress of project activities and innovation grants under the Component II;
(iv) review project design and implementation and assess the status of implementation and suggested relevant revisions and modifications of the country of the project’s components given the current macro-fiscal environment;
(v) review fiduciary arrangements: project audit, disbursements trends, financial reporting;
(vi) review status of implementation of project’s legal covenants and compliance;
(vii) report progress of the Emergency Expenditures under the Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC) pool activities, and (iii) agree on the next steps for implementation.