Sector Experience
Health Sector
PRIMEX's work in the health sector started in the early 1990s with the preparation of ADB's first health project in the Philippines, the Integrated Community Health Services Project (ICHSP), followed closely by the design of the Women's Health and Safe Motherhood Project, also in the Philippines. Since then, PRIMEX has implemented numerous assignments in the health sector in the Philippines and overseas, and has fielded various types of health experts in fact-finding and review missions in the Philippines and abroad.
All told, PRIMEX has carried out 42 health sector assignments in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Uzbekistan. These projects focused on the prevention and control of communicable diseases (particularly dengue, avian influenza, HIV/AIDS, and SARS), maternal and child health, health sector reform, and capacity development and training, among others.
Education Sector
PRIMEX has undertaken a range of assignments – from project preparation to project completion review. In the last five years, PRIMEX led or participated in the design of a TVET project in China, two secondary education projects in Viet Nam, and an upper secondary education project in Cambodia.
PRIMEX is currently implementing the Second Lower Secondary Education for the Most Disadvantaged Areas Project (LSEMDAP2) in Viet Nam, and was involved in the implementation of the JobStart program to promote youth employability in the Philippines from January 2014-November 2015. PRIMEX has also prepared project completion reports on several education projects in the Maldives and Viet Nam.
Areas of Expertise
HEALTH
- Communicable disease control (Avian influenza, dengue, HIV/AIDS, SARS, TB)
- Health education, licensing, and regulation
- Health facility development, design, and construction supervision
- Health insurance and financing
- Health sector reform
- Health systems
- Maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH)
- Reproductive health
EDUCATION
- Curriculum development
- Education facilities development
- Ethnic minority education development
- Lower and upper secondary education
- Higher Education
- Education materials development
- Teacher training
- Technical and vocational education and training (TVET)
- Vocational guidance and counseling
Selected Projects
| PROJECT TITLE | COUNTRIES | DURATION | CLIENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health/Family Planning (MNCHN/FP): Regional Project in the Visayas (AID 492-12-000006) | Philippines | Mar 2013 - Dec 2018 | USAID |
| Nutritional Improvement for Community Empowerment (NICE) Project )Loan 2348-INO (SF)) | Indonesia | Jan 2010 - Feb 2012 | ADB/DCN-MOH |
| Support for HIV and AIDS Prevention in Infrastructure (TA 7047-INO) | Indonesia | Mar 2009 - Mar 2010 | ADB |
| Maternal and Child Health Integrated Care Project (MCHICP) (Grant No. G0627-TAJ): Project Implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation Support (PIMES) | Tajikistan | Jul 2020 - Dec 2025 | ADB |
| Support for Human and Social Development in Southeast Asia (TA-9723 REG): Preparing the Quality of Health Care Project (QHCP) | Lao PDR | Jan 2020 - Oct 2020 | ADB |
| Support for Human and Social Development in Southeast Asia (TA-9723 REG): Preparing the Non-communicable Disease (NCD) Prevention and Treatment Project | Myanmar | Sep 2019 - Dec 2020 | ADB |
| Strengthening Capacity for Health Sector Governance Reforms (TA 9190-LAO) | Lao PDR | Nov 2016 - Aug 2018 | ADB |
| Transaction Technical Assistance for the Skills and Employability Enhancement Project (SEEP), Tajikistan (TA 9639-TAJ) | Tajikistan | Apr 2019 - Dec 2020 | ADB |
| Second Lower Secondary Education for the Most Disadvantaged Areas Project (LSEMDAP2), Viet Nam (ADB Loan 3201-VIE) | Viet Nam | Oct 2016 - Dec 2020 | ADB |
| Support to Viet Nam Academy of Social Sciences for Development of Research Capacity and Improvement of Knowledge Services (TA 9449 VIE) | Viet Nam | Ju 2018 – Dec 2019 | ADB |
| Preparing the Second Secondary Education Sector Development Program (SESDP II) (TA 8698-VIE) | Viet Nam | Sep 2015 - Jul 2016 | ADB |
| Strengthening Secondary Education and Teaching of Math and Science, Cambodia (TA 8573-CAM) TA Implementation Team | Cambodia | Sep 2015 - Jul 2016 | ADB |
| Preparing the Second Lower Secondary Education for the Most Disadvantaged Areas (LSEMDAP 2), Viet Nam (TA-8207 VIE | Viet Nam | May 2013 - Oct 2014 | ADB |