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 | PROJECT TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health/Family Planning (MNCHN/FP): Regional Project in the Visayas | Philippines | Mar 2013 - Mar 2018 | USAID | AID 492-12-000006 |
| Health Sector Governance | Lao PDR | August 2015 - September 2015 | ADB | TA-8576 |
| Innovations and Multisectoral Partnerships to Achieve Control of Tuberculosis (IMPACT) Project | Philippines | Oct 2012 - Sep 2017 | USAID | AID-492-A-12-00014 |
| Second Secondary Education Sector Development 2 - Project Preparatory Technical Assistance Consultants | Viet Nam | 18 June 2015 - 14 June 2016 | ADB | TA 8698 |
| KALAHI-CIDSS National Community Driven Development Project (KC-NCDDP): Process Evaluation of Project Implementation in Yolanda-affected Municipalities | Philippines | 21 Oct 2014 - 30 Jun 2016 | Department of Social Welfare and Development | |
| Second Lower Secondary Education for the Most Disadvantaged Areas Project (LSEMDAP II) | Viet Nam | May 2013 - May 2014 | ADB | TA 8207-VIE |
| Guangxi Nanning Vocational Educational Development Project | China | Mar - Jun 2013 | ADB | TA 8158-PRC |
| Nutritional Improvement for Community Empowerment (NICE) Project | Indonesia | Jan 2010 - Mar 2012 | ADB/DCN-MOH | Loan 2348-INO (SF) |
| Employment Skills Training Project (Loan 2028): RSC-C13537 (MLD | Maldives | Nov 2011 - Jan 2012 | A73929 | |
| Support for HIV and AIDS Prevention in Infrastructure | Indonesia | Mar 2009 - Mar 2010 | ADB | TA 7047-INO |
| Fighting HIV and AIDS in Asia and the Pacific – Subproject 5: Strengthening Country Response to HIV and AIDS among High-risk Groups | Philippines | Jun 2007 - Jun 2009 | ADB | TA 6321-REG |
| Strengthening Epidemiological Surveillance and Response for Communicable Diseases | Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines | Jun 2006 - Aug 2008 | ADB | TA 6305-REG |