Member's Documents
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Validation of Country Partnership Strategy Final Review, 2012-2016
Published by: Independent Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank
SDGs: SDG 2 - Zero Hunger, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, SDG 4 - Quality Education, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
This report validates the country partnership strategy final review (CPSFR) for Lao People's Democratic Republic country partnership strategy for 2012-2016. This report assesses the quality of the self-evaluation and identifies lessons and recommendations to inform the new CPS. The CPSFR and this validation will contribute to the development of ADB's next country partnership strategy (CPS) for Lao PDR for 2017-2021.
One of the recommendations of the report for framing the next CPS is on ensuring that applicable measures are in place to appropriately track health sector indicators. Further intervention in the sector will be needed as the Lao PDR lags behind regional and low-income country averages on many key social indicators, and is off track on several health-related goals, including malnutrition, skilled birth attendance, maternal mortality, and immunization coverage.
Overall, independent evaluation finds that the strategy and program under the CPS 2012-2016 is successful.
