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Government ownership. The success of any development program depends on strong government ownership and willingness to address key constraints.

Project Number: 33196-013
Project Name: Small and Microfinance Development Project
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Prudential supervisory and regulatory infrastructure and capacity. Prudential supervisory and regulatory infrastructure for bank and nonbank finance institutions with capacity and commitment to reform is essential to maintaining a stable and efficient financial system, regardless of size.

Project Number: 33196-013
Project Name: Small and Microfinance Development Project
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Legal, regulatory, and institutional framework. Legal, regulatory, and institutional framework appropriate for microfinance is required for sustainable development and the successful implementation of projects.

Project Number: 33196-013
Project Name: Small and Microfinance Development Project
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Monitoring and evaluation. Data were regularly collected, and efforts were made not to create a separate monitoring system but use existing information. However, project monitoring was incomplete and insufficiently used as a management tool to achieve results. Substantive project evaluation was very useful.

Project Number: 30285-013
Project Name: Rural Health Project
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Lengthy administrative processes. Implementation delays were largely caused by lengthy procurement and financial control procedures at all levels. While the project management unit (PMU) and provincial project management unit (PPMU) capacity was also an issue, the government's administrative procedures were time consuming. ADB administration was considered relatively efficient.

Project Number: 30285-013
Project Name: Rural Health Project
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Targeting. The project improved services for the poor and had a substantial focus on maternal care but provided less targeted support for ethnic minorities. Several of the interventions for ethnic minorities didn't materialize. The project evaluation study showed that the poor in general and ethnic minorities in particular benefited from the government support for commune health stations (CHSs) and health insurance, while ADB funding provided more general public support. More could have been achieved with better targeting for minorities, assuming MOH concurrence.

Project Number: 30285-013
Project Name: Rural Health Project
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Piloting reforms. While government ownership of project formulation was strong, proposed pilots were too ambitious given MOH constraints and the lack of detailed plans or technical support. On the other hand, the project flexibly responded to several policy changes and national developments by adjusting its scope, which counterparts appreciated. Demand-led programming improved project impact.

Project Number: 30285-013
Project Name: Rural Health Project
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Priorities for health sector development. One issue with health projects in Viet Nam is that the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the provinces typically give priority to upgrading facilities and staff. Provinces may be less focused on sector reforms and improving outcomes, perhaps as this is not seen as a role of projects, and the results are less understood and tangible. Provinces need to focus more on improving the quality of services and maintaining assets.

Project Number: 30285-013
Project Name: Rural Health Project
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Initiating community awareness and participation program (CAPP) activities early on and continuing them beyond the end of the project enhances a project's effectiveness and sustainability.

Project Number: 29120-013
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project
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Timely induction of counterpart staff and building up their capacity is critical to a successful handover of assets to urban local bodies (ULBs) and line agencies.

Project Number: 29120-013
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project
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Providing awards and incentives to contractors for quality and timely delivery, as done by the UDD, helps foster a spirit of competition and better performance.

Project Number: 29120-013
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project
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Achieving critical mass in the staffing of the PMU and project implementation units (PIUs) and retaining key staff members for the duration of the project are important factors in smooth implementation. A number of engineers involved in the project's design and familiar with packaging and contract conditions remained with PMU through implementation and greatly facilitated its execution.

Project Number: 29120-013
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project
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Providing for price variation in the contracts of private operators reduces project risks and is a fair practice.

Project Number: 29120-013
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project
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Including house service connections and door-to-door solid waste collection in the project scope ensures that the assets created will be used effectively.

Project Number: 29120-013
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project
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Small investments can have large impacts and make a big difference to people's lives. Examples from this project include the hospitals in the project cities and the diversion channel for rainwater in Kota.

Project Number: 29120-013
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project
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