Urban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project (RRP BAN 42177) URBAN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROJECT EVALUATION, LESSONS LEARNED, AND PROJECT DESIGN FEATURES A. Evaluation of UPHCP

1. The project completion report (PCR) of Urban Primary Health Care Project (UPHCP) was completed in March 2007. The overall assessment was rated as successful. The Project design was (i) highly relevant, effective and efficacious in achieving the outcomes; (ii) efficient in achieving outcome and outputs; and (iii) likely sustainable. It significantly impacted on poverty through improvement of the health condition, reduction of mortality and morbidity, and improvement of the nutrition status of the urban poor, and particularly women and children. The Project design and implementation were sound, replicable, and in high demand by the urban population, as demonstrated by the implementation of the on-going follow-up project. Most target outputs and outcomes have been met. The PCR identified a number of lessons learned as follows: