Health Impact · Social Inclusion · Gender & Climate · Lao PDR

Healthy People,
Sustainable Projects.

SP Growth Advisor is a Lao-registered consulting firm providing independent, evidence-based impact assessment and advisory for infrastructure and resource development projects. We help developers, financiers, and government agencies meet Lao PDR regulations and international standards — while ensuring projects genuinely benefit communities.

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Our Expertise

Four core services.
One integrated team.

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Health Impact Assessment

Standalone HIA reports required under MOH Decree 21/PM 2019 — covering disease risk, baseline surveys, Health Management Plans, and MOH submission packages in Lao and English.

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02 🤝

Social Inclusion & Stakeholder Engagement

SIA chapters, vulnerable groups analysis, FPIC facilitation for ethnic communities, GRM design, and livelihood restoration — ensuring no one is left behind.

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03 ⚡

Gender Analysis & GAP

Gender baseline studies, GBV and SEA/SH risk assessment, Gender Action Plans with targets and M&E frameworks — aligned with ADB, World Bank, and GCF gender requirements.

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04 🌡️

Climate Risk & Vulnerability Assessment

Hazard analysis using CMIP6 projections for Laos, GIS exposure mapping, health-climate linkages, adaptation options, and TCFD-aligned disclosure for financiers.

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Integrated Assessment Package

ESIA + HIA + SIA + GAP + CRVA delivered by one team, with a unified baseline and single stakeholder process — saving 20–30% cost and 2–3 months vs. separate assessments.

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MOH HIA Guideline 2018 · IFC Performance Standards · World Bank ESS · GCF/GEF Climate Risk Guidelines · CEDAW & Lao NSEDP

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Why Choose Us

Built for Lao PDR.
Trusted by developers,
government & communities.

We are the only firm in Lao PDR offering HIA, Social Inclusion, Gender, and Climate Risk as a fully integrated service — with one team, one baseline, and no duplication.

Faster MOH Approval

Reports built exactly to MOH HIA Guideline 2018 — developers get first-time approval with no rework. We manage the full MOH submission package in Lao and English.

Field-Proven Methods

KoboToolbox mobile data collection, calibrated equipment, ISO-aligned sampling. Lao, Khmu, and Hmong-speaking field staff — 10+ years in Sekong, Attapeu, Vientiane, and Luang Prabang.

No Conflict of Interest

We are fully independent of project contractors. Our multidisciplinary team — public health, epidemiology, sociology, gender specialist, climate scientist, GIS analyst — reports to the science, not the client's preferred answer.

Standards Across the Board

MOH HIA Guideline 2018 · IFC Performance Standards · World Bank ESS · GCF/GEF Climate Risk Guidelines · CEDAW & Lao NSEDP — we speak every funder's language.

17 July 2025 Health Impact Assessment

Participatory Consultation Meetings — Health Impact Assessment Report

SP Growth Advisor conducted multi-level participatory consultation meetings at village, municipal, Vientiane Capital, and central government levels to gather stakeholder input on the draft Health Impact Assessment Report and Public Health Management & Monitoring Plan for an active infrastructure project.

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Formal consultation meeting — large hall with government officials and community representatives

Central-level consultation meeting

Village-level community consultation meeting

Village-level consultation

Field team reviewing project alignment maps on site

Field map review — site inspection

Team examining project route maps during field survey

Project route assessment

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HIA Field Work.

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Health Impact Assessment

Community Health Baseline Survey — HIA at Project Area

📍 LAO PDR · SP GROWTH ADVISOR FIELD TEAM

SP Growth Advisor conducted a comprehensive community health baseline survey as part of a Health Impact Assessment for an active infrastructure project. The field team carried out household blood screenings, community health checks, key informant interviews, and coordination meetings with local village health authorities across multiple project-area communities.

Blood Screening KII & FGD Community Health Baseline Village Health Authority

Activities: Blood sample collection, communicable disease screening, household surveys, stakeholder consultations with village health leaders, and health data disaggregation by sex and age group.

Blood sample collection

Village health office coordination

Key informant interview

Community health screening

Home-visit blood test

Medical team — blood sampling

Community screening — project area residents

Gender Mainstreaming

Gender Action Plan, ADB-Financed Health Project

📍 NORTHERN LAO PDR · MINISTRY OF HEALTH / ADB

Gender situational analysis using LSIS III 2023 data. GAP with 24 gender-specific activities, GBV risk assessment, and Training of Trainers curriculum for 180 district health staff across border provinces.

Outcome: EGM categorisation achieved. GAP implementation reached 3,200 women and girls across 6 districts in the first year.

Climate Risk Assessment

Climate Vulnerability Assessment, Mekong Agriculture

📍 SOUTHERN LAO PDR · IFAD / MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

IPCC AR6 projections combined with participatory community-based risk mapping across 30 villages in flood-prone lowland areas threatening smallholder rice production and food security.

Outcome: Climate Adaptation Plan developed. Supplementary Adaptation Fund secured for crop diversification and early warning systems.

Disaster Risk Management

Post-Disaster Needs Assessment, Flash Flood Response

📍 ATTAPEU PROVINCE · NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Led 12-person assessment team across 4 districts over 10 days. Multi-sector PDNA covering housing, agriculture, WASH, and education with sector-specific damage and loss estimates.

Outcome: PDNA informed $18M reconstruction programme. Framework adopted as the national PDNA template.

Healthy People,
Sustainable Projects.