Tenders Are Invited For Consultant To Support The Monitoring Of The Implementation Of Enap

Tenders Are Invited For National Consultancy Consultant To Support The Monitoring Of The Implementation Of Enap Unicef Works In Some Of The Most Difficult Parts Of The World To Reach The Most Disadvantaged Children In The World To Save Their Lives To Defend Their Rights To Help Them Realize Their Potential In 190 Countries And Territories We Work For Every Child Everywhere Every Day To Build A Better World For All And We Never Give Up ContextFor Each Child A ChampionIn The Last Decade Child Survival Has Improved In Guinea Bissau But Today Almost One In Ten Children Will Probably Not Reach Their Fifth Birthday The Under Five Mortality Rate Is 89 Per 1 000 Live Births Infant Mortality 55 Per 1 000 Live Births And Neonatal Mortality 36 Per 1 000 Live Births Mics 2014 Mortality Reduction Has Been Particularly Slow For Neonatal Mortality Mainly Because Of Persistently Low Birth Rates Poor Access To Emergency Neonatal Care Early Pregnancies And Socio Cultural Problems Without Sustained Reduction In Neonatal Mortality The Reduction In Under Five Mortality Will Remain Elusive The First 28 Days Of Life And The Neonatal Period Are Essential For The Survival Of The Child Every Year 45 Of Children Under Five Die In The World During The Neo Natal Period Who 2016 Three Quarters Of All Newborn Deaths Occur During The First Week Of Life Similarly The Day Of Birth And The First Week Of Life Can Be Considered As The Most Dangerous Day For The Newborns Of Guinea Because Most Of Them Die On The First Day Of Their Birth Guinea Bissau Is Among The Top Ten Countries With The Highest Rates Of Death On The First Day And Death During Labor And Delivery Children Under Five Occur During The Neoonatal Period Who 2016 Three Quarters Of All Newborn Deaths Occur During The First Week Of Life Similarly The Day Of Birth And The First Week Of Life Can Be Considered As The Most Dangerous Day For The Newborns Of Guinea Because Most Of Them Die On The First Day Of Their Birth Guinea Bissau Is Among The Top Ten Countries With The Highest Rates Of Death On The First Day And Death During Labor And Delivery Children Under Five Occur During The Neoonatal Period Who 2016 Three Quarters Of All Newborn Deaths Occur During The First Week Of Life Similarly The Day Of Birth And The First Week Of Life Can Be Considered As The Most Dangerous Day For The Newborns Of Guinea Because Most Of Them Die On The First Day Of Their Birth Guinea Bissau Is Among The Top Ten Countries With The Highest Rates Of Death On The First Day And Death During Labor And Delivery Day Of Birth And First Week Of Life May Be Considered The Most Dangerous Day For Newborns In Guinea As Most Of Them Die On The First Day Of Their Birth Guinea Bissau Is Among The Top Ten Countries With The Highest Rates Of Death On The First Day And Death During Labor And Delivery Day Of Birth And First Week Of Life May Be Considered The Most Dangerous Day For Newborns In Guinea As Most Of Them Die On The First Day Of Their Birth Guinea Bissau Is Among The Top Ten Countries With The Highest Rates Of Death On The First Day And Death During Labor And Delivery Only 44 Of Births In Guinea Bissau Occur In A Health Facility 42 5 In Public Sector Structures While 55 Occur At Home The Rate Of Cpn1 Was 92 3 And 64 9 Of Cpn4 Mics 2014 The Quality Of Prenatal Care Is A Challenge In Postnatal Care Only 21 2 Of Babies Received Specific Postnatal Care By A Health Professional 6 Days After Birth And 67 4 Never Received Postnatal Care Mics 2014 In Terms Of Nutritional Practices Only 33 7 Of Babies Are Breastfed Within One Hour Of Delivery Although 45 Of Women Gave Birth In Health Facilities With Regard To Hiv Aids More Than 70 Of All Reported Cases Are Women And The Number Of Children Living With Hiv Is Estimated At 6000 The Vast Majority Of Children Contract Hiv From Their Mothers During Pregnancy Childbirth And Breastfeeding The Lack Of Service Links Between Prenatal Care And Child Care Is Particularly Problematic For The Prevention Of Mother To Child Transmission And The Provision Of Adequate Neonatal Care For Infants At Risk Of Hiv Access To Health Care Is Inequitable With Huge Differences Between Urban And Rural Areas And The Poor And Rich The Majority Of Health Care Is Concentrated In Bissau And The Regional Capitals At The Village Level Community Health Workers Are The Largest Health Network With More Than 4 000 Staff In Every Community In The Country Including Urban Areas In June 2018 Unicef Conducted A Rapid Assessment With The Emen Tool Of International Quality Standards Of Maternal And Neonatal Care In 37 Health Facilities Across The Country Although Kangaroo Mother Care Kmc Has Been Recognized As An Intervention That Saves Preatures And Newborns Weighing 2Kg Or Less At Birth Only 17 Of Health Facilities In Guinea Bissau Have Implemented This Method Under The 2016 2020 Country Program Document Unicef Continues To Support The Government Of Guinea Bissau In Scaling Up High Impact Interventions By Disseminating Key Family Practices At The Community Level And Improving Immunization Programs And Routine Nutrition A Renewed Focus On Neonatal Care Began In 2016 With Support To The Government To Develop And Adopt A National Action Plan For Each Newborn In December 2016 The Ministry Of Health Adopted Its Action Plan For Each Newborn Enap The Pmii Integrated Program For The Reduction Of Maternal And Infant Mortality In Guinea Bissau Financed By The European Union Whose Service Offer And In Situ Training Are Implemented By Imvf Instituto Marques Vale Flor With The Vocation For Health And Development The Program Supports All Health Facilities In The Country In Terms Of Capacity Building Training Supervision Technical Assistance Etc Supply Of Essential Drugs Consumables And Laboratory Products Medical Equipment Clinical Bonuses Etc Close Collaboration With Imvf Is To Strengthen For A Better Complementarity And Synergy Of Interventions And Avoid Duplication The Plan Of Action Of Each Newborn Enap Of Guinea Bissau Focuses On Five Key Strategic Objectives As Written Below 1 Strengthen And Invest In Care During Labor Delivery And The First Day And The First Week Of Life 2 Improve The Quality Of Maternal And Neonatal Care 3 Involve Parents Families And Communities 4 Identify Each Newborn Using A Registration System Monitoring And Accountability 5 Reach Every Woman And Newborn To Reduce Inequalities The 2018 And 2019 Operational Plan For Enap Has Been Developed By The Ministry Of Health And Its Implementation Is Underway Several Activities Are Initiated Or Are In Progress Namely The Allocation Of 35 Health Facilities In Neonatal Equipment And Equipment The Training Of Trainers On The Essential Care Of The Neonatal And The Neonatal Resuscitation The Strengthening Of The Coordination Technical Committee Maternal And Neonatal Health Formative Supervision Implementation Of The Mere Kangurou Method In Regional Hospitals And The Military Hospital The Integration Of Neonatal Health Indicators Into The Routine Health Information System Etc Special Attention Will Be Given To Building The Capacity Of Community Based Chws So That They Are Able ToThe Present National Consultancy Will Strengthen The Synergy With The International Consultant In The Daily Monitoring Of The Implementation Of Enap At The National And Decentralized Level GoalSupport The Ministry Of Health Saude Reproductive And The Drs In Monitoring The Implementation Of The Activities Of The Action Plan For Every Newborn Enap Activities And Tasks Under The Responsibility Of The Head Of Health Nutrition Section And In Close Collaboration With The International Enap Consultant And Country Office Colleagues And The Regional Office The Consultant Will Have To Complete The Following Key Tasks 1 Support Drs And Sr Program In The Planning Implementation Monitoring And Evaluation Of The Activities Of The Each Newborn Action Plan Enap 2 Support Drs Sr Program And Enap Focal Points In The Organization Of Regular Health Sector Coordination Meetings 3 Collect And Analyze Enap Monitoring Indicators In Collaboration With The Drsp Inasa And Enap Focal Points 4 Facilitate The Integration Of Neonatal Health Indicators Into Sis In Collaboration With Sr And Inasa 5 Make Regular Supervision And Monitoring Of Enap Activities In The Field Including Community Activities 6 Support The Update Of Protocols And Guidelines Of Neonatal Health7 Support And Follow Training On Essential Newborn Care And Neonatal Resuscitation 8 Revitalize Maternal And Perinatal Death Monitoring Committees In Collaboration With Unfpa9 Support The Establishment Of Quality Standards Of Maternal And Neonatal Care In Health Facilities 10 Support The Prsps In The Organization Of Periodic Reviews Of Indicators 11 Elaborate Various Reports12 Perform All Other Activities Requested By The Office In Close Coordination With The International Consultant Deliverables Delay And Payment January 2019 31 Days Payment 1 9Activites Document Review Integration In The Sis Neonatal Health Indicators In Collaboration With Inasa And The Ministry Of Health Monitoring The Distribution Of Materials And Equipment Collection And Analysis Of 2018 Enap IndicatorsDeliverables Submit An Initial Report And A Detailed Work Plan Table Of Indicators February 2019 28 Days Payment 2 9Activites Update Of Neonatal Health Protocols And Guidelines Support The Implementation Of The Protocol On The Use Of Chlorhexidine Gel At The Community Level Development Of A Quarterly Reporting Schedule Of Enap Activities By The Drsps Deliverabl

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