Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy Assessment Of Maternal Neonatal And Young Child Health Mnch Care Services

Tenders Are Invited For National Consultancy Assessment Of Maternal Neonatal And Young Child Health Mnch Care Services In Gaza State Of Palestine Unicef Works In Some Of The WorldS Toughest Places To Reach The WorldS Most Disadvantaged Children To Save Their Lives To Defend Their Rights To Help Them Fulfill Their Potential Across 190 Countries And Territories We Work For Every Child Everywhere Every Day To Build A Better World For Everyone And We Never Give Up For Every Child A FutureIn Gaza Maternal And Child Health Care Is An Integral Component Of The Health Services The Four Major Healthcare Providers Are The Moh Unrwa Ngos And Private For Profit Institutions The Moh Is Responsible For A Significant Portion Of Primary Secondary And Some Tertiary Health Care Providing More Than 50 Of Services It Runs 49 Phc Centers At 28 Of Them Mch Services Are Provided And At 15 Of Them Family Planning Services Are Provided And 14 Hospitals 5 Maternity Wards 7 Ncus And Pediatric Hospital The Ministry Procures Tertiary Services From Other Providers Locally And Abroad Around 70 Of Births Both Vaginal And Cesarean Take Place In Public Hospitals While The Rest Are Mostly Out Resourced By Moh And Unrwa This Reflects The Heavy Burden On Moh To Offer Advanced And Secondary Care For Mother And Newborn Health In October 2018 The Palestinian National Institute Of Public Health Led By Who Conducted An Assessment Of Availability Accessibility And Distribution Of Neonatal Intensive Care Health Services At Palestinian Hospitals The Assessment Mainly Focused On Availability Of Infrastructure Equipment And Human Resources For Neonatal Services Including In The Gaza Strip And Provided Recommendations For Improvement It Also Develops Recommendations For The Regionalization Of Newborn Care E G On Defining The Number And Levels Of Neonatal Units As Well As The Package Of Services To Be Provided At Each Level Of Care The Assessment However Did Not Look Into The Technical Quality Of Care Including Policies And Guidelines Staff Skills Practice And Health Information Furthermore The Continuum Of Care And The Linkages Between Phc And Hospital Level As Well As At Gaps In Provision Of Continuous Quality Services For Women And Children From Pre Conception To Birth To The Post Natal And Early Childhood Have Not Been Covered By The Assessment Too Unrwa Plays A Key Role In The Health Sector Delivering Free Phc Services Through 22 Centers And Procuring Secondary And Tertiary Services For Registered Palestinian Refugees Unrwa 2016 It Also Contracts Ngos To Provide Certain Services Mainly Specialties In Secondary And Tertiary Care Including Deliveries The Ngo Sector Also Plays A Vital Role In The Health System Complementing The Work Of The Moh In Providing Tertiary Services That The Moh Is Unable To Provide Ngos Contribute To Bridging The Gaps And Inequalities In The Access To The Health System Particularly For Vulnerable And Marginalized Groups Including Women And Children Running More Than 50 Health Care Centers Providing Health Services The Private Sector Focuses On Obstetrics And Surgical Intervention And It Is Largely Unregulated This Adds An Additional Layer Of Complexity In Institutional Coordination Especially Between Government And Partners And Quality Control Of Services Fragmentation Of The Health System In Gaza Insufficient Capacity And Suboptimal Quality Directly Affects The Ability Of Patients To Obtain Needed Health Care Services Especially Those Requiring Referrals To Other Health Facilities Including Maternity Wards And Neonatal Intensive Care Units In The West Bank And Israel How Can You Make A Difference Engage In An Assessment Mapping And In Depth Assessment Of Selected Facilities Of Maternal Newborn And Young Children Health And Health Care In The Gaza Strip And Support Work Of An International ConsultantA Scope Assessment Will Describe Availability Quality Coverage Access And Impact Of Health Care Programs And Services Package Of Services At Community Phc And Hospital Level To Be Delivered In Response To The Key Maternal Neonatal And Young Children Health Issues According To An Integrated Comprehensive Approach Across The Life Cycle The Life Cycle Approach Will Allow To Assess A Range Of Maternal And Child Health Services Starting From Pre Conception Until 24 Months Of Childs Life B Approach The Assessment Will Review Strengths And Gaps Of The Existing Strategies Programs And Services Vis A Vis Evidence Based Policies And Programme Approaches And Will Build On Effective Strategies And Programmes Already Adopted By The Moh Recommendations For Planning Will Look At What Has Already Been Done And Gaps And Build On These C Structure The Assessment Will Examine The Key Areas Of The Health System In Relation To Maternal Newborn And Young Child Health Care Services Policy Guidelines Including Phc Hospital Mechanism For Referrals Continuum Of Care And Universal Health Coverage For Women Newborns And Young Children Focusing On Phc And Where Possible Mainstreaming Cross Cutting Issues Such As Ecd And Eci Human ResourcesStaff Clinical Practices Knowledge And Skills Influencing Quality Of Care Essential Medicines Equipment And Supplies Wash And Infrastructure Information Data Financing Management D An Expanded Focus Will Review What Other Partners Have Been Doing National Consultant Is Sought To Engage With International Consultant In Development An Assessment Methodology Including Both A Mapping Of Mnhch Care And In Depth Assessment For Preselected Mhch Facilities To Support Data Collection And Analysis And Contribute To Preparation Of Report Findings And Recommendations Including The Key Elements Which Will Inform A Future Investment National Consultant Will Work Closely With The International Experts Which Will Be Contracted By Unicef For This Assignment As Well As With The Government Representatives Involved In The Programs At All Levels To Allow A Wide Participatory Process The Assignment Will Have Several Distinct Phases For Which National Consultant And International Research Expert Are Being Sought Desk Review Interviews With The Government Representatives And Other Stakeholders And Reporting On Preliminary Findings And RecommendationsGovernment Representatives And Relevant Stakeholders Program Reviews Through Observations Interviews Focus Groups Primary Data Collection Etc Including With The Affected PeopleFormulation Of Overall Findings And RecommendationsThe National Consultant Will Provide Field Support And Will Consult And Advise The International Consultants On All Required Topics The Government And Other Stakeholders Involved In The Programs Will Be Actively Involved In And Engaged In The Mnch Reviews Table Below Describes Types Of Expected Involvement Of The National Consultant In Various Phases During The Assignment Major Tasks To Be Accomplished Engage With The International Expert Who Will Be Hired By Unicef Agree On The Working Arrangement And Do Following Tasks Contribute To Development Of An Assessment Design And Implementation Plan Including Two Stages A Mapping Of An Existing Mnhc Care And Recommendations For The Investment Plan B In Depth Assessment Of Mnhc Facilities Preselected For The Further InvestmentImplementation Plan Should Include The Following Among OthersAssessment Timelines And ActivitiesMethodology Including A Matrix With A Row For Each Question And Columns For Criteria How Judgement Will Be Formed And Methodology Per Question Data Collection InstrumentsInterview And Focus Group Plan And ProtocolPlans For Data Analysis Quantitative And Qualitative Report Preparation And DisseminationCollect Data And Submit Data Base With Collected Data To The International Lead Researcher For The AnalysisContribute To The Analysis And Preparation Of Draft Report And Coordinate With International Consultant To Seek Review From Unicef And WhoContribute To Writing Preliminary And Final Assessment Report That Includes Both Mapping Of An Existing Mnhc Care And Recommendations For The Investment Plan In Selected Mnhc Facilities And Findings Of In Depth Assessment Conducted In Mnhc Facilities The Report Shall Be Structured As Per The Unicef Report Standards Executive SummaryObject Of MappingMapping Purpose Objectives And ScopeMapping MethodologyFindingsConclusions And Lessons LearnedRecommendations And CostingContribute To Preparation Of A Short Power Point Presentation Of Results And Present To Unicef Who And The Government And Relevant National StakeholdersDeliverablesThe Implementation Plan For Mapping Data CollectionThe Collected Data Files Both Quantitative And Qualitative For The Mapping Set Of Data Is Unicef Property And Cannot Be Used For Other Purposes Without Written Agreement Unicef The Implementation Plan For In Depth Assessment Data CollectionThe Collected Data Files Both Quantitative And Qualitative For The In Depth Assessment Set Of Data Is Unicef Property And Cannot Be Used For Other Purposes Without Written Agreement Unicef To Qualify As An Advocate For Every Child You Will HaveWork Experience At Least 10 Years Experience In Evaluation Including Mapping Of Health Services Including A CostingProven Supporting Documents Of Analytical Reports And Academic Publications In The Field Of Health SystemPrevious Knowledge And Experience In Mapping Of Health Services High Level Of Analytical Ability To Analyze Qualitative And Quantitative Data Including Relevant Software Packages Demonstrated Ability To Produce High Quality Concise Analytical And Insightful Reports And Presentations In EnglishPrevious Experience In Mch Related Research Would Be An Advantage Experience With And Knowledge Of The Maternal And Child Health Situation In The Occupied Palestinian Territory Specific Competencies Required Excellent English Writing SkillsProject Management ExperienceQualitative And Quantitative SkillsSound Understanding And Knowledge Of Technical Aspects On Maternal And Child Health And Early Childhood Development Services Programmes Particularly For Families With Children With DisabilitiesSound Understanding Of Maternal And Child Health Nutrition And DevelopmentSound Understanding Of Child Womens Rights And Gender MainstreamingAnalytical SkillsLanguages English Arabic An Added AdvantageFor Every Child You DemonstrateUnicefS Core Values Of Commitment Diversity And Integrity And Core Competencies In Communication Working With People And Drive For Results View Our Competency Framework AtHttp Www Unicef Org About Employ Files Unicef Competencies PdfUnicef Is Committed To Diversity And Inclusion Within Its Workforce And Encourages All Candidates Irrespective Of Gender Nationality Religious And Ethnic Backgrounds Including Persons Living With Disabilities To Apply To Become A Part Of The Organization Unicef Has A Zero Tolerance Policy On Conduct That Is Incompatible With The Aims And Objectives Of The United Nations And Unicef Including Sexual Exploitation And Abuse Sexual Harassment Abuse Of Authority And Discrimination Unicef Also Adheres To Strict Child Safeguarding Principles All Selected Candidates Will Therefore Undergo Rigorous Reference And Background Checks And Will Be Expected To Adhere To These Standards And Principles Remarks Mobility Is A Condition Of International Professional Employment With Unicef And An Underlying Premise Of The International Civil Service Only Shortlisted Candidates Will Be Contacted And Advance To The Next Stage Of The Selection Process

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