Consultancy for the Design of Online Vector Borne Disease VBD Module for the Caribbean Regional CR Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme FELTP

Expression of Interest are invited for Consultancy for the Design of Online Vector Borne Disease VBD Module for the Caribbean Regional CR Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme FELTP REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST REOI Consultancy for the Design of Online Vector Borne Disease VBD Module for the Caribbean Regional CR Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Programme FELTP CONSULTANCYThe Caribbean Public Health Agency CARPHA with funding from the 11th EDF Programme for the Support for Health System Strengthening for prevention and control of outbreaks of Zika and other mosquito borne diseases in the Caribbean is seeking to engage a consultant to strengthen the surveillance systems of the Caribbean though building the capacity of human health resources in applied epidemiology and public health surveillanceBACKGROUNDVector borne diseases VBDs such as those caused by viruses and parasites which are transmitted to humans mainly by mosquitoes are a major threat to the health and economies of societies globally Over 80 of the world s population is at risk of contracting a VBD with mosquito borne diseases MBD having the greatest impact Franklinos et Al 2019 1 MBDs such as human malaria dengue chikungunya and zika are diseases account for approximately 17 of the estimated global burden of infectious diseases with approximately 700 000 attributable deaths each year The Caribbean region is a hot spot for the emergence and persistence of VBDs in the American continent Dengue like illnesses were recorded in the Americas since the 1600s but the modern era of understanding started with the isolation of the dengue virus for the first time in 1943 44 The Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory 1952 1974 and the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre CAREC 1975 2012 which were merged into CARPHA in 2013 contributed significantly to the global understanding of the disease CARPHA s mission is to provide strategic direction in analysing defining and responding to public health priorities of Member States in an effort to prevent disease promote health and respond to public health emergencies The outbreaks of Chikungunya and Zika regionally confirm to the need for increased surveillance Additionally with increased travel due to domestic and international tourism in the region the potential for such threats to have a pandemic potential is great Over the past few years there has been an increased interest in strengthening health systemswithin the Caribbean region as most fall short of the requirements for implementing the goalsof the International Health Regulations IHR Within the Region a mean score of 54 upfrom 50 in 2014 was reported for human resource capacity in the CARICOM States PartiesAnnual Reports to the 71st World Health Assembly 2018 Of the 15 mentioned CARPHAMember States CMS 7 reported less than 50 for human resource capacity 2 are at 50 79 capacity and 5 are at 80 and above While there has been some progress the Regionstill suffers from a low availability of critical skills and competencies in applied public health and consequently has limited capabilities to effectively respond to public health emergenciesincluding outbreaks of mosquito borne diseases Objective of the Project The overall objective of the project of which this contract will be a part is as follows To contribute to the improvement of public health of the Caribbean population through areduction in morbidity associated with Zika and other mosquito borne diseases Eligibility If shortlisted and invited to submit a tender Participation in tender procedures managed by the beneficiary ies is open on equal terms toall natural who are nationals of and legal persons participating either individually or ingrouping consortium of tenderers effectively established in a Member State or a country territory or region mentioned as eligible by the relevant regulations basic act governing theeligibility rules for the grant as per Annex A2a PART II to the practical guide Tenderers must state their nationality in their tenders and provide the usual proof ofnationality under their national legislation The rule does not apply to the experts proposed under the service tenders financed by thegrant Grounds for exclusionIf shortlisted and invited to submit a tender tenderers must submit a signed declaration included in the tender form to the effect that they are not in any of the exclusionsituations listed in Section 2 6 10 1 of the practical guide Tenderers included in the lists of EU restrictive measures see Section 2 4 of the PRAG atthe moment of the award decision cannot be awarded the contract Protection of personal dataProcessing of personal data related to this procedure by the contracting authority takes placein accordance with the national legislation of the state of the contracting authority and withthe provisions of the respective financing agreement The Request for Expression of Interest REOI the tender procedure and the contract relateto an external action funded by the EU represented by the European Commission Ifprocessing your reply to the invitation to tender involves transfer of personal data such asnames contact details and CVs to the European Commission they will be processed solely 3for the purposes of the monitoring of the procurement procedure and of the implementationof the contract by the Commission for the latter to comply with its obligations under theapplicable legislative framework and under the financing agreement concluded between theEU and the Partner Country without prejudice to possible transmission to the bodies in chargeof monitoring or inspection tasks in application of EU law For the part of the data transferredby the contracting authority to the European Commission the controller for the processingof personal data carried out within the Commission isthe head of legal affairs unit of DG International Cooperation and Development Details concerning processing of your personal data by the Commission are available on theprivacy statement at http ec europa eu europeaid prag annexes do chapterTitleCode AIn cases where you are processing personal data in the context of participation to a tender e g CVs of both key and technical experts and or implementation of a contract e g replacement of experts you shall accordingly inform the data subjects of the details of theprocessing and communicate the above mentioned privacy statement to them Objective of the contract The objective of this contract is as follows To strengthen the surveillance systems of the Caribbean though building the capacity ofhuman health resources in applied epidemiology and public health surveillanceMore specifically a Consultant will be engaged to develop a training course Early WarningSystems for the Detection and Management of Vector Borne Disease Outbreaks using anonline modality targeted towards public health care professionals working within theCaribbean Region SELECTION CRITERIAFor Legal and Natural PersonsFor Key Expert Has a professional certificate appropriate to this contract such as at least a Master sdegree in Public Health Epidemiology and Entomology Medical Entomology Minimum of three years experience more than 3 years will be taken into account working in online instructional design with experience in developing online trainingand exposure to the Learning Management System LMS Moodle Minimum of three years experience more than 3 years will be taken into account working in public health in the areas of disease risk modelling development andimplementation of climate integrated early warning surveillance systems vectorcontrol integrated vector management vector borne disease surveillance andoutbreak investigation Certified training and or degree in online instructional design training anddevelopment education or a related field A sound understanding of public health issues 4For Non Key Expert 1 At least a Master s in Online Instructional Design or Educational Technology At least 3 years more than 3 years would be taken into account specific experienceworking in online instructional design with experience in developing online trainingand exposure to the Learning Management System LMS Moodle An understanding of public health issuesFor Non Key Expert 2 At least a Master s in Training and Development At least 3 years more than 3 years would be taken into account working in TrainingDevelopment Evaluation and Assessment with experience in developing onlinetraining and exposure to the Learning Management System LMS Moodle An understanding of public health issuesBUDGET The maximum amount for this activity is EURO 24 800 inclusive of incidentals IMPLEMENTATIONThe indicative period of the contract is Aug 2020 to February 2021 a duration of six 6 months INVITATIONCARPHA invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services CV s brochures description of similar assignments experience in similar conditions availability of appropriate skills among staff business profile etc Suitably qualified consultants will be short listed and invited to tender for the Project through a competitive procedure DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING EXPRESSIONS OF INTERESTExpressions of interest must be delivered in English by email to the address below by Wednesday 17th June 2020 at 4 30 pm Atlantic Standard Time AST to E mail lalkhash CARPHA ORGProcurement OfficerCaribbean Public Health Agency16 18 Jamaica BoulevardFederation ParkSt Clair PORT OF SPAIN

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