Tenders Are Invited For Conducting Final Evaluation Of Mental Health And Psychosocial Support (Mhpss) Project

Tenders are invited for Conducting Final Evaluation of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Project This is accomplished through various means: One approach involves local partners providing individual counseling to beneficiaries (BNFs) and conducting group awareness sessions on various mental health topics. Additionally, our MdM teams offer training and supervision to primary health care (PHC) staff to enhance their technical skills and improve identification of mental health cases. This supports better access to these services in an appropriate manner. The Ministry of Health (MoH), through the Mental Health General Unit, has been actively working to integrate MHPSS (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support) services at various levels within the public health system. This effort is evident in the implementation of the WHO mhGAP initiative across different Primary Health Care Centers (PHCCs) in Gaza Strip governorates and some PHC facilities in the West Bank (Qalqilya). Effective integration requires additional support for expanding capacity building processes, incorporating standardized tools and methodologies, ensuring availability of trained health teams, and improving data management through supervision. However, recent events such as Covid-19, the Gaza war, and increased Israeli occupation in the West Bank have posed new challenges, impacting project activities. As a result, the project has been extended, and its completion is now scheduled for August 2024. The projects title is under Reinforcing the access to Mental Health services in Palestinian Occupied Territory: Key interventions to strengthen individual and community resilience in a protracted crisis. In this context, the main objective is to ensure the integration of high-quality Mental Health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services into the package of services delivered by the Ministry of Health at Primary Health Care Centers (PHCCs) in the governorates of Qalqilya in the West Bank (WB) and the targeted governorate in the Gaza Strip. This includes improving case management protocols for MHPSS patients, enhancing the referral pathways between services, and improving the accessibility and acceptability of MHPSS services by reducing stigma and misconceptions about mental health within the community. Results of the evaluation will be used to enrich the program implementation as well as ensure continued relevance and effectiveness of the MDM interventions considering future opportunities to implement similar programs. The results will be shared and socialized with the stakeholders and MDM-F heads of programs involved (Medical, MHPSS, Meal officers and Field Coordinators for WB and Gaza as well). These Terms of Reference (ToR) outline the expectations regarding the scope of the evaluation process, the roles of stakeholders, the obligations of the evaluator, and the key questions to be answered through the assessment. This will enable the development of a work plan aligned with clear objectives and activities, ensuring the project evaluation meets its expected outcomes. Scope of work. The evaluation will include the following components: · Review existing documentation related to the BMZ1 Project: Reports (monthly reports, Sitreps), KAP (Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice) survey outcomes, case management based on the mhGAP training, cases referred through referral systems, on job trainings, awareness sessions (considering the topics, objectives and contents), cases conferences handle by the MdM staff involved under BMZ1, satisfaction survey (from the BNFs to the activities), feedback and complain mechanism (FCM provided from the Ministry Of Health to MdM). · Conduct stakeholder consultations (Qalqiliya Governorate Director, Ministry of Health and Mental Health Unite directors) and key informant interviews (KIIs) at the PHCs level (24 PHCs) to gather insights on the effectiveness and relevance of the interventions. · Conduct Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) will be conducted in different levels: With the staff health doctors, nurses and personal who received the trainings from MdM Staff (69 persons). With the MdM-F staff as well (1 Mental Health Doctor, 2 Psychologists and 1 Social worker) who are part of the proposal implementation. Moreover, with some beneficiaries who participated in the activities. The main objective is to assess the implementation of the activities under the program, considering in this way the different viewpoints according to the roles each one plays. · Analyze the data based in the internal data collect, external information with different sources of verification (SoV) as Health Cluster Dashboard (as Source of Verification to complement), to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities for improvement. · Provide bi-weekly updates (30 minutes) on the work plan to track progress. · Provide a report (mid-term review) that allows alignment with expectations and the activities being implemented after 2 months, considering the feedback provided in the previous bi-weekly meetings. Upon the signature of the contract, the consultant/firm will receive the 30% of the total consultancy instalment, 30% of the total consultancy instalment will be received upon the delivery of the first draft and annexes of the final report, the remaining 40% of the total consultancy instalment will be paid after the review and approval of the final report and its related annexes by MdM team. Tender Link : https://www.jobs.ps/en/tenders