Tenders Are Invited For Conduct A Coverage Survey For Helen Keller Intls Vitamin A Supplementation Program In Madagascar

Tenders are invited for Conduct a Coverage Survey for Helen Keller Intls Vitamin a Supplementation Program in Madagascar Closing Date: 17 Feb 2025 Type: Consultancy Guided by the remarkable legacy of its co-founder, Helen Keller, Helen Keller Intl partners with communities that are working to overcome long-standing cycles of poverty. By providing the essentials of good health, good nutrition, and a clear vision, we help millions of people create lasting change in their own lives. Working in more than 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States and with a global community of supporters, we ensure that every person has the opportunity as Helen did to reach their true potential. Helen Keller Intl supports vitamin A supplementation for 40 million children each year in 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. When given twice a year to at least 80% of children aged 6 to 59 months in countries with high under-five mortality and high rates of vitamin A deficiency, vitamin A supplementation can help reduce child mortality by up to 24%. In Madagascar, Helen Keller Intl provides technical and financial support to the Ministry of Public Health for the provision of Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) in 08 regions, namely Menabe, Ihorombe, Betsiboka, Boeny, Sofia, Melaky, DIANA and SAVA through door-to-door catch-up training for a period of 04 days organized twice a year. In order to assess the number of children affected by these catch-ups (coverage), Helen Keller Intl conducts cross-sectional household surveys following the methodology developed by the WHO to measure VAS coverage. We are currently looking for a consultancy firm to support Helen Keller Intls teams in the country to conduct a coverage survey scheduled for April/May 2025. The firm will be responsible for the preparation of the survey, including adapting protocols and tools, submitting protocols and tools to the ethics committee, recruiting and training investigators, and overseeing field data collection, data analysis, and reporting. Proposals must have a validity period of 90 days from the date of submission, as indicated in the cover letter. How to apply Proposals must be submitted electronically no later than February 17, 2025 at 5 p.m. (Madagascar time) by email to the following address: [email protected] indicating in the subject line of the email the name of the company and the number of the call for proposals. A complete proposal submission will include the following documents, all of which must refer to the call for proposal number as indicated on the cover page of this document: - Cover letter - Technical offer - Financial offer - Conflict of interest disclosure form - Copies of the submitting companys registration documents - Other information relevant to the submission of the proposal The full call for proposals is available here. Please read all application review requirements carefully. No verbal questions will be asked, either in person or by phone. However, Helen Keller Intl will answer written questions about this call for tenders until February 12, 2025 at 5 p.m. (Madagascar time). Any questions relating to this call for tenders should be directed to [email protected] and [email protected] with a copy to [email protected]. Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4128132/appel-proposition-pour-la-realisation-denquete-de-couverture-pour-le-programme-de-supplementation-en-vitamine-de-helen-keller-intl-madagascar