UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND has floated a tender for Consultant in Technical Support for Routine EPI Strengthening in Kasai Province. The project location is DR Congo and the tender is closing on 21 May 2019. The tender notice number is , while the TOT Ref Number is 32973440. Bidders can have further information about the Tender and can request the complete Tender document by Registering on the site.

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Procurement Summary

Country : DR Congo

Summary : Consultant in Technical Support for Routine EPI Strengthening in Kasai Province

Deadline : 21 May 2019

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 32973440

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Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND
Congo Tel: +243-81 88 46 746/81 70 96 215 Email : ywillemot@unicef.org/nssona@unicef.org
DR Congo
Email :ywillemot@unicef.org/nssona@unicef.org
URL :https://www.unicef.org

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Consultant in Technical Support for Routine EPI Strengthening in Kasai Province

Background and Rationale

The rate of complete immunization coverage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is low. The latest independent survey (DHS 2013-2014) recorded a full basic coverage rate of 45%, which means that more than 1.6 million children receive no antigen from the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) each year. The low immunization coverage was confirmed by the preliminary results of MICS 2018, which revealed that only 35% of children received all EPI antigens. Referring to administrative data, coverage has remained stagnant in recent years and there is also a persistent gap of 20 points between administrative coverage and annual WHO / UNICEF estimates.

As a result, coverage levels are insufficient to protect populations from vaccine-preventable diseases and consequently lead to an accumulation of susceptible individuals that constitute a fragile group in relation to the emergence of epidemics, as shown by the measles and cDVPV2 epidemics observed. these last three years. In order to control these epidemics, the health system's response focuses on mass vaccination campaigns, slowing down routine immunization activities for several weeks.

Although these additional immunization activities represent an opportunity for scaling up routine immunization, the results from these campaigns show that the '' recovery of children in routine vaccination during the campaign '' approach is not well understood. and the results achieved so far remain mixed. These campaigns remain a short-term solution, the implementation of an effective routine vaccination is the only long-term solution to eradicate these diseases from the country.

The EPI, with the support of its partners, opted to place the routine immunization program at the center of attention by developing an emergency plan aimed at increasing vaccination coverage in the DRC by 15 percentage points. month. This plan, known as the Mashako Plan, targets 9 priority provinces: Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Ituri, Kasaï, Kinshasa, Kwilu, Mongala, Tanganyika and Tshuapa taking into account certain selection criteria, namely: (i) Health zones in cVDPV2 epidemic in 2017-2018, (ii) the areas of Health with measles epidemic in 2017 to 2018, (iii) areas with low health coverage resulting in a large number of children not vaccinated routinely on EDS database and (iv) health zones that have been out of stock in vaccines in 2018

This plan covers a period of 18 months, from August 2018 to December 2019, and is included in the 2018 and 2019 Operational Action Plans (OAPs).and aims to increase vaccination coverage by 15 points by effectively implementing the strategy to reach each Zone with a focus on: (i) setting up a Mashako Plan steering framework at all levels, (ii) ) the completion of at least 90% of the necessary planned immunization sessions to achieve a reduction of less than 10% in the DTC1 / DTP3 dropout rate; (iii) the availability of vaccine and other inputs at all levels and levels; ensure the functionality of 90% of the cold chain equipment during the period, (iv) the monthly monitoring of the plan indicators at all levels and (v) the systematic verification of the quality of implementation of the activities. vaccination.

To achieve this, the following strategies will be used: (i) strengthening coordination and financing, (ii) strengthening service delivery, (iii) increasing the availability of vaccines, (iv) implementing inspections and monitoring; and (v) strengthening monitoring and evaluation.

The operationalization of this plan is based on complementarity and it is retained that the partners support its implementation according to the map below:

Kinshasa, Tshuapa and Mongala: WHO and GAVI
Kwilu: Village Reach and GAVI
Kasai and Ituri: UNICEF and GAVI
Haut-Katanga: UNICEF and GAVI
Upper Lomami and Tanganyika: GAVI, BGMF, Village Reach and PATH
It is in this context that UNICEF is recruiting a national consultant in support of routine EPI strengthening in Kasai Province where UNICEF is lead to accompany the implementation of the Mashako Plan. Funding is provided by GAVI funds under the Partnership for Technical Assistance.

III. Objectives of the consultation

Main objective:

The overall objective of this technical assistance is to strengthen the management of the Expanded Program on Immunization in Kasai Province through the implementation of the ACZ / Equity approach in the implementation of the Mashako Plan.

Specific objectives:

Under the supervision of the Health Specialist of the Unicef ??Kananga Office, the Consultant will have the main mission to support the coordination and monitoring of the implementation of the Mashako Plan in the health zones of the Kasai Province:

Technically support the Health Zones (ZS) in the development and implementation of micro planning at the base according to the village approach;
Ensure a rigorous follow-up of the effective implementation of the Mashako Plan's activities for the reinforcement of routine vaccination by the HZ;
Support the province in the coordination activities of the Mashako Plan by playing a catalytic role in the functioning of the Mashako Plan Technical and Steering Committees
Support the province in the planning, management, supervision, monitoring and evaluation of the Mashako Plan
Help identify pockets of low immunity (routine data, campaigns) in the HZ and propose solutions to reach and vaccinate children in these areas
Provide technical support for the development of social mapping of immunization workers in both health zones and health areas
Provide technical support for programming advanced strategies and mobile vaccination strategies
Participate in the development of targeted formative supervision plans based on an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the program.
Provide technical support for the analysis of DVDMT and DIHS2 data in quarterly EPI data review sessions and preparation of the EPI quarterly newsletter.
Contribute to setting up a monitoring and monitoring framework for interventions geared towards communities that are difficult to access.
Support the development of reports and monthly Dashboard for SZs and antennas / provinces including feedback at all levels;
Support all aspects of logistics both at the antennas and at the HZ level by ensuring the availability of quality vaccines and inputs at the vaccination points
Participate in coordination meetings at the provincial level (CCIA, Steering Committee) and SZs
Participate in the monitoring activities, reviews and evaluation of the various vaccination activities at the level of the ZS and antennas / province
Quarterly monitoring of the dashboards and bottlenecks of the vaccination system of the Health Zones
Support the planning, implementation and evaluation of all immunization campaigns including the measles monitoring campaign.
Ensure the integration of high-impact activities with child survival
Support integrated surveillance activities including community-based surveillance.
IV. Expected results:

100% of Health Zones of Kasai Province has micro plan according to the village approach according to the guidelines of the Mashako Plan
100% of Health Zone micro-plans indicate hard-to-reach populations and indicate how to reach them.
Dashboards and bottlenecks of the Health Zones vaccination system are monitored quarterly
Each quarter, each Health Zone receives at least one formative supervision (with a documented return) from the provincial level;
100% of Health Zones conduct at least one meeting per quarter during which immunization and other primary health care services are discussed with leaders of community organizations, local authorities and religious leaders.
100% of Health Zones hold a monthly report review meeting where data, trends and follow-up actions are discussed with comments sent to health facilities
The meetings of the technical and steering committees are held regularly at the level of the antennas and at the level of the province and address the possible counter-performances noted
The planning, management, supervision, monitoring and evaluation activities of the Mashako Plan are reinforced at the level of the Health Zones, antennas and the province
The process of verifying the quality of routine immunization data and campaigns at both the HZ level and the antennas / province level is strengthened;
The logistics aspects are reinforced both at the level of the antennas and at the level of the ZS to ensure a good availability of vaccines and quality inputs at the vaccination points
monitoring activities, journals and evaluation of different vaccination activities at ZS and antennas / province are strengthened
Quality support is provided for the proper planning, preparation, implementation and evaluation of measles, polio and yellow fever SIAs
Integration of high-impact activities into child survival is achieved
Integrated surveillance activities including community-based surveillance are strengthened
Monthly vaccination reports including the Mashako Plan Dashboard are sent monthly at all levels and on time
The consultant's monthly report is sent to the technical supervisor.
V. Duration

10 months (from June 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020).

VI. Management, Organization and Program

The staff will be based in Kananga (Kananga Unicef ??Office) with regular field visits to monitor the implementation of the ACZ / Immunity Equity approach in the Health Zones of Kasai Province.

VII. Qualifications and specialized knowledge

Doctorate in Medicine or equivalent degree in public health
At least 2 years of experience in the field of immunization program management or public health;
Have skills in epidemiology
Have knowledge of the Congolese health system
Good knowledge of the ACZ / Equity strategy and modality of its implementation
Good experience in training health workers in EPI management (planning, logistics, communication and immunization in practice)
Good knowledge of C4D strategies for routine EPI
Ability to integrate with other areas of health (other than EPI)
Have proven experience in organizing Supplemental Vaccination Activities (SIAs)
Ability to work in a multicultural environment
Know computer management techniques, including Internet browsing
Master the French
NB: Knowledge of the Kasai Province to have worked there and a local language of the duty station will be assets

In applying, applicants must submit their technical and financial offers and determine the period of their availability.

Attention: the two technical and financial offers must imperatively be presented so that the applications can be examined.

Technical offer : a document of up to 15 pages where the consultant: (a) explains their understanding of the Terms of Reference; (b) explain how the balance sheet will be conducted with the steps; (c) presents a synthetic table with the various studies of this type already carried out, (d) presents his Curriculum vitae; (e) confirm its availability for the period in question.

Financial Offer: The Consultant will make a financial offer which will include the daily fee and the number of consulting days. DSA fees for missions will not be included and will be calculated directly by UNICEF.

Only shortlisted applications will be notified.

QUALIFIED FEMALE NOMINATIONS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED .

UNICEF IS A " NON- SMOKING" ENVIRONMENT .


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