Onsite Training of Health Care Workers on Packages for Child Health, Nutrition, And... Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Nigeria

Summary : Onsite Training of Health Care Workers on Packages for Child Health, Nutrition, And Routine Immunization

Deadline : 05 Mar 2021

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 50678077

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : PALLADIUM/USAID INTEGRATED HEALTH PROGRAM (IHP)
Great House (Fonglo IT) Building, East-West Road, By Odums Hotel, Choba, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Nigeria
Email :Ihp.grants@ihp-nigeria.com
URL :www.thepalladiumgroup.com

Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Onsite Training of Health Care Workers on Packages for Child Health, Nutrition, And Routine Immunization in Primary Health Care Facilities (Phcs) and Private Health Facilities (Phfs) Using the Low Dose High Frequency Approach (Ldhf) in Ebonyi State under “Usaid Integrated Health Program”

IHP is seeking interested eligible organizations that have interest in training in Ebonyi to implement a grant for competency-based skills training of healthcare providers at Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) and private health facilities (PHFs) on child health, immunization and nutrition services in Ebonyi. This training will use a Low Dose High frequency (LDHF) modular training approach and will involve onsite facility-based training, supervision and clinical mentoring of the health workers on child health thematic areas including Integrated Management of Childhood illness (IMCI), Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) and other areas of Nutrition and Routine Immunization. The roll out will be in IHP supported facilities in and Ebonyi state as follows:
Ebonyi State: 198 health facilities: 171 PHCs (The designated 1 PHC per Ward) and 27 Private Health Facilities (PHFs) This EOI is open to registered non-governmental organizations or a consortium of organizations in Nigeria who may or may not be resident in Ebonyi State but who are technically capable of providing the required services and willing and able to provide on-site training at the Primary Health Care facilities, General Hospitals and Private facilities that will be listed by IHP in Ebonyi state.
The goal of IHP is to contribute to state-level reductions in child and maternal morbidity and mortality and to increase the capacity of health systems (public and private) to sustainably support quality primary health care services. IHP is providing technical assistance and capacity building to the State Ministries of Health in Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Ebonyi and FCT, State Primary Health Care Development Agencies (SPHCDA/PHCDB), Local Government Authorities/Area Councils, and Wards to apply state-of the-art evidence, best practices and learning from within Nigeria and globally to deliver a fit-for-purpose capacity building approach to optimize health worker skills and confidence to deliver high-impact integrated RMNCH+NM services in the States

To build the capacity of frontline healthcare workers at Primary Health Care facilities and Private facilities to provide gender-sensitive, high quality child health services in Ebonyi state by 30th September 2021.

Using the Low Dose High Frequency (LDHF) facility-based training approach through the Grants under Contract (GUC) funding mechanism:
1. Update health workers knowledge and standardize clinical skills for accurate identification and classification of common childhood illnesses (pneumonia, diarrhea, measles and malnutrition)
2. Strengthen the capacity of health workers in providing appropriate integrated treatment, care and support to the sick child, as well as counseling support to the caregivers of children under 5 years with dignity and respect
3. Enhance the skills and ability of health workers for prompt identification of general danger signs, administration of pre-referral treatment, prompt referral and follow up where applicable
4. Improve knowledge and skills of health workers on strengthening preventive services (checking of routine immunization status, early initiation of breastfeeding, counseling on exclusive breast feeding (EBF), complementary feeding and growth monitoring), and counseling caregivers on health and nutrition promotion and support practices
5. Strengthen the capacity of health workers on correct and appropriate documentation of service delivery data for improved services and decision making
6. Provide post-training supportive supervision and clinical mentoring to reinforce knowledge and skills

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