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Technical support in the Review and Revision of Public Health Act of Tuvalu Tender

WHO has floated a tender for Technical support in the Review and Revision of Public Health Act of Tuvalu. The project location is Tuvalu and the tender is closing on 25 Mar 2019. The tender notice number is WPRO/2019-03/DPS_PHS/TN85125/vrs, while the TOT Ref Number is 31480283. Bidders can have further information about the Tender and can request the complete Tender document by Registering on the site.

Procurement Summary

Country : Tuvalu

Summary : Technical support in the Review and Revision of Public Health Act of Tuvalu

Deadline : 25 Mar 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 31480283

Document Ref. No. : WPRO/2019-03/DPS_PHS/TN85125/vrs

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : WHO
Email: wproungm@who.int
First name: Peter
Surname: Ellison
Telephone country code: Philippines (+63)
Telephone number: 25289654
Telephone extension: 89654
Fax country code: Philippines (+63)
Fax number: 25252512
Tuvalu
Email :wproungm@who.int

Tender Details

Tender are invited for Technical support in the Review and Revision of Public Health Act of Tuvalu

Deadline : 25-Mar-2019 00:00 (GMT 8.00)

Published : 12-Mar-2019

Type of Notice : Request for proposal

Beneficiary Country/Territory : Tuvalu

Reference : WPRO/2019-03/DPS_PHS/TN85125/vrs

Description : BACKGROUND

The current Public Health Act in Tuvalu was decreed in 1926, with amendments made in 1968, 1971, 1974, 1990 and 2008. The Act outlines the overall governance of health management in Tuvalu. In 2011-2012, the Ministry of Health (MOH) began a series of consultations to discuss the possible content for a new Public Health Act with regard to concerns that the Act was no longer appropriate given changes in health needs emerging and re-emerging to Tuvalu such as communicable diseases and the health impact of climate change. Given that the population of Tuvalu experiences communicable disease outbreaks and increasing pattern of extreme weather, the following specific issues are to be addressed:

Needs to quickly and appropriately respond to emerging diseases and/or threats to public health;

Flexibility to respond to unforeseen (and potentially unforeseeable) risks and opportunities arising from social, demographic and technological changes;

Providing legislation support all health policy to be gender sensitive and consistent with other Government of Tuvalu policies applicable to gender mainstreaming and health in Tuvalu; and

Encompassing the key concepts of regional and global health frameworks such as Healthy islands vision and other global health related frameworks.

PURPOSE/SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THE ACTIVITY

The proposed consultancy will assist the Tuvalu's MOH to draft the technical content of a draft Public Health Act to replace the current 2008 legislation...