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- Country: Zimbabwe
- Summary: Consultant for Malaria Case Management Audit
- ZWT Ref No: 30281243
- Deadline: 15 Feb 2019
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: United Nations Secretariat
- Purchaser Ownership: -
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
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- Description :
- Tenders are invited for Consultant for Malaria Case Management Audit. Background The goal of the Ministry of Health and Child Care’s Malaria Control Programme is to reduce malaria incidence to 5 per 1000 population by 2020. As a way of monitoring quality of care of malaria cases in the institutions, the MOHCC conducts case management audits every two years. Findings from the audit are used to come up with recommendations for improvements of quality care provision to malaria patients in the country. The United Development Programme (UNDP) as the Funds Administrator for the Global Fund Malaria Grant is inviting applications from interested consultants or health experts to carry out a malaria case management audit in the country focusing on the period January 2017 to December 2018, with the audit being conducted from March 2019-June 2019. Duties and Responsibilities Project Description The case management audit involves a thorough review of malaria case management primary source documents. The team has to come up with a representative sample of the major health facilities that offer malaria treatment in the country. An extensive assessment of case management documents, registers should be done at all sampled facilities with a team of trained data collectors. The indicators outlined in the contract will then be calculated and reported by facility, district, region and national level. Methodology During the process of the evaluation, the consultant shall: · Develop a comprehensive proposal for the project. The proposal should give details on the methodology to be used as well as the time frames. The period under review is 1 January 2017-31 December 2018 (2-year period). · Develop and pretest appropriate data collection tools. · Recruit and train data collection teams. · Oversee the data collection, entry and data analyses processes. · Produce a comprehensive report of the case management audit. Time Frame A Gant Chart detailing the key steps, timelines, assumptions and budget should be provided in the proposal/concept note for the audit. Examples of such steps could include: Orientation meetings with stakeholders, training of data collectors, data collection, entry, cleaning, analysis, report writing, Dissemination meetings and finalization and submission of report. Deliverables The consultants’ analysis should determine the following key indicators · Proportion of suspected malaria cases with confirmed diagnosis by RDT or microscopy · Proportion of uncomplicated malaria cases receiving correct treatment as outlined in the treatment guidelines. · Proportion of uncomplicated cases that received the second-line treatment Artesunate-Amodiaquine · Proportion of malaria cases in pre-elimination areas that received Primaquine stat dose. · The proportion of patients with severe malaria who received the correct treatment as outlined in the treatment guidelines. · The number of parenteral Artesunate doses given to each severe malaria case · Proportion of U5s receiving correct treatment within 24 hours. · Intermittent Preventive Therapy coverage (IPTp1, IPTp2 & IPTp3 and above). · Malaria deaths characterized by age, gender and complications. · Malaria case management and stock management training gaps · Anti-malaria medicines and commodities availability. Inception report: The Consultant will prepare an inception report which details the consultant’s understanding of the evaluation and in how the evaluation will be conducted. This is to ensure that the consultant and the key stakeholders and the MoHCC have a shared understanding of the evaluation. The inception report will include the evaluation design, methodology, questions, data sources and collection analysis tools for each data source and the measure by which each question will be evaluated. The report will include the scope of work, work plan, time frame, analysis plan and budget. Draft evaluation report The Consultant will prepare a draft evaluation report, in the appropriate format as advised by the National Malaria Control Programme. The draft report will be submitted to the MoHCC and all the MoHCC key stakeholders for review and comments. MOHCC will then call for a validation meeting, which will assist the consultant to finalize the evaluation report Final Draft Evaluation Report: The comprehensive final report to be presented to UNDP, NMCP leadership and MOHCC Top Management. Within the specified timelines. Key deliverables Activities Deliverables Duration Weight% Prepare the inception report, which indicates the conceptual Inception report 9 days 20% framework of the task, the processes, the timelines and any requirement for the task at hand. Prepare draft evaluation report, submit to MoHCC and key stakeholders Draft evaluation report 14 days 30% for review and comments. MOHCC will then call for a validation meeting, which will assist the consultant to finalize the evaluation report. The comprehensive final report to be presented to UNDP, NMCP leadership Final draft evaluation report 22days 50% and MOHCC Top Management. Duty Station Harare, with travel through the country. This is a National Survey and the consultant will be expected to travel to any part of the country as required. Management Arrangements · The Director National Malaria Control Programme will directly supervise the contractor, sign for acceptance of output and the contractor will directly report to Director National Malaria Control Programme and will provide guidance on activities that the consultant may need to know. · The contractor will be required to present report results/outputs to the Director National Malaria Control Programme on a fortnightly basis. · The Director National Malaria Control Programme will be responsible for identifying institutions/organizations/individuals with whom the contractor is expected to liaise/interact/collaborate/meet with in the course of performing the work · The Director National Malaria Control Programme remain the contact point for user specification gathering and interview with key stakeholders · The contractor is expected to update the application as shared by Director National Malaria Control Programme. · The NMCP will support the consultants in getting the necessary clearance from the different health authorities. Contractual Arrangement An Agreement will be signed with the consultant. Competencies Professionalism: · Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; · Good research, analytical and problem-solving skills; · Conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results. Communication: · Excellent and effective written and oral skills; ability to persuade people with varying points of view and to present information in a concise and accurate manner, · Ability to clearly communicate links between the organizations. Planning and Organizing: · Proven ability to plan, coordinate and monitor own work and that of others; · Ability to work under pressure and uses time efficiently; · Identifies priority activities and assignments, adjust priorities as required. Teamwork: · Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; · Solicits input by valuing ideas and expertise of others and is willing to learn from others. Professionalism: · Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; · Good research, analytical and problem-solving skills; · Conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results. Communication: · Excellent and effective written and oral skills; · Ability to persuade people with varying points of view and to present information in a concise and accurate manner, · Ability to clearly communicate links between the organizations. Planning and Organizing: · Proven ability to plan, coordinate and monitor own work and that of others; · Ability to work under pressure and uses time efficiently; · Identifies priority activities and assignments, adjust priorities as required. Teamwork: · Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; · Solicits input by valuing ideas and expertise of others and is willing to learn from others. Required Skills and Experience Required Skills and Experience Academic Qualifications: · The prospective consultant should have a Medical Degree; · A post graduate degree in Public Health, Biostatistics, Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology is an added advantage. Relevant Experience: · Registered with the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe as a Medical Practitioner/ Specialist; · Knowledge in Malaria case management; · 10 years Professional Experience in the area of specialization; · Should have participated in at least two case management audits or similar assessments in Zimbabwe or within the region. · Should be well versed in the Zimbabwe health delivery system. Consultant should have appreciation of M&E and OR Biostatistics; · Knowl
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Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
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