Management Sciences for Health (MSH) National Consultant Jobs in Nigeria
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) National Consultant Jobs in Nigeria
Background The goal of the global five-year USAID Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) Program is to help low- and middle-income countries to strengthen their pharmaceutical systems to ensure sustainable access to and appropriate use of safe, effective, quality-assured, and affordable essential medicines and pharmaceutical services.
MTaPS, implemented by Management Sciences for Health (MSH) and partners, will provide technical assistance primarily to the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Department of Drug Administration (DDA) including other relevant implementing agencies to strengthen pharmaceutical systems including pharmaceutical sector governance, regulatory systems, pharmaceutical management information systems, and improve patient-centered pharmaceutical services and appropriate medicine use.
Infection Prevention and Control IPC is an essential component of care, and an issue high on the agenda of Health Authorities in Nigeria.
It addresses key aspects of infection control in everyday practice, together with more specific considerations in particular aspects of care. An effective IPC program is fundamental to quality healthcare.
This is because it has potential benefits of reducing the disease burden on patients, health institutions and the nation as a whole.
Description of Services to be Provided
General Objective:
The general objective is to develop a national infection prevention and control plan for the country.
Specific Objectives:
Specific Objectives are to:
Conduct a desk review of IPC program(s) in the country to identify gaps.
Determine actions to be implemented as well as an assessment of costs, potential sources of funding and stakeholder mapping
Develop a monitoring and evaluation framework for the national action plan with realistic indicators and milestones
Activities and Tasks:
Development of the methodology:
The consultant will present to MTaPS and AMR TWG Secretariat his/her methodology for the desk review and plan development process.
The methodology should align with best practices of the World Health Organization as appropriate to accomplish drafting of a national action plan that would guide responsible infection prevention and control in the country.
The consultant will propose a detailed timetable clearly indicating the different stages of the process as well as the dates for submitting the deliverables.
The validation of the methodology will mark the effective start of this assignment.
Data Research, Collection and Analysis:
The consultant will take cognizance of the existing documentation in the human health sector at national and international level and relating in particular to: policy, legislative, normative and institutional framework, stakeholders mapping as well as national and international commitments made by Nigeria.
This information will be supplemented by data that will be collected from the main players.
Development of the National IPC plan:
Based on the results of the desk review and stakeholder mapping, the consultant will identify and facilitate the process of developing a national infection prevention and control plan in concert with the MTaPS team and the AMR TWG secretariat,
Containing the actions to be implemented over the next five years in order to stimulate and sustainably support the adoption of good practices in infection prevention and control.
This plan will integrate multi sectoral actions (institutional, technical / technological, capacity building, communication, partnership development, etc.) and will specify the realistic objectives to be achieved in the medium term, the actions to be implemented,
The implementing
actors, the costs of the actions and of the plan, the sources of financing, the implementation schedule, the monitoring - evaluation indicators, milestones, the institutional mechanism for coordinating the implementation and monitoring.
Preparation and Facilitation of Workshops:
As part of the preparation of the various workshops, validation workshop of the preliminary evaluation report and the infection prevention and control plan validation workshop, the consultant will develop and propose to the AMR TWG Secretariat,
The TORs, the agenda, the indicative list of participants and the presentations which will be validated by the AMR TWG secretariat.
Likewise, the various workshop facilitation tools will be validated by AMR TWG secretariat and MTaPS before each of these workshops is held.
Deliverables:
At the end of the IPC plan development, the consultant must provide a final report to the AMR TWG Secretariat and MTaPS within five (5) working days incorporating stakeholders recommendations forthe national infection prevention and control strategic plan .
Thus, the main expected results of the consultancy are as follows:
Documented desk review of infection prevention and control program in the country
Map of identified stakeholders involved in IPC program along with their roles and responsibilities
Preferred Qualifications / Experiences
Competence in infection prevention and control and / or public health.
Profile of the IPC consultant
Hold a first degree in preventive medicine or medical science and a degree in public health, health economics and / or microbiology would be an asset.
Justify a professional experience of at least five (05) years in the field of public health
Have carried out at least one desk review or assessment study of IPC-related situation with recognized structures in Nigeria
Demonstrate a good knowledge of the “One Health” approach and in the field of IPC
Have a good knowledge of the field (actors involved in infection prevention and control, the structuring of the regulatory framework)
Have experience in the development of an integrated multisectoral animal health, public health and environmental health; experience developing an IPC plan highly desirable
A good knowledge of the IPC system and the functioning of the statutory body would be an asset
In addition to the above, the preferred expert must also have capacities in the following areas:
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Management Sciences for Health (MSH) National Consultant Jobs in Nigeria
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