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Consultancy Job in Nigeria at Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
MSH, a Non-Governmental Organisation with head office in Boston USA,
has been in existence for over 40 years implementing projects and
programs in over 40 countries across the globe.
In Nigeria, MSH
implements several projects including the Leadership, Management and
Sustainability project. United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) recently modified MSH ProACT project which is a
United State Government (USG) rationalization initiative in support of
the Government of Nigeria to effectively and efficiently prevent and
control HIV/AIDS in the country. Across project foci states, MSH
currently supports HIV counselling and Testing, PMTCT, Adult and
Paediatric ART, TB/HIV and OVC in 41 comprehensive care and treatment
health facilities in Nigeria.
Job Title: Consultancy Services to Support the FMOH in the Finalization of a National eHealth Strategy for Nigeria
Overall Responsibilities
A draft national eHealth
strategy for Nigeria has recently been prepared. Since the process
began, a National Health Act 2014 has been enacted and there is ongoing
work on its operationalizes action. The purpose of this consultancy is
to provide advice and technical expertise to the FMOH to align this
draft document with the provisions of the NHAct-2014 towards the
preparation a finished product – an approved national eHealth strategy –
that is fully aligned to the provisions of the NHAct-2014 and to fast
track it's inclusion into the ongoing revision of the National Health
Policy and the National Strategic Health Development Plan (NSHDP-2). The
main objectives are to:
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Undertake a critical appraisal of the draft
framework and align it's contents to the provisions of the National
Health Act (NHAct-2014) in terms of the three critical dimensions of
national eHealth strategy development, namely: stakeholder engagement,
process and content;
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Prepare a report to the FMOH, with recommendations on how to improve all three dimensions; and
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Provide technical guidance to the FMOH in
fast-tracking the inclusion of the provisions of the framework into the
ongoing revision of the National Health Policy and the National
Strategic Health Development Plan (NSHDP-2) towards a speedy roll out of
an aligned and approved national eHealth strategy.
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The consultant should support the meeting with
state teams to socialize the Framework, capture of feedback from the
states and report on comments from the state level stakeholders.
Strategic alignment
This intervention on ICT for health should be fully aligned with Nigeria’s existing policies and strategies, including (add key policy dimensions).
The eHealth strategy should
aim at mainstreaming critical cross-cutting issues: it undertakes, in
particular, to mainstream capacity building, gender and environmental
aspects.
Specific Responsibilities
Main Tasks and Responsibilities of the Consultants
Working under the guidance of the Directorate Health Planning, Research and Statistics, the consultants will:
Deliverables
Duration And Fees Of The Assignment
80 person-days distributed as follows:
- 20 person-days of an International consultant
- 30 person-days of two national consultants
CONCLUSION OF ICT4SOML RESPONE
- We are cognizant of the fact that the
ToR as developed by Dr. Azodoh seems focused on what we believe that are
staff on this activity should have or be able to do
- We also think some of the activities
described in the ToR run counter to the objectives and direction of the
project and may not be justifiable/allowable expenses (e.g. Norad has
funded us to support the development of the HICT-F, we find it difficult
to justify paying a consultants – who have no idea of the history or
process – to review the near end document)
- Consequently:
- We cannot fund some parts of the ToR within the mandate and structure of our project
- However, we can fund consultant(s) to support the presentation of
the HICT-F to and capture of feedback from states; alignment of such
feedback on the HICT-F with the NHAct & production of a detailed
report on synergies / gaps between the HICT-F and the NHAct with
appropriate recommendations
- So we would want the ToR tweaked to
reflect that the consultant(s) will work before, during & after the
state engagement meeting
- Once we achieve concurrence by all on
the ToR, we will put same out and go through the recruitment process as
appropriate i.e. working in conjunction with the FMoH DPRS
Qualifications
Guiding Principles
The following principles constitute the core values which underpin this Technical Assistance support activity:
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Alignment and Country Ownership: the approach used will be underscored by reviewing the NHAct and providing evidence of country ownership.
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Leveraging the Private sector: leverage investment of the private sector at local government, state and national levels.
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Selectivity and Complementarity:
ICT will be anchored on the FMOH’s strategic operational priorities and
the development challenges facing health. Support will be based on an
integrated approach and selectivity taking into account
complementarities with other actors including the private sector.
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Catalytic Role: This
consultancy should help identify how the FMOH can continue to play a
catalytic and convening role to leverage enhanced access to information
and knowledge resources for ICT support for health sector development in
Nigeria and ensure sustainable and predictable financing after the end
of the current supporting project.
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Modularity: ICT
Intervention in the health sector will be modular and incremental in
order to provide for flexibility and replication of best practices.
Modularity will ensure a more responsive, dynamic, scalable and flexible
operations in the eHealth activities.
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Integrated approach: The work will be based on an integrated approach that builds synergy among different sectors to maximize development impact.
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National focus: The approach should encourage national programs that promote cooperation and bring sustainable results at national level.
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Results: The
approach to ICT for health will be results-oriented. To this end,
relevant and measurable result indicators and targets will be identified
and developed for any operation in the sector.
Application documents and procedures:
Interested candidates must submit to
[email protected] the following documentation by or before Sunday October 18, 2015:
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Suitability Statement
- Updated CV
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