Malaria Diagnostics / Laboratory Quality Assurance
Brazzaville
- Organization: WHO - World Health Organization
- Location: Brazzaville
- Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
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Occupational Groups:
- Public Health and Health Service
- Biology and Chemistry
- Information Technology and Computer Science
- Internal audit, Investigation and Inspection
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Supply Chain
- Malaria, Tuberculosis and other infectious diseases
- Ombudsman and Ethics
- Closing Date: Closed
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Sub-Saharan Africa remains the home of malaria, and it is a significant health and development challenge. It accounts for an average annual reduction of 1.3% in economic growth in high endemic countries of Africa. Overall, the WHO African Region accounted for 95% of all malaria cases and 96% of all malaria deaths in 2021. During the period between 2000 – 2015, the WHO-AFRO region witnessed some progress in malaria control with a decline in mortality of 66% and a halving of malaria prevalence and incidence in children aged 2–10 years2. After this period of unprecedented success, progress in reducing the global malaria burden has stalled. In the African region, only 9 countries met the Global Technical Strategy (GTS) 2020 milestone, and we are not on track to meet milestones for Malaria mortality and morbidity for 2025 at global level. Maintaining strong country program leadership, political commitment, technical capacity and engendering partnership and coordination including the private sector and community engagement continue to be critical to achieving set goals. WHO-AFRO with its partners in malaria has continued to work with countries to strengthen evidence-based malaria programme environment, in the face of ever-dwindling external resources that have hitherto, sustained the malaria control and elimination efforts. It is against this backdrop the WHO regional office for Africa seeks to update its roster of international consultants with requisite skills in specific relevant technical areas to provide additional surge capacities as may be needed. Prompt and appropriate Malaria Case Management is essential to reducing mortality due to the disease in different transmission settings. Case detection, case classification also presents the entry point for disease surveillance activities especially in lower transmission settings. Availability of requisite technical capacities for appropriate case management of uncomplicated and severe malaria, ICCM, MDAs, recommended chemoprevention strategies such as IPTp, IPTi and SMC, the conduct of therapeutic efficacy studies to assure efficacy of treatments of choice and assuring the quality of care at service delivery levels remain essential. Technical support to strengthen capacity on Malaria Case Management across transmission settings (from high to very low) and health system context are critical to the attainment of the malaria strategic goals articulated in the 2021-30 Malaria GTS. Practical and hands-on approaches to capacity strengthening also provide important feedback towards adapting and assuring continuous improvement in service delivery. The Consultancy roaster provides a prequalified list of consultants with relevant competencies and experience in malaria case management and therapeutic efficacy studies to support multiple streams of work being implemented under the supervision of the WHO– AFRO malaria team. The prequalification will also allow for rapid selection and deployment of a technical resource as required supporting activities related to Malaria Case management.
The overall objective is to ensure that member states are adequately supported, and also appropriate guidance provided in the adoption and implementation of malaria case management interventions and specifically: The specific objectives are as follows:
Organizational Context Under the overall supervision of the UCN Director and the Regional Malaria Adviser, designated WHO AFRO/ WCO staff members, the primary supervisor shall be the Malaria ISTs focal point in the sub-region for activities carried out and a second contact point at AFRO office as designated by Communicable Diseases Director and Regional Malaria Adviser. |
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Outline clear tasks and deliverables, to be carried out in the framework of the background described above. These need to be time-bound and specific.
Summary of Assigned Duties: Under the overall supervision of the UCN Director and the Regional Malaria Adviser, designated WHO AFRO/ WCO staff members, the primary supervisor shall be the Malaria ISTs focal point in the sub-region for activities carried out and a second contact point at AFRO office as designated by Communicable Diseases Director and Regional Malaria Adviser. The consultant will perform the following tasks:
The work will encompass:
The deliverables will include:
Timelines will be defined based on the scope and scale of each consultancy |
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Identify the educational qualifications and expertise needed for the terms of reference outlined above.
Educational Qualifications
ExperiencesEssential:
Desirable:
Skills
Competencies: Candidate should be able to:
Languages and level required
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Please specify any expected travel(s): dates, location and purpose. A living expense is payable to on-site consultants – please refer to Information Note 08/2019 for details on eligibility. Place of assignment: WHO Regional Office, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
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5. Remuneration and budget (travel costs excluded) |
Proposed level: P4 based on qualification and experience.
Currency: United States Dollars (USD)
Work schedule (if applicable) : Please refer to Information Note 09/2021 for guidance on rates for consultants. |
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