CONSULTANT - TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE MALARIA VACCINE INTRODUCTION
Brazzaville
- Organization: WHO - World Health Organization
- Location: Brazzaville
- Grade: Consultancy - International Consultant - Internationally recruited Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Public Health and Health Service
- Malaria, Tuberculosis and other infectious diseases
- Closing Date: Closed
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In October 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a recommendation for the first malaria vaccine, called RTS,S/AS01, to be used for the prevention of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children living in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high transmission. The pilot phase launched in 2018 in 03 African countries (Ghana, Kenya, Malawi) under the coordination of the WHO MVIP Regional Implementation Support Unit demonstrated positive results in disease burden reduction. Based on this result, the intervention will be scaled up to other eligible African countries from the year 2023. Thanks to an innovative financing agreement between Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and MedAccess, vaccine doses are available to initiate the Gavi-supported malaria vaccine roll-out to countries based on the submission of proposals. However, current estimates suggest that the initial supply of the vaccine is insufficient to meet the needs of over 25 million children born each year in regions with moderate to high malaria transmission. As a result, a Framework for the allocation of limited malaria vaccine supply was adopted and outlines the values, allocation principles, governance principles and key considerations for implementation. The Framework offers guidance on the global allocation of RTS,S/AS01, and other malaria vaccines as they become available, between countries, and guidance on prioritization of areas for vaccination within countries until supply constraints can be fully resolved. Countries are therefore expected to submit requests which take into consideration the populations in highest need and deploy vaccines where the highest impact can be achieved. This requires analysing existing data to stratify risks and integrate the vaccine intervention into a subnational tailoring approach and prioritizing intervention sites based on available supplies and resources. In this vain, there is a need to recruit a consultant who will be based at the WHO Regional Office under the guidance of the Tropical and Vector Borne Diseases (TVD) the Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) team leader within the AFRO UCN cluster, to provide support to countries in the Region. The purpose of this consultancy is to to ensure that member states are adequately supported, and also appropriate guidance provided in the adoption and implementation of malaria vaccine intervention Objectives: The overall objective is to ensure that member states are adequately supported, and also appropriate guidance provided in the adoption and implementation of malaria vaccine intervention and specifically: The specific objectives are as follows:
Organizational Context Under the supervision of the UHC/Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases Director and in collaboration with the TVD Team Lead at the WHO Regional Office, the consultant will work closely with the WHO Country Office Malaria and Vaccination Teams, the COGs, the Ministry of Health, WHO AFRO and HQ staff to fulfil the specific objectives that will be validated for each mission, and submit comprehensive report upon completion of the mission. |
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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.
The key deliverables include the following:
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Identify the educational qualifications and expertise needed for the terms of reference outlined above. Educational Qualifications Essential: Medical degree with postgraduate degree in Epidemiology, Public Health or other health related field.
Desirable: Experience in immunisation or EPI programmes or working experience in malaria control programme or malaria research at national or international level.
Technical Expertise
Experience
Skills/Knowledge
Competencies: Candidate should be able to:
Languages and level required Excellent knowledge of English or French A good working knowledge of a second international language (English, French or Portuguese) would be an advantage. |
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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: Field assignment
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5. Remuneration and budget (travel costs excluded) |
Proposed level: P4 or P5 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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