KEPH Consultant at World Health Organization

.Background

The Kenya Essential Package of Health services (KEPH) - services that the government is providing to the citizens in an explicit setting and equitable manner. The goal is for improved efficiency, health equity, accountability, and effective care leading to improved health outcomes.

KEPH represents the integration of all health programmes into a single package that focuses its interventions towards the improvement of health at different phases of the human development cycle. These phases represent various age groups or cohorts, each of which has special needs that relate to the development phase it is passing through.

The KEPH was last updated in 2015 and therefore need to be reviewed to align to the epidemiological and demographic profile.

The introduction of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Kenya, makes it prudent to review and update all tools necessary for guiding health care service delivery such as the KEPH. In turn, various guidelines will be developed to streamline to the KEPH. These documents include:

1. Kenya Essential Medicines List (KEML),         
2. Kenya Essential Diagnostic List (KEDL),
3. Guidelines for establishing and operationalizing Medicines and Therapeutics Committees (MTC) and the clinical guidelines.

2.Objectives

The objective of the initiative/project will be to review and update the KEPH Guidelines.

Scope of work

1. Work closely with the designated focal person(s) from the Ministry of Health, Technical Working Group (TWG) in the review process.
2. Collect, review and analyze all the necessary documents and materials for the review process.
3. Analyze and advise on the international and national level approach for review and update process for KEPH
4. Carry out sufficient stakeholder consultative processes to obtain feedback and inputs for the review process
5. Organize/Participate in internal and external meetings for the validation of the process and the drafts
6. Develop a draft for each of the milestone of the process accomplished
7. Prepare a detailed report for the review process indicating lessons learnt, challenges and recommendations for future reviews
8. Develop workshop reports

2.Deliverables

1. Finalized new edition of the KEPH guidelines
2. Workshop reports
3. Detailed report for the review process indicating lessons learnt, challenges and recommendations for future reviews

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications

1. Essential: A degree in medicine or public health equivalent
2. Desirable: PHD in health-related field

Experience

1. Essential: At least 10 years’ extensive experience in Health Systems work and Experience in Health Services Delivery.
2. Essential: Have experience in written and oral skills including experience in developing written reports and incorporating feedback
3. Essential: Previous experience in developing health related guidelines/scientific papers
4. Desirable: Have previous consultancy experience with Ministry of Health, UN agencies, bilateral agencies, or international NGOs

Skills/Knowledge

1. Essential: Must be able to work independently with excellent demonstrated teamwork and coordination skills
2. Essential Be familiar with government health policies, systems, and structures.
3. Essential: Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Languages and level required

1. Essential: Must be proficient in English (writing and speaking)
2. Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of English

Technical Supervision

The successful candidate will report to acting head of UHC-LC Cluster, Brenan Kwesiga kwesigab@who.int

Location

Off site: Nairobi Kenya

Remuneration and budget (travel costs excluded)

The consultant will be paid based on WHO pay band for NOC level national consultants

Duration of Contract: 60 working days.