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The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
Job Description/Requirements
Background
As health systems around the world continue to respond to the threat of COVID-19, governments also face the enormous task of ensuring they continue to meet all the health needs of their populations from response to the needs arising from COVID-19, to ensuring that essential services continue for the rest of the population. Kenya has now recorded COVID-19 cases in all 47 Counties.
Readiness to respond to COVID-19 pandemic requires health facilities to not only have adequate health infrastructure including critical care beds with functional ventilators and oxygen, but also adequate supply of medical commodities including personal protective equipment (PPE), Infection prevention materials and appropriate drugs. Availability and implementation of COVID sensitive screening and referral systems is critical, as is human resource who are trained, knowledgeable and motivated to respond to COVID-19.
In response to this, the Kenya Ministry of Health has set up a routine health systems monitoring mechanism to provide regularly updated information on the status of service delivery for and during the COVID-19 pandemic. This assessment utilizes a suite of tools to regularly collect selected information from high level facilities and facilities designated as COVID-19 isolation centres, as well as selected primary care facilities. The information collected will supplement the routine data on COVID-19 and related services to help in assessing overall preparedness in response and mitigation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Report and other products from this assessment needs a quick turnaround given the urgent need for the current information. A project coordinator is required to facilitate redesigning of the assessment tools, guide analysis work to meet report structure and develop the report for the assessment.
Roles and responsibilities of the Consultancy
The main roles of this consultancy include the following:
Qualifications and Experience
This assignment may also require additional competencies that include:
Contracting Terms
The Consultant will be engaged by WHO on an Agreement of Performance of Work (APW) between April and June 2021.
Qualified Kenyan Nationals should submit a cover letter with updated Curriculum Vitae based on the TORs by 05 May 2021 using the email address: afkenhr@who.int
Applications are required from individuals who meet the criteria.
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