DEADLINE: 30TH APRIL, 2021
PALLADIUM
USAID INTEGRATED HEALTH PROGRAM (IHP
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR DIFFICULT TO REMOVE IMPLANT TRAINING FOR KEBBI, EBONYI STATES AND THE FCT SECONDARY AND TERTIARY HEALTH FACILITIES SERVICE PROVIDERS

Palladium invites applications from suitably qualified individual consultants to organize and facilitate a seven-day training in two batchees (3 days per batch) on difficult-to-remove implants for family planning service providers from selected Secondary and Tertiary hospitals in Ebonyi, and Kebbi states and the FCT. In this Request for Proposal, Palladium expects offerors to develop training plans and proposals to Palladium for consideration).

Purpose: To build the capacity of family planning providers on identification and management of difficult contraceptive implant removals.

By the end of the training learners are expected to:
1. Provide pre-removal counselling with respect and care, answer any questions the woman may have, and ensure she understands the removal process, including potential adverse events
2. Recognize the variations of implant placement according to visibility,
arrangement and palpability (VAP) and correctly assess what type of difficult removal is needed and is possible
3. Remove deeply positioned implants using the modified-U technique or
refer to a higher-level facility
4. Apply knowledge of the variations of difficult implant placement for
successful removal.

Some Key Tasks include:

  • Work with IHP to develop Operational Training Plan (as per the deliverable requirements below). Work closely with the technical IHP staff (Integrated PHC Advisor, Integrated Supportive Supervision and Quality Improvement Specialists and State Focal Persons) to develop the Operational Training Plan and any follow-on support.
  • Use the IHP training preparation checklist to support advance preparation for the training
  • Go with IHP to conduct an advance visit to the clinical training site the day
  • before the training.
  • Set up simulation stations using the guidance provided in the trainers’
  • manual.
  • Facilitate the clinical skills training using ‘hands-on’, interactive, competency based, training approaches and methodology.
  • Facilitate practice on arm models
  • Facilitate clinical practice
  • Facilitate action planning by facility

Type of Contract
This is a firm fixed price deliverable-based contract. The consultant is
expected to satisfactorily accomplish the deliverables before he/she gets
paid for that deliverable. The IHP Chief of Party reserves the right to
confirm if a deliverable is delivered adequately or otherwise. No price
change is expected after the contract is signed. IHP will not pay for cost of any
deliverable that is not complete, of quality or on time

Link to full Request for Proposal (RFP) and the rest of the applications document:
Kindly access the link and follow the instructions as contained in the RFP.
The RFP content supersedes the content of this announce and it contains
more details with respect to the SOW and other relevant requirements: https://bit.ly/3uTVqGz

Submission information: Please follow the instructions as contained in
the Request for Application (RFP) and submit to: consultancy@ihp-nigeria.com

This consultancy closes on April 30, 2021 11:59pm. No late application will be received after the deadline.

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