DEADLINE: 11TH JULY, 2021
OPTIONS SHORT-TERM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY MATERNAL, PERINATAL DEATH SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE (CMPDSR) MODEL IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
LOCATION: KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
REQUEST FOR: SHORT-TERM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY MATERNAL, PERINATAL DEATH SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE (CMPDSR MODEL) IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
DEADLINE: SUNDAY, JULY 11, 2021
The Evidence for Action (E4A)-MamaYe programme is seeking a local civil society organisation to support the design and implementation of a cost-effective, scalable and sustainable Community Maternal, Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (CMPDSR) model in two communities in Zaria Local Government Area.
BACKGROUND:
Across Nigeria, 59% of women give birth at home without the services of skilled birth attendants (NDHS 2018). This is anticipated to rise in the context of COVID-19 pandemic, with associated increase in maternal and perinatal mortality. Understanding the maternal and new-born child situation at the community level is important to increasing skilled birth attendance at delivery and preventing avoidable maternal and neonatal deaths going forward. Community Maternal, Perinatal, Death Surveillance & Response (CMPDSR) enables stakeholders to document, notify and review maternal and perinatal deaths occurring in the community and take appropriate actions towards preventing similar avoidable deaths in the future.
Started in 2012, Options Consultancy Services-implemented Evidence for Action-MamaYe (E4A) program strengthens the functionality of MPDSR committees, strengthening links between MPDSR data, priority setting and the budget cycle; and strengthening engagement with the Federal and State level quality of care (QOC) networks. With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, E4A supports State Ministries of Health (SMoH) to institutionalise MPDSR.
In continuation of our efforts to support government to reduce preventable maternal and perinatal deaths towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets, we seek to partner with Kaduna State stakeholders to design and implement a CMPDSR model that will be cost-effective, scalable and sustainable in two (2) communities in Zaria Local Government Area.
SCOPE OF WORK:
The scope will be to:
- Support a baseline assessment on relationship between healthcare facilities and communities through data collection and transcription
- Conduct assessments during the course of the project period that will inform iterations and scale up
- Conduct monthly monitoring, a mid-term, and end-line review of the project to inform adaptations and test assumptions to be written into a report for the E4A team and government partners.
- Provide ad hoc technical and logistical support to the project when the need arises
Process for submission:
Two-page A-4 sized paper proposal, including:
- Brief summary of the organisation’s understanding of the importance of this assignment
- Explaining organisation’s experience with:
- Community MPDSR
- Engaging government and community
- MPDSR training
- Delivering sustainable interventions
- Operating in Zaria, Kaduna state
- Approach to gender equity and diversity
Perspective on risk
- Gantt chart with project plan
Proposed budget, include personal and reimbursables
CVs of implementing consultants/partners
Applications must be received by 17.00 (GMT) on 11 July 2021.
Applications should be collated into a single pdf file and submitted to a.tilton@options.co.uk and m.salawu@options.co.uk with a copy to v.ahonsi@options.co.uk
Applications that pass the initial review process will be contacted for interview, planned for the week commencing 12 July 2021.
