DEADLINE: 31ST JANUARY, 2024
POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL (PSI)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: ACTWATCH LITE – NATIONAL ANTIMALARIAL OUTLET SURVEY, NIGERIA 2024
Population Services International (PSI) is a leading global health organization with programs targeting malaria, child survival, HIV/AIDS, and reproductive health. PSI provides life-saving products, clinical services, and behavior change communication that empower the world’s most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives.
PSI has programs in 67 countries. Population Services International in Nigeria was established in January 2018.
PSI Nigeria is implementing a malaria research study on malaria diagnostics and therapeutics in the private sector in Lagos, Kano, and Abia states. We invite interested, reputable research organizations to bid for the field work and support activities.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
ACTwatch Lite is a multi-country research project implemented by Population Services International (PSI) (www.psi.org) and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) (https://www.gatesfoundation.org). Building off
methodology developed by the former ACTwatch project, which was implemented in more than 10 countries from 2007-2016 (see www.actwatch.org for more information), the ACTwatch Lite project aims to conduct streamlined malaria market studies to provide governments and their partners with relevant data for strategic planning and interventions.
In 2024, a private sector malaria commodity outlet survey will be conducted in three states in Nigeria. Similar surveys were conducted by the project in Nigeria in 2009, 2013, and 2015. The survey in 2024 will focus on the formal and
informal private sector and be conducted using electronic data collection forms developed using Survey CTO (surveyCTO.com).
This document outlines the scope of work and call for proposals for an organization or agency to conduct the outlet survey fieldwork.
Firms interested in this study can contact PSI Nigeria for more detailed documentation. Applications are invited from agencies that are:
- In compliance with government regulations.
2. Experienced in conducting quantitative outlet surveys.
3. Present and able to conduct fieldwork in Lagos, Abia, and Kano states
SCOPE OF WORK
STUDY PURPOSE
Nigeria has the highest burden of malaria in the world, with an estimated 68 million cases and 194,000 deaths due to malaria in 2021
The WHO estimates that malaria accounts for 20% of all deaths in children under the age of 5 years in 2021.
Treatment seeking for fever is heterogenous across Nigeria, but in 2021, 31% received advice or treatment from the formal private medical sector (pharmacy, facility) and another 25% from other private sector sources (e.g. a chemist
shop/patent and proprietary medicine vendor (PPMV), a market, or an itinerant drug seller, etc.). Therefore, insight into case management practices and malaria commodity availability, price, and market share are essential for programs to
control and eliminate this disease.
ACTwatch Lite studies are designed to deliver high-quality, timely data on private sector malaria commodity markets across the supply chain to governments and their partners to inform strategic planning and interventions.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
It is requested to develop the technical and financial proposal separately and submit the softcopy of the same in Excel, PDF, or Word format.
Proposals for this project should be submitted via email to; procurementbids@psinigeria.org on or before 31st January, 2024
