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National Consultant
Federal ministry of health
 Supervisor: Director of Mother and Child Health (MCH) Directorate
 Duty Station: Khartoum
 Duration: 60 Days
 Closing Date: 16 Dec 2016

 
 Background:

Job Title: National consultant to establish the referral system within and from the community and PHC facilities to other levels and to develop  monitoring guidelines for referral system

 

With land area of 1.8 million square kilometers, traversed by the Nile and its tributaries, Sudan shares its borders with Southern Sudan, Central African Republic, Chad, Libya, Egypt, Eritrea and Ethiopia. The country is composed of 18 states and 184 localities (PHC mapping 2011).  It has access to the Red Sea with a long coastline. Its terrain is generally flat, with mountains in northeast and west, while desert dominates the north. It has a population of 34 million, 88% of which is settled. The population is distributed as follows: 32.7% in urban areas, 67% in rural areas, 8% of them are nomads

The Sudan health system is a three-tier system: The federal level, the state and the localities levels with specific terms of reference for each. Within the public sector, service delivery is organized at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Primary care is provided through 5084 health facilities (Family Health Centers and Family Health Units) and by Community Health Workers(1508 CHWs) and Village Midwives (12253 VMWs)at the community level.(Source PHC mapping 2011/2012).

Referral system must also take into account local demographic characteristics and burden of diseases as well as the level of development of the state’s health system. This varies greatly between the states in SUDAN. Factors that must be considered include issues related to distance and roads, specific factors related to socio-economic context of the area. The availability, capacity and cost of existing state referral facilities are crucial.



 
 Duties and responsibilities:

TOR:

  1. According to regional and international service packages she/he will do situation analysis to the existing referral system this assessment aims to understand referral systems from the community to the first-level health facility and gather information about the situation at each facility, lessons learned and current challenges. It will also map existing referral services and analysis of feasibility, cost-effectiveness, responsiveness, and sustainability.
  2. Develop referral  system from the community(midwifes, community health workers) and PHC facilities to other levels
  3. Develop the standards and guidelines for implementation of the referral system within the  health  facility and community
  4. Produce supporting materials like presentations and  tools.to promote the implementation of the community referral  system among midwifes, community health workers and PHC facility personnel
  5. Develop the standards and guidelines for monitoring and evaluation of the referral system
  6. Prepare activity schedule, document related to the work and supervise the piloting implementation activities
  7. Conduct piloting of the referral system in 2 localities at least
  8. The Consultant will write the final draft, submit it to the MCH along with documentation of the entire process

 

Deliverables:

  1. The expected deliverables are both in English and Arabic. Deliverables include:
  2. Reporting format  for referral system in the community
  3. Standards of practices (SOPs) and guidelines for referral  system
  4. Referral  system is in place in 2 localities
  5. supervision tool for referral system in the locality and community level
  6. Reporting format for the monitoring and evaluation of  the referral  system 

 
 Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:

  • Advanced university degree in Medicine, Public Health or other related field.  
  • Relevant experience with national or state level primary health care program and or health system is preferable
  • Should be competent and effective so as to conduct training activities and knowledge sharing 
  • Previous similar technical work with committees and or monitoring and evaluation final reports is advantage .
  • Able to meet the deadlines and  restrict to the planned schedule
  • Cooperative, has a good communication skills and able to work with other members of the team
  • Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic language speaker would be an advantage 
  • Good computer skills ( Microsoft word, Excel & PowerPoint)
 

The amount requested to cover this contract:

Payment schedule 25% upon signature, and 75% upon submission of the deliverables from the total amount.

Apply : Send your CV to Dr. Esmehan Elkheir    e-mail: esmehan_21@yahoo.com

Or handed to our office M&E –PHC –FMOH Osman Digna Street-Nile Avenue 









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