Consultancy – Consultant to support salt iodization in Honduras Req.#568736

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Consultancy Title: Consultancy – Guide to assist salt iodization in Honduras

Station: Vitamin – Programme Group – NYHQ

Length: 1 February 2024 – 30 September 2024

Residence/ workplace Primarily based: REMOTE

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BACKGROUND

Goal of Exercise/ Task:

To undertake a assessment of the salt iodization programme in Honduras together with a mapping of the salt sector and leverage this data to drive particular engagements with stakeholders to attract consideration to iodine deficiency prevention efforts.

Scope of Work:

Extra particularly the task’s targets could be to offer technical assist to replace salt iodization laws, establish and assist actions that enhance practices to enhance effectivity of salt producers to iodize salt and advocate to the Authorities to undertake monitoring of inhabitants iodine consumption in addition to maintain consideration to the salt iodization programme.  This is able to be achieved via enterprise a panorama evaluation and convening stakeholder engagements, workshops and coaching alternatives.

Honduras has had public well being applications for meals fortification because the 1960’s; nonetheless, they weren’t energetic on a regular basis and within the Nineteen Nineties, they had been reactivated. At the moment, the nation mandates iodization of salt via a Presidential Settlement and salt iodization legislation relationship from 1961 which stipulates salt should include lower than 67ppm I however doesn’t point out a minimal requirement. A newer USAID-FeedtheFuture report dated April 2023 experiences 86% of salt samples (n=71) contained iodine above 5ppm I with a median starting from 13ppm within the Jap Area (lowest) and 52ppm I within the Northwest Area (highest). There isn’t any current inhabitants large knowledge on iodine consumption. The report additional recommends monitoring urinary iodine excretion (indicator for iodine consumption) throughout the inhabitants; sensitizing the Ministry of Well being to replace the salt iodization regulation; and reinforce good practices and consciousness throughout the salt sector to maintain iodization.

USAID FeedtheFuture produced a report on Monitoring of Fortified Meals Applications at Gross sales Websites in Honduras and revealed this in April 2023. In line with this report, 78 salt samples had been taken, of which 26.9% had been coarse and moist, and 73.1% had been dry and floor. The nationwide common for iodine was 35.6 mg/kg ± 34.2 mg/kg (imply ± SD). The typical iodine within the areas was between 28.8 mg/kg within the Central East-ern area and 51.8 mg/kg within the Northwestern area, besides within the Western area the place the common was 13.3 mg/kg. Although the common iodine per area is above 20 mg/kg and that it supplies sufficient iodine to satisfy the every day necessities for this nutrient, the proportion of samples with ranges under 20 mg/kg in every area was between 25 % within the Southern area and 91.7% within the Western area. Solely 14.3 % of the moist and coarse salt samples contained iodine ranges above 20 mg/kg, in comparison with 71.9 % of the dry and floor salt samples. This is a sign of the necessity to assessment the iodization course of, with emphasis on coarse, moist salt.

The sampling carried out for salt has the limitation that the outcomes replicate the state of affairs of salt that has a sanitary registry and that’s bought in formal retailers comparable to warehouses, supermarkets and grocery shops. In an interview with the Affiliation of Salt Producers of Honduras (ASOPROSALH), it was indicated that an issue with salt iodization is casual commerce, as a result of there are vans that go on to the salt mines to refill on salt to distribute in markets and it’s unknown whether it is iodized. The producers have indicated that there is no such thing as a up to date regulation and that the iodization ranges to be met usually are not clear. The dearth of readability that exists is mirrored within the iodization ranges declared on the pattern labels that are inconsistent between varied manufacturers available in the market.

Phrases of Reference / Key Deliverables:

Deliverable 1: Panorama evaluation and assessment of the salt iodization programme within the nation together with consolidate the newest knowledge on iodine diet and the salt sector, utilizing particular template supplied by UNICEF (see Annex)

By 31 Might 2024

Deliverable 2: Technical report and proposals to replace salt iodization laws and requirements and dissemination assembly

By 30 June 2024

Deliverable 3: One capability constructing workshop with the salt sector

By 31 August 2024

Deliverable 4: Three bilateral conferences to sensitize key Authorities officers and different stakeholders

By 31 October 2024

{Qualifications}

Training:

• Masters diploma/ Public Well being, Vitamin, or associated self-discipline

Work expertise:

• Minimal 5 years of expertise with 1) conducting panorama analyses of nationwide salt iodization programmes, 2) youngster diet in LMICs, 3) iodine deficiency prevention, 4) report writing, and 5) planning and facilitating technical workshops in-person 

Language:

• Fluent Spanish language is required

Necessities: 

Accomplished profile in UNICEF’s e-Recruitment system and

• Add copy of educational credentials
• Monetary proposal that can embrace/ replicate:
  • the prices per every deliverable and the overall lump-sum for the entire task (in US$) to undertake the phrases of reference.
  • journey prices and every day subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or journey is required as per TOR
  • Every other estimated prices: visa, medical insurance, and dwelling prices as relevant.
  • Point out your availability
• Any emergent / unexpected responsibility journey and associated bills can be lined by UNICEF
• On the time the contract is awarded, the chosen candidate should have in place present medical insurance protection
• Fee {of professional} charges can be primarily based on submission of agreed passable deliverables. UNICEF reserves the proper to withhold cost in case the deliverables submitted are less than the required commonplace or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the a part of the guide.

U.S. Visa data:

Apart from the US Residents, G4 Visa and Inexperienced Card holders, ought to the chosen candidate and his/her family members reside in the US underneath a unique visa, the guide and his/her family members are required to vary their visa standing to G4, and the guide’s family members (partner) would require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to have the ability to work, even when he/she was licensed to work underneath the visa held previous to switching to G4

Solely shortlisted candidates can be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of

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