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Background

WHO has been entrusted with the implementation of the Well being Methods Strengthening (HSS) part of the Well being Sector Transformation Venture (HSTP) underneath the Multi Donor Belief Fund (MDTF), managed by the World Financial institution, which commences in July 2024.  The HSTP underneath the MDTF has been conceived as a part of the method of accelerating efficiencies, lowering transactional prices and enhancing well being system and repair supply affect throughout the well being sector. The HSTP consists of two elements: Well being Service Supply (HSD) and Well being techniques strengthening (HSS) that will likely be applied by UNICEF and WHO respectively, whereas making certain synergy and complementarity to maximise affect.

The HSS interventions have been collectively developed underneath the management of the Ministry of Well being in collaboration with companions and are aligned to the Well being Sector Strategic Plan (2023-2027) priorities. They’re structured alongside the next eleven program areas: Emergency Preparedness and Response; Laboratory Methods; Blood Transfusion Providers; Well being Data Methods; Well being Financing; Management and Governance; Partnerships; High quality of Care; Important Medicines; Human Assets for Well being; and Illness Management.

The WHO nation workplace is due to this fact embarking on implementation of the well being techniques strengthening part of the HSTP and requires a Important Medicines and Applied sciences marketing consultant to supply general technical help and coordinate implementation of the Important Medicines, Provides and Applied sciences program space interventions.

Duties and Deliverables

Duties:

·      Present general management and technical experience to the Ministry of Well being, stakeholders and collaborating nationwide consultants on the assessment/replace of the Normal Therapy Pointers (STG), disseminate and orient well being care employees and managers on their use to make sure rational use of medicines

o   Conduct nationwide and state stage consultations on the standing of implementation/appropriateness of the present STG to tell its assessment/replace.

o   Draft the ultimate up to date STGs for all ranges of care and facilitate dialogue with stakeholders for its validation.

o    Facilitate Coaching of Trainers (Grasp Trainers) for STGs in well being amenities (PHCCs, Hospitals).

·      Help the assessment/replace the Important Medicines Record (EML), disseminate and orient managers on its use to advertise equitable, secure and rational medicines choice.

o   Lead/facilitate nationwide and state stage assessments and consultations on the standing, replace and assessment of the important medicines record (EML)

o   Draft the ultimate up to date EML for all ranges of care and facilitate dialogue with stakeholders for its validation.

o   Facilitate orientation of managers and pharmaceutical stakeholders on the up to date EML

•  Present general management and technical experience to the Ministry of Well being, stakeholders and collaborating nationwide consultants to construct the capability of the Drug and Meals Management ·      Authority (DFCA) at Nationwide and corresponding construction at State stage to supply efficient regulation and high quality administration of the sector

  o   Lead/Facilitate a complete evaluation and benchmarking of the DFCA to find out its maturity stage and determine gaps that require strengthening.

  o   Conduct trainings on the totally different core regulatory features of the DFCA (regulation, inspection, market authorization; pharmacovigilance, and so forth)

  o   Design a top quality administration and knowledge system for the DFCA and prepare Nationwide and State stage workers on its use.

Deliverables:

·      Deliverable 1: An inception report and detailed work plan

·      Deliverable 2: Normal Therapy Pointers doc

·       Deliverable 3: Normal Therapy Pointers Coach of Coach’s report

·      Deliverable 4: Important Medicines Record Doc

·      Deliverable 5: Important Medicines Record orientation of stakeholder’s report

·      Deliverable 6: Drug and Meals Management Authority Bench Marking Report

·      Deliverable 7: Report on core regulatory features coaching

·      Deliverable 8: High quality Administration and Data System doc of the DFCA

·      Deliverable 9:  Remaining consultancy report

{Qualifications}, expertise, abilities and languages

Academic {Qualifications}: Important:  A college diploma in Pharmacy or in one of many well being sciences and a grasp’s diploma in public well being, pharmaceutical companies or a associated area on important medicines insurance policies and well being merchandise.

Expertise: Important: Minimal 10 years’ related skilled work expertise within the area of prescription drugs, pharmaceutical coverage and rules, manufacturing requirements and high quality assurance and pharmaceutical administration.

Fascinating: Expertise working in fragile State settings

Expertise/Information:

·          Experience of important medicines packages and insurance policies; procurement and provide administration techniques; rational medicines use; medical merchandise regulatory techniques.

·         Demonstrated means to supply sound methodological and technical recommendation and steering to Ministry of Well being and different stakeholders together with donors

·         Sensible analytical abilities essential to translate knowledge or info into concrete motion

·         Wonderful report writing abilities

·         Capable of work successfully in a various group atmosphere.

Languages and stage required.

·         Skilled data of English

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