Evaluation for Geographic Health Information System (GIS) Project in Kiribati

Introduction :

Country:   Kiribati

 

Description of the Assignment:  The Multi-Country Western Pacific Integrated HIV/TB Programme supports national and regional efforts across 12 Pacific islands countries (PICs): Cook Islands, Fiji, Federal State of Micronesia, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu to scale up and improve the delivery of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) prevention, treatment, care and support services, with special attention to key and vulnerable population groups, and to mitigate against the emerging emergency health risks.

The programme objective is to:

1.  Strengthen comprehensiveness and quality of HIV prevention, treatment and care service-delivery models with a view to programmatic sustainability.

2.   Provide early rapid and quality diagnosis of TB, DR-TB and comorbidities with specific focus on hard to reach, vulnerable groups across 12 Pacific Island countries.

3.   Sustain high quality treatment for all forms of TB including drug-resistant TB and HIV-related TB with patient support; and 4) build up the resilience of healthcare systems, including community systems, to deliver integrated people-centered models of HIV and TB care.

In 2021, the Global Fund approved additional funding under the Global Fund COVID-19 Response Mechanism (“C19RM Funds”) to be utilized towards activities responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project supports national and regional efforts across 11 Pacific islands countries (PICs) including Kiribati to scale up and improve the response to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) through prevention, treatment, care and support services, with special attention to key and vulnerable population groups.

The Evaluation of Geographic Health Information System (GIS) Project in Kiribati is funded by the Global Fund through UNDP and implemented by the Kiribati Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS). The project started in November 2023 and is in its first year of implementation. This Terms of Reference (ToR) outlines activities of the Evaluation of the Geographic Health Information System (GIS) Project in Kiribati. It presents the objectives, expected results, scope of consultant’s services, responsibilities, consultant profile, reporting requirements.

Period of assignment/services – 25 working days in 3 months period (1 August- 31 October 2024)

 

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Deadline :

08-Jun-24 @ 08:00 PM (New York time)

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