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Social Health Insurance Implementation and Provincial Technical Support
FHI 360 is an international non-governmental organization that, in Vietnam, promotes the health and well-being of the Vietnamese people, particularly vulnerable and marginalized populations. It works with the Vietnam Ministry of Health and other national bodies, as well as provincial and district-level health services to achieve project aims. FHI 360 is currently implementing programs to address HIV and TB prevention, testing, and treatment; combatting trafficking in persons; COVID-19; anti-microbial resistance; health system strengthening; non-communicable diseases;maternal and child health and nutrition; and diagnostic and laboratory services.
The Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project is a global project focused on HIV, global health security, and combatting trafficking in persons using funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the United States Agency for International Development.
EpiC is seeking a qualified and motivated Vietnamese candidate to serve as a National Consultant for Social Health Insurance Implementation and Provincial Technical Support based in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City.
Objective: The objectives of this consultancy include enhancing social health insurance (SHI) policy understanding and implementation for sustainable and quality HIV services, ensuring the sustainability of lab reagents and antiretroviral (ARV) stock in supported provinces/sites, and advocating for financing and sustainability of USAID-supported HIV programming. Key goals include fostering effective partnerships, addressing SHI-related challenges, and supporting provinces in budgeting, planning, and quality oversight for HIV cascade programming.
Scope of Work:
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# |
Scope of work |
Deliverables |
Days |
Due date |
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1. |
Conduct an assessment on “Central Support” Transition Readiness for all selected HIV treatment facilities |
Central Support Transition Readiness checklists for all selected HIV treatment facilities completed |
15 |
31 March 2024 |
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2. |
Compile and develop reports and recommendations on central support transition readiness for sites and provinces |
Reports and recommendations on central support transition readiness for sites and provinces developed |
5 |
15 April 2024 |
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3. |
Coordinate efforts related to building provincial ownership of technical quality oversight for HIV care and treatment in selected provinces, including trainings, technical meetings, onsite/virtual technical assistance, etc. |
Training, technical meeting, onsite/virtual technical assistance to enhance provincial quality oversight for HIV care and treatment conducted |
5 |
31 May 2024 |
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4. |
Compile and develop reports and recommendations on central support transition readiness for sites and provinces |
Reports and recommendations on central support transition readiness for sites and provinces developed |
5 |
15 April 2024 |
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5. |
Work with provincial authorities, project sites and other stakeholders to ensure quality viral load performance including but not limited to lab registration, SHI reimbursement, contracting, lab reagent stock, testing consumables, and transportation |
Active status of HIV load performance updated and/or timely reported if any issue arises |
20 |
31 May 2024 |
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6. |
Coordinate provincial authorities, project sites and other stakeholders, including national agencies, service providers, donors and other USAID-funded projects to ensure sufficient SHI ARV stock at sites to sustain ARV access, with a focus on three-month dispensing and meeting other clinical and PEPFAR priorities |
Active status of ARV three-month dispensation updated and/or timely reported if any issue arises |
5 |
31 May 2024 |
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7. |
Advocate for provincial funding to cover SHI co-payments, including co-payment support for viral load testing and ART |
Active status of SHI co-payments for viral load testing and ART updated Technical meetings, onsite/virtual technical assistance on SHI co-payments conducted
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6 |
31 May 2024 |
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8. |
Work with provinces/sites to collect routine and ad hoc requested data on SHI-relates services for monitoring and timely intervention |
Data on SHI-related services collected and timely reported |
5 |
31 May 2024 |
Period of Performance: February 2024 to May 2024
Location: Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City
Consultants’ qualification requirements:
- University degree in public health, public administration, health finance, economics, or a related field.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience, preferably in SHI and/or financing & sustainability for health funded projects or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Well-developed written and oral communication skills in both Vietnamese and English.
Evaluation Criteria: Applications will be evaluated based on the applicants’ experience and qualifications as detailed above.
Required Documentation: Proposals must include the following components:
- Applicant’s CV and highest-level degree
- Letter of interest that briefs relevant qualification and experience
- Proposed daily rate
- USAID 1420 Biodata form [1]
Application
Application to this call should be submitted by email to[email protected] [2] no later than 5PM January 25, 2024 with subject line “SHI Consultant”
All prospective vendors must comply with the safeguarding policies [3] of our organization. Any violations of the policies may result in immediate contract termination without liability for the organization.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Disclaimers
- FHI 360 may perform a background check on any selected candidates
- FHI 360 may cancel the solicitation and not award
- FHI 360 may reject any or all responses received
- Issuance of the solicitation does not constitute an award commitment by FHI 360
- FHI 360 reserves the right to disqualify any offer based on failure of the offeror to follow solicitation instructions
- FHI 360 will not compensate any offeror for responding to solicitation
- FHI 360 reserves the right to issue award based on initial evaluation of offers without further discussion
- FHI 360 may choose to award only part of the activities in the solicitation, or issue multiple awards based on the solicitation activities
- FHI 360 reserves the right to waive minor proposal deficiencies that can be corrected prior to award determination to promote competition
- FHI 360’s supplier terms and conditions can be found here [4] while our consultant terms and conditions can be found here [4]