Consultant to develop annual perinatal death surveillance report 2022

Under supervision of the Health Manager, support Ministry of Health to develop annual build perinatal death report. The consultant will provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Health on analysis of perinatal death, and quality assurance with implementation of MPDSR tools in the regional hospitals.

WORK ASSIGNMENT:

1. Support capacity building of health care providers on perinatal audit methodology.
2. Data collection from regional hospitals and municipalities on perinatal death and provide the following:

• Develop reporting tool
• Collect data from facilities implementing perinatal death surveillance
• Coach national partners (MoH and sister UN agencies) on data collection, analysis and feedback
• Provide feedback to facilities implementing perinatal death surveillance based on submitted data

3.  Provide technical support to MoH to develop annual perinatal death surveillance and response report for 2020 and 2021.

4.  Provide support to national team in preparation to national meeting to present report findings, share experience.

DELIVERABLES:

1. Methodology perinatal audit in place.

2.1. Reporting tool in place.

2.2 Data from facility implementing perinatal death surveillance collected.

2.3 National partner knowledgeable on data collection, analysis and provide feedback.

2.4 Feedback provided to the facilities implementing perinatal death surveillance based on submitted data.

1. National perinatal death surveillance Annual report developed.

4.1 Dissemination workshop with MoH and key stake holders, development partners and donors conducted.

4.2 Submission of the final report.

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To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• University degree in health/ public Health, maternal, Paediatric Health or other relevant fields
• At least 5 years of progressive professional experiences in the field of mother, newborn and child health or Public Health
• Proven 5-year experience of capacity building of health care providers
• Proven 5-year experience of supportive supervision of MNCH programs implementation
• At least five-year experience in implementation of activities focused on maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response system
• Proven experience in technical support to MoH in adaptation and implementation of MCH programs
• Good command of written English and report writing 

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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