Country: Somalia
Closing date: 02 Sep 2015
1. Background / IRC Summary
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers help to people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. At work today in over 40 countries and in 22 U.S. cities, the IRC serves people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities.
IRC- Somalia supports health care facilities in Benadir region. IRC – Somalia intends to continue in establishing a culture of safe health-care practices, at the health facility level, together with preparedness for outbreak situations which can prevent and control dissemination of infectious agents, and which is critical for containing the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur worldwide, and can affect patients, health-care workers and visitors. These Terms of Reference relates to a consultancy in training of health staff on key principles of infection prevention and control (IPC) and IPC guidelines which is essential in minimizing transmission of infectious diseases and in preparing for and preventing outbreaks.
2. Overall Goal
The training's overall goal is to prevent/control the occurrence of health care associated infections in patients, health-care workers, visitors and others associated infections within the HCF.
Specific objectives
- To contribute to a coordinated response to control community-acquired infectious diseases, endemic or epidemic, that may be “amplified” via health care
- To contribute to preventing the emergence of antimicrobial resistance and/or dissemination of resistant strains of microorganisms; and to minimize the environmental impact of these infections or their management.
- To discuss the infection transmission cycle and describe the principles of universal precautions in infection control.
3. Scope of Work:
The assignment is expected to be conducted for five days in the month of September, 2015. Specific dates will be discussed with the consultant.
The following are key deliverables expected of this consultancy and within the specified period:
- Initial inception report detailing the methodology to be used to assess health facilities and train staff on IPC and IPC guidelines
- Conduct trainings for IRC- and partners on IPC policies and practices
- Conduct assessment of healthcare facilities to monitor implementation of IPC policies and practices and identify areas that need improvement.
- Support the field health team to come up with an IPC team including their TOR
- End of assignment report/presentation, which should include recommendations to strengthen the infection prevention and control activities in various health facilities.
4. Education Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Medical Sciences / related sciences, or nursing degree with a minimum of five years progressively responsible work in nursing or public health
- Possess detailed knowledge of infection control measures in resource limited settings.
- Experience in preparing and facilitating competency based trainings
Consultants should include the following considerations in their technical and financial proposals:
- No costs associated with preparing the application will be met by IRC
- The consultants will ensure the training is done correctly and completed as per the agreed timeline. The expected time line may be revised based on consultant/IRC discussions.
Minimum Criteria for submission of the proposal for the BID.
- The IPC consultant /institution should submit a technical and a financial proposal
- The IPC consultant /institution is expected to demonstrate that it has a track record of not less than five (5)years of experience executing similar assignments
- Qualifications as specified in section (4) and proven experience in conducting such trainings and assessments.
5. Contractual issues
The IRC will provide the following at no cost to the consultant:
- Travel costs (to and from – Nairobi and within Somalia)
- The consultant / team must comply with The IRC rules and procedures related to security and relations with the media
- The consultant/ team must respect the ethics related to evaluation practice
- Security will be provided and organized by The IRC team
6. Others
The consultant will work closely with IRC’s Deputy Director for Programs, Health Coordinator and Health Coordinator Assistant and liaise with the health team in Mogadishu.
How to apply:
If you feel you/your organization fit the required profile and are available for the assignment, p*lease submit a short technical proposal providing detailed budget breakdown, along with brief technical bio data of the core team members and evidence of similar work undertaken recently. Submit applications via email to**Quresha.AbdullahiAhmed@rescue.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.*
Application Deadline: 2nd September 2015