Background
In Ethiopia, FMOH has recognized the role of routine health information in advancing national efforts to deliver quality healthcare to all populations across every region of the country. The HSTPI and Information Revolution Roadmap provides a foundation and practical steps for improving the use of evidence and realizing the government’s vision for universal health care for its people. The Information Revolution calls for the establishment of an “information culture” as the ultimate driver of the use of information for decision-making. Under an information culture, information is valued at all levels by senior managers as well as care providers and communities for improving health outcomes. Despite the extensive investment in the national health information system (HIS), Ethiopia still faces various HIS challenges in the structure, management capacity and performance of the HIS in Ethiopia.
PPMED, the directorate at FMOH who is responsible for Routine Health Information system and planning is in require technical support who can implement conduct analysis of the data and avail timely coverage and service information for decision making, coordinate the implementation of Health Informa Systems Strategic plan including Birth and death notifications.
Hence, UNICEF would like to hire technical assistance at the capacity Health Information System (HIS)-National consultant seconded at Federal Ministry of Health, Policy Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate.
Justification:
In line with FMOH Information revolution agenda and UNICEF Global HSS strategy, Ethiopia CO health strategy has prioritized, under its HSS output, strengthening health information use as a key strategic intervention to improve health of mothers and children through evidence based planning and decision making This is clearly reflected in the current (2016-020) and upcoming country program cycle (2020-24). Currently, As ECO is expanding its engagement to support FMOH-PPMED/HITD in the scale up of UNICEF led data use applications such as Scorecard, Bottleneck Analysis and Action Tracker, the need for additional temporary technical support becomes critical.
Moreover, efforts are underway to ensure continuity of essential services is maintained throughout COVID-19 pandemic and the health systems creates an equitable access to essential service delivery throughout the emergency period. One of the indications is the development of implementation guide for RMNCHAH-N services provide direction on the need of timely data for decision making on maintain essential curative, preventive, promotive services and adherence to the guiding principles in the context of COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia. For this to be realized, strengthening regular and high frequency monitoring and analytics critical.
In addition, UNICEF is a pioneering partner to the government to the strengthening of linkage of Health information system and CVRS i.e. UNICEF has played key role in institutionalization of CRVS in the country and demonstrated the interoperability of MNCH services and HIS with CRVS as one of the best and effective approaches to promote it. Therefore, the gains need to be sustained and further expanded together with Ministry of Health plans and priorities on HIS.
Specific Tasks and deliverables
Deliverables | Strategies | Estimated time frame |
FMOH Supported in the implementation of strategic direction, improve culture of information use in the HIS strategic plan of HSTP II |
| 6 days per month |
FMOH capacity enhanced Data analysis and visualization to track key Maternal, New-born and Child Health intervention including monitoring the impacts of COVID 19
This is implemented in strong coordination with MNCH directorate and its regional levels |
| 5 days per month |
Child health and Nutrition module of Electronic Community Based Health Information System (e-CHIS) scaled up to regions |
| 3 days per month |
Community and facility-based Birth and Death notification institutionalized and fully implemented to enhance CRVS system of the government |
| 4 days per month |
Emergency related data management |
| 3 days |
Supervision and Reporting
Language requirements: The consultant should be fluent English and Amharic.
This consultancy post is restricted to Ethiopian national only.
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