About IPHC-E
The International Institute for Primary Health Care -Ethiopia (IPHC-E), which was inaugurated on February 1, 2016 is envisioned to be a world class hub to learn about Ethiopia’s experience using PHC approaches to achieve dramatic improvements in health. The mission of the Institute is to provide need-based capacity-building training on PHC for health leaders from Ethiopia, Africa and the rest of the world. Through PHC implementation research, the Institute provides up-to-date information on the strengths and weaknesses of Ethiopia’s PHC program and contribute to continually build stronger PHC program that ensures fidelity to standards of care and high levels of population coverage of services. Furthermore, the Institute plays a key role in the transformation of PHC systems by generating innovative ideas, testing these and other ideas in woreda innovation centers (WICs) and consolidating the learning and best practices to facilitate knowledge transfer among PHC facilities and further achieve the highest possible impact.
Background:
Based on evidences, despite the progress on the process of the Woreda transformation, various challenges related to major pillars of PHC were documented so far. Moreover, the progress the country has made shows a high degree of variation amongst different districts(woredas). Challenges like weak implementation strategies, poor community engagement, inadequate multi-sectoral collaboration were prominent. In addition, the cost effectiveness of interventions and analysis of the current capacity for delivering these interventions were not worked out adequately. These challenges emanate from lack of opportunities to test the effectiveness of interventions before scale up, and sub-optimal delivery capacity. Addressing these challenges will require a new way of doing business.
In order to mitigate the above challenges and address major gaps, IPHC-E established Woreda Innovation Centers (WICs) where ambitious plans can be designed and implemented and where interventions and ideal service packages can be tested before scale up. These WICs will try to address and demonstrate; sets of health packages will need to be implemented to achieve universal health coverage, how can “state of the art’ implementation science be used to improve service delivery capacity and what innovations in health service design, multi-sectoral collaboration and community engagement can be implemented to transform health
Shebedino Woreda in Sidama Region and Duguna Fango Woreda in South Ethiopia region were among the selected WIC sites of the institute. The institute is currently launching testing of the identified intervention on linkage of PHCUs in these Woredas.
The overall objective of the consultancy work:
The consultant will work on the baseline assessment of the existing status of linkage of Primary Health Care Units (PHCUs) in two WIC sites of the institute under the guidance of National Primary Health Care team of the International Institute for Primary Health Care-Ethiopia (IPHC-E).
Scope of work of the baseline assessment:
Major Duties and responsibilities:
Required number: One
Service duration: 2 months (April to May, 2024)
Minimum Education and Experience Required (Job Requirements) Qualifications:
Deliverables: