(Annex A)
United Nations World Health Organization, AFGHANISTAN COUNTRY OFFICE
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
IMPORTANT: Proposals that do NOT follow the requirements stated herein will NOT be considered.
1. Subject /ASSIGNMENT: Mass awareness campaign in high risk community
2. Partners / WHO3. Location of implementation / · Kandahar and Paktika for acute watery diarrhea and cholera
· Nangarhar and Ghazni for Measles
· Hirat and Nangarhar for infection prevention
4. Budgetary expectation / To be determined by implementing partner
The agreed cost will be paid upon submission of final evaluation report.
5. Planned beginning date / 1 December 2015
6. Duration of project / 2 months
7. Objective(s) of the assignment / 1. To minimize the morbidity and mortality of specific diseases such as Measles, Cholera/acute watery diarrhea and infection prevention, in particular during emergencies
2. Raise awareness on infection prevention measures at various settings
3. To mitigate the impacts of events on the healthcare system.
Specific Objectives
1. Make public aware about risk of the concerned disease/s
2. Educate public on the importance of the preventive measures
3. Enhance the trust of general public on health sector
8. Project explanation
BACKGROUND:
Afghanistan is a country prone to a number of natural disasters: earthquakes, flooding, drought, landslides, avalanches and conflict which cause community displacement and or affect the infrastructures. Floods are common in the spring when snow begins to melt and rainfall is heavy and in fall while monsoon rainfall happening. IFRC/RC, (2002) estimates that since the early 1980s, natural disasters in Afghanistan have killed an estimated 19,000 people and displaced another 7.5 million people (OCHA, 2013).
Decades of War and civil conflict, as well as environmental degradation, have all contributed to increasing vulnerability of the Afghan people to natural disasters causing population movement and displacement. Several assessments by the humanitarian agencies have revealed significant shortcomings in the areas of water, sanitation and hygiene, security and natural resource management (OCHA, 2013.)
Strategy:
1. Subcontract a local partner that has capacity to deliver these packages in the targeted provinces. Based on following Criteria the competent organization will be selected:
a. Working experience in public awareness especially for public health program during emergencies
b. Able to travel and implement all components of the campaign.
2. MOPH and WHO will be monitoring the process through a checklist. One person each from WHO and MOPH/HPD and EPR to visit the provinces and monitor the implementation based on a checklist to be developed. Checklist will show all part of implementation e.g. planning, training/orientation and output at the community.
Implementation Strategy:
The aim of the campaign is to increase the knowledge and awareness of the health personnel and general public about specific health topics including, diarrhea/cholera, measles and infection prevention. The campaign will be tailored to various settings such as communities, schools, religious institutions, and health facilities using multiple strategies, channels and approaches, for instance, community mobilization, health education, advertising through mass and print media, and interpersonal communication and counselling. Airing of PSA and animation through local TV and Radio in order to enhance general public awareness will part of mass media.
Interpersonal communication and counselling/ training and orientation sessions. Through this component, health professionals (doctors, nurses and midwives), and front line health service providers such as, vaccinators and CHWs of BPHS and EPHS will be trained on behaviour change and interpersonal communication and counselling focusing on mentioned health issues.
In addition to health professionals and other health service providers, the campaign will provide training/ orientation sessions to other change agents (promoters) at the community such as, school teachers, religious leaders, these change agents will be requested to convey the health messages to their followers at mosques, school students, and general public at the community, as well as they will be requested to distribute communication materials to the public..
Plan of Action / activities
IPC / Print / Media / Provinces
Infection prevention / training for medical and none medical staff and care taker on readymade material, one day, for 80 staff in each hospital no per diem but refreshment / leaflet 3000/hosp, sticker 400/hosp, poster 40/hosp and signboard 30 /hosp, billboard 2/hosp double side / nothing at hospital through media, but display of IP video during one 5 days of awareness. Two large flat TV to be posted one for waiting area another in IP ward and through a chip messages will be displayed. HPD will support PPHU to use that throughout the year. / Nangarhar and Hirat hospital
AWD/Cholera / 1- training of CHS/CHW in selected area where cholera/AWD history exist 80 per province, one day (per diem, transport, refreshment)
2- religious leader one day 30/province (per diem, transport, refreshment)
3- media staff one day 15/province, (per diem, transport, refreshment) / poster 1000/AWD and 1000/cholera per province,
leaflet 10000/disease/province, sticker 10000/disease/province / 1- TV airing: 4 spots TV (AWD and Cholera in two Pashto/Dari language) each four time per day for 5 days= 80 spot/province
2- radio airing: 4 spots (AWD and Cholera in two Pashto/Dari language) each 8 per day for 5 days= 160 spot/province / Kandahar and Paktika
Measles / 1-training of CHS/CHW in selected/high risk area where measles history exist, 80 per province, one day (per diem, transport, refreshment)
2- religious leader one day 30/province (per diem, transport, refreshment)
3-media staff one day 15/province, (per diem, transport, refreshment) / poster 2000 per province, leaflet 10000/province, sticker 10000/province / 1-TV airing: 2 spots TV in two Pashto/Dari language) each 4 time per day for 5 days= 40 spot/province
2-- radio airing: 2 spots (Pashto/Dari language) each 8 per day for 5 days= 80 spot/province / Nangarhar and Ghazni
While the content of the trainings and communication materials is as follows ( standard material is available for use )
SN / Health Topics / Behaviors/ Issues / Types of IEC materials / Target Audience / Messages
1 / Acute watery Diarrhea and cholera Outbreak / · Hand wash
· ORS and Zinc
· Food & Breastfeeding
· Referral
· Water Purification
· / · Poster
· Leaflet
· Sticker
· Billboard
· TV and Radio spots, animation and SMS / · General Public
· Flip Chart / · Facilitator/promoter (CHWs, School Teachers, Religious leaders…)
· Guidelines and PPT for distribution and for users / · Emergency Response Team
2 / Measles outbreak / · Hand wash and using face wash (eye care)
· Vit. A administration
· Measles Vaccination for not affected children
· No restriction on food
· Breastfeeding
· Contact
· Referral / · Poster
· Leaflet
· Sticker
· Billboard
· TV and Radio spots, animation and SMS / · General Public
· Flip Chart / · Facilitator (CHWs, School Teachers…)
· Guidelines and PPT for distribution and for users / · Emergency Response Team
3 / Infection Prevention / · Hand wash with soap and water
· Protective clothes and gloves
· Mask
· PPE
· Contact
· Not spitting/ snuffing
· Keeping distance
· Preventive Measures
· Proper disposal of the patient’s waste and infected materials / · Poster
· Leaflet
· Sticker
· Billboard
· TV and Radio spots, animation and SMS / · General Public
· Flip Chart / · Facilitator (CHWs, School Teachers…)
· Guidelines and PPT for distribution and for users / · Emergency Response Team
Monitoring and Evaluation:
Indicators for M&E: Following indicators will be used to monitor the project:
· # of health professional and service providers trained on each issue in each province.
· # of frontline change agents (promoters) such as religious leaders, school teachers trained in each province
· # of communication materials produced and distributed in each province.
· # of publication made through mass media
Recording and reporting
· A detailed report by end of the campaign to be reported by the contracted NGOs/ communication firm.
9. Language and content of proposals / Proposals will be accepted only in English and must include detailed methodology and approach (in which quantitative and qualitative methods are included), Work plan, budget, planned types of services, technical expertise of human resource, risk analysis and application of mitigation measures, and monitoring and evaluation approaches.
10. Orientation and technical support / Will be available upon request to the applicants during the application period.
For further information and/or additional clarifications please e-mail queries to:
11. Deadline for submission / 3rd November, 2015, 2:30 PM Kabul time.
Note: proposals received after deadline WILL NOT be considered for evaluation.
Please submit 2copies of the technical proposal in a sealed envelope as well as one copy of sealed financial proposal separately before deadline indicted in the RFP to the following address:
To: EHA Unit of WHO
WHO Main Office, Kabul
Jalalabad Road, UNOCA Compound
Kabul, Afghanistan
Note: Only hard copies are accepted, soft copies of the technical and financial proposals to be burned and placed inside the technical proposal envelop in MS word, excel and a copy converted to PDF.
1. Criteria, sub-criteria, and point system for the evaluation of Full Technical Proposals are:
(i) Specific experience of the Consultants relevant to the assignment:
(ii) Adequacy of the proposed methodology and work plan
in responding to the Terms of Reference:
a) Technical approach and methodology
b) Work plan
c) Organization and staffing
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