The Position:
The technical consultant will support the BARMM Ministry of Health (MOH) in developing the roadmap to reducing Maternal Mortality (2025 – 2030) based on new data, and evidence-based national and global policies and strategies. The development of the roadmap has been initiated through a consultative process with relevant stakeholders, including relevant MOH units and programmes, other ministries, development partners, NGOs and local government units.
Detailed tasks and duties are set out below:
- Review the MNCHN Strategy and relevant documents
a. Thoroughly review the implementation status of the MNCHN Strategy, Emergency Obstetric Newborn Care Review, Health Management Information System (HMIS) data between 2013 and 2023 and other available documents; consider as well locally-developed HMIS and its adaptabilities;
b. Meet and consult with the MOH units and programmes, other relevant government agencies, development partners, NGOs and other stakeholders with a focus on consulting a wide range of partners including groups most left behind including persons with disabilities, migrant workers, factory workers, indigenous groups, women from geographically remote and isolated regions, women from lower wealth and education quintiles, adolescents; other left behind groups, and
c. Draft a succinct plan for the development of the new BARMM MNCHN Roadmap and acceleration plan.
- Develop a MNCHN Roadmap for 2025 – 2030
a. Based on the review results, consult with stakeholders (wide group) on progress, challenges, lessons learned, and recommendations;
b. Review and add, as needed, the key components of the sexual reproductive health and rights in the strategy framework, with a focus on evidence based approaches to reducing maternal and newborn mortality, emerging issues and targeted strategies ensuring leaving no one behind;
c. Add data available for baselines and as means of verification to track progress on key indicators and targets listed in the monitoring framework. Add new indicators if new activities have been added or modify indicators if activities have been modified including those that pertain to coverage, availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of services; and
d. Support the presentation of the findings and proposed roadmap for the MNCHN Strategy 2025 – 2030 through meetings and workshops, provincial level consultations.
3. Support the finalisation of the acceleration plan for EPMM
a. Work with MOH – Family Health Office and UN agencies in the finalisation of the acceleration plan for EPMM (as part of the Philippine EPMM and ENAP)
b. Support the presentation of the acceleration plan for EPMM to all stakeholders and assist the MOH and UNFPA in identifying existing domestic resources as well as potential donors and resource partners for the implementation of the plan.
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