Adhoc Consultant in Ebonyi, Kwara, Kano, Katsina and Kebbi states

Maternal and Perinatal Mortality are Obstetric and neonatal tragedies worldwide. Of the global Maternal Mortality occurrences the vast majority occur in low-resource settings and Nigeria accounts for nearly 20% of the global death. The lifetime risk of dying in Nigeria is 1 in 22 during pregnancy childbirth or postpartum period compared to 1 in 4900 in most developed countries. The causes of maternal mortality include Pre-eclampsia /Eclampsi (PEE) obstructed labor postpartum hemorrhage puerperal sepsis and abortion complications.
These causes are treatable and preventable when labour is supervised by Skilled Birth Attendants (SBAs). Perinatal morbidity and mortality are closely related to events during pregnancy and labor. The high rate in Nigeria is a result of poor maternal health sub-optimal care during pregnancy and childbirth and lack of newborn care. The major causes of newborn deaths are birth asphyxia neonatal sepsis and prematurity. Universal access to Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics and Neonatal Care (CEmONC) services is one of the strategies that can reduce these deaths and sufferings along with the ten core signal functions of the services. Improving access to quality comprehensive emergency obstetrics and newborn care is critical to reducing these preventable maternal and newborn deaths and is a top priority of the Government of Nigeria. Therefore as part of the commitment of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMOHSW) to ensure that there are well equipped CEmONC facilities throughout the country to provide quality healthcare services a nationwide CEmONC health facility assessment was conducted. to identified existing gaps. As part of the efforts to bridge the identified gaps in healthcare workers competencies Jhpiego in collaboration with Kebbi Kano and Katsina State Governments through funding from USG in Nigeria provide technical assistance to GoN to bridge the capacities of doctors nurses midwives anaesthetic nurses laboratory scientists/assistants in selected health facilities in 3 states.

Purpose of the Installation of Newborn Equipments and Training of Health Care workers

This exercise aims to bridge existing gaps in the identified competencies of healthcareworkers to provide quality CEmONC services after the CEmONC health facility onsite training in at least one CEmONC public facility per LGA in the selected five states to improve quality services for women during pregnancy labour childbirth and postnatal period.

In collaboration with Jhpiego;

• Conduct preliminary orientation of healthcare providers to the lifesaving equipment supplied to the health facilities.
• Setup newborn corners in each of the health facilities.
• Conduct in-depth training of the health care workers at the facilities on how to use and troubleshooting the equipments supplied.
• Conduct post- training competency assessment of the previously trained and mentored health care workers.
• Report writing on the exercise

Deliverables:

• Detail report of the training to be submitted within 5 working days of completion of the training.

• Fellowship in pediatrics
• Education: Advanced degree in Paediatrics/Neonatology
• Degree: Fellowship in Paediatrics from recognized postgraduate medical training institutions
• Years of Experience: 5 years post-fellowship
• Language: English language. Working knowledge of Hausa language will be an added advantage
• Travel: Ability to travel 70% particularly to Facilities in the work location.
• Evidence of having up-to-date annual practicing license with Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
• Evidence of strong coaching mentoring and facilitation skills.
• Evidence of strong analytical and communication skills.

Duration of Consultancy: Maximum of 5 (days) non-consecutive working days (unless otherwise extended by Jhpiego) as follows:

• Verification of Supplied Equipments 1 Day
• Setting up and installation of Equipments - 1 Day
• Training 1 Day
• Competency assessment 1 Day
• Report writing - 1 Day

Fee and Payment Terms: Jhpiego will pay a consultancy fee of not more than Seventy thousand Naira (N70000) per day.

Reimbursable Expenses

• Any expenses incurred outside of the agreed consultancy fees without prior approval from Jhpiego Country Director or the Project Director will not be reimbursable. Approved expenses incurred outside of the agreed consultancy fees will only be reimbursed in accordance to Jhpiego policies.

Terms of Consultancy

• You are to submit a detailed report of your work to the Project Director through the Human Resources Officer and complete the log activity sheet for the period of consultancy and submit project report before any payment will be made. Please note that data emanating from the project are exclusive property of Jhpiego and shall not be published by you or anyone else except by the original owners.

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

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Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

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