Akwa Ibom State Malaria Control Booster Project
(World Bank Assisted)
Request for Expression of Interest: Consultancy Services:
Baseline data collection for Impact Evaluation study
Household, Community, Public Primary Health Medicine Vendor, and Community-Directed Distributor Surveys
Country: Nigeria
Project: Akwa Ibom State Malaria Control Booster Project
Project Sector: Health
Category: Consulting Services
Credit No.: 4250 UNI P097921
Project ID No. P097921
Expression of Interest
This Request for Expression of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice for the Project that appeared in the Development Business No.GNP/002/07 of 9th September, 2006 and 12th February, 2007 and Thisday and Daily Trust Newspapers of 12th February, 2007.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of Malaria Control Booster Project (MCBP). The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Finance has lent part of this sum to Akwa Ibom State via a subsidiary agreement. The Akwa Ibom State Malaria Control Booster Project intends to apply part of the proceeds for the procurement of the services of:-
A Consultant on Baseline data collection for Impact Evaluation study
The project is aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality due to malaria and related childhood ailments in the State through the delivery of the Malaria Plus Package (MPP) interventions. The prime targets for these interventions are children under 5 years and pregnant women.
The consultant is to:
1. Contribute to instrument finalization and manual development with Project Management and MIEP/PIs, final survey instruments and Manuals, formatting of questionnaires and manual development
2 Secure ethical clearance (follow-up survey only) from a Social Sciences Ethics Review Board.
3. Reproduce questionnaires in a quantity sufficient to cover survey needs.
4. Recruit and contract a sufficient quantity of: Interviewers and Medical Assistants, Data Entry Operators; Supervisors; Senior Medical Expert(s); GlSexpert(s); etc
5. Procurement and logistics: office space and training venue, ail necessary survey management equipment, Computers, GPS units, malaria rapid diagnostic tests, etc and to provide all necessary logistical support
6. Sample design: Sampling strategy based on guidelines from
Project Management and MIEP/PIs, Household listing in selected areas, additional listing in selected areas as required Selection of survey and replacement households and communities and calculation of sample weights following data collection.
7. Training: Conduct training of trainers, Interviewers and Supervisors, Medical Assistants and Supervisors, Data Entry Operators and to provide Training Materials.
8. Selection of field/survey implementation staff: select final set of interviewers, Medical Assistants, Supervisors, and Data Entry Operators for Survey Administration.
9. Conduct data collection: Field Household and Community surveys.
10. Data management and quality control: Organize and apply quality control measures during data collection, create a computerized double-entry data entry template using CSPro with relevant quality control tools/measures, carry out data entry, ensure safe handling and security of all data in both hard and soft formats, enforce strict anonymity of data and to transmit full data sets to Akwa Ibom State Malaria Control Booster Project, the NMCP and MIEP/PIs.
The Akwa Ibom State Malaria Control Booster Project now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing services in Firm to Implement Impact Evaluation Survey. The consulting services are to extend over a period of 12 months initially and renewable as needed.
Method of application
Interested Firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignment, experience in similar condition, availability of requisite skills, etc). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.
Firms will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank Guidelines: Selections and employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (current edition).
Interested Firms may obtain further information at the address below during office hours on Mondays to Fridays between 9.00am -4.00pm daily, except on public holidays.
Expression of Interest must be delivered to the address below on or before the 5th of September, 2011.
Akwa Ibom State Malaria Control Booster Project
Ministry of Health, Block 8, Room 9
Idongesit Nkanga Secretariat Complex
Uyo
Akwa Ibom State.
Attention: Project Manager
GSM No: 08023176595, 08023297074
Email: drakrogo@yahoo.co.uk
