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Request for Expression of Interest – Private General Practitioners for the Provision of Service to Public Patients with Diabetes and Hypertension
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST & BIDDER’S CONFERENCE FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF PRIVATE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICE TO PUBLIC PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION Background The Ministry of Health & Wellness will be implementing a public-private partnership for non-communicable disease. The Government of Jamaica through the MOHW… Read More
November 19th, 2020Terms of Reference – Consultancy to Develop Orientation Manual and Toolkit for HIV Prevention Staff
BACKGROUND The National HIV Programme has been in existence since 1982. The National HIV Programme was solely managed by the MOHW until 2013 when the Programme was split between the National Family Planning Board (NFPB) and the HSTU. The NFPB manages the Prevention and Enabling Environment components and the HSTU… Read More
November 18th, 2020Terms of Reference – Data Scientist, Epidemiological Surveillance
Background The Ministry of Health and Wellness seeks to strengthen the capacity for analysis of surveillance data at the national level. This is in recognition of the increased availability of data and need for rational use of data to inform interventions. This includes the use of data generated from HIV… Read More
November 18th, 2020Terms of Reference – Epidemiologist, Epidemiological Surveillance
Background The Ministry of Health and Wellness seeks to strengthen the capacity for analysis of surveillance data at the national level. This is in recognition of the increased availability of data and need for rational use of data to inform interventions. This includes the use of data generated via routine… Read More
November 18th, 2020Terms of Reference – National AIDS Spending Assessment (NASA) Consultancy: Fiscal Periods 2017/18 & 2018/19
The NASA methodology represents a standardized reporting process and set of indicators that are used to monitor progress across countries towards meeting the targets of the Declaration of Commitment adopted by the United Nations General Assembly Special Sessions on HIV (UNGASS). It is designed to describe the financial flows and… Read More
November 18th, 20202021 Knowledge Attitude Behaviour and Practice (KABP) Survey Terms of Reference
Background The adult HIV prevalence in Jamaica stands at 1.5% with an estimated 32,617 PLHIV (revised UNAIDS estimates, 2019). At the end of December 2019, almost 16% of PLHIV (5,282 persons) were unaware of their status. In 2018, 1,165 new cases were reported to the MOHW; 53% were males. Most… Read More
November 12th, 2020Consultancy to Develop Jamaica’s Guidelines for the Management of Diabetes and Hypertension
1. INTRODUCTION Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have emerged as the leading cause of death globally. Of 56.9 million global deaths in 2016, 40.5 million, or 71%, were due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The four main NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and chronic lung diseases. The burden of these diseases is… Read More
November 12th, 2020Terms of Reference – Consultant to Develop & Implement Social Marketing Campaign to support the implementation of the Health Promotion Strategic Plan for NCDs in Jamaica 2020 – 2025
Background This Health Promotion Strategic Plan for NCDs in Jamaica 2020-2025 works towards fulfilment of the first programme priority in the 2013 National Strategic & Action Plan for NCDs: risk factor reduction through health promotion. It will fulfil the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ (MoHW) Vision 2030 commitment to develop… Read More
November 12th, 2020Consultancy to Develop Jamaica’s National Strategic and Action Plan for the Prevention and Control Non-communicable Diseases (2022 – 2026)
1. INTRODUCTION Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have emerged as the leading cause of death globally. Of 56.9 million global deaths in 2016, 40.5 million, or 71%, were due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The four main NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and chronic lung diseases. The burden of these diseases is… Read More
November 12th, 20202021 Priorities for Local AIDS Control Efforts (PLACE) Worker and Patron survey Terms of Reference – Study Lead
Background The epidemic in Jamaica has features of both a generalized and concentrated epidemic. As of December 2019, there were 32,617 persons or approximately 1.6% of the Jamaican adult population estimated to be infected with HIV. It is estimated that almost 16% of HIV infected persons are unaware of their… Read More
November 12th, 2020
