Consultant II: Review of HIS Policy 2014 to include CHMIS & other Relevant Initiatives at Management Sciences For Health - MSH

Job ID: 13-10736
Location: Abuja
Grade: Consultant
Reports To: Director, HMIS

Overview

• The overarching aim of the GF Resilient & Sustainable Systems for Health [RSSH] project is to improve the health and well-being of the Nigerian people by identifying and addressing systemic issues affecting the optimal delivery of health services in Nigeria.
• The resulting high-level interventions have been designed to follow the Global Fund’s framework for [RSSH] that is built on the essential building blocks of WHO for a well-functioning health system, including community systems strengthening (CSS) as another critical component to be addressed in support of RSSH.
• The RSSH grant is designed to strengthen the Nigerian health system across the HIV, TB, and malaria program areas. In doing so it'll have interventions targeted at the HMIS, PSM & Lab system strengthening areas. There's also the additional dimension of the innovative "State approach" to be piloted in the three states of Oyo, Kaduna & Imo. The state approach covers elements like public financial management, support for health insurance and health sector coordination among others.  
• In line with specific intervention targeted strengthening Health Management Information system, the project team is proposing short term technical assistance to review of HIS policy 2014 to include CHMIS and other relevant initiatives in the policy while ensuring that the policy is in alignment with the current NSHDP.

Objectives

• The key objective for the short-term technical assistance is to review of HIS policy 2014 to include CHMIS and other relevant initiatives in the policy while ensuring that the policy is in alignment with the current NSHDP.

Specific Responsibilities
Specific TOR:

• Review the NSHDP II document, the existing HIS policy, discuss with identified stakeholders (using a guide - either KIIs, FGDs, etc) with a view to identifying gaps in the existing HIS policy and achievement so far
• Review existing laws and legislations regulating Health information systems in Nigeria.
• Document the gaps in the existing HIS policy
• Develop a first draft of the revised HIS policy using materials from the documented gaps identified by the consultant and those identified by the stakeholders
• Facilitate a workshop with FMOH and other relevant FMOH agencies, representatives of 6 states plus FCT, Implementing Partners and other stakeholders within the health sector to review Nigeria Health Information System to identify the gaps and offer suggestions in developing an updated version
• Finalize the HIS policy and submit to FMOH
• Write and Submit final report to MSH

Estimated level of effort:  12 days (9 days of work and 3 days of workshop)
Deliverables:

• Report of the gaps in the existing HIS policy
• Revised HIS policy document
• Comprehensive reports of the two workshops

Qualifications and Experience

• The Consultant must possess a post graduate degree in Public Health or Health Policy or related experience
• S/he must have 10 years’ experience developing information systems in developing countries like Nigeria with 5 year experience in Nigeria Health system strengthening, M&E or Strategic information experience
• S/he must have experience working with donors like USAID, DFID and GF.
• S/he must show proven understanding of trends in Health Policy and Systems in Nigeria