ABOUT VILLAGEREACH
VillageReach is an NGO that develops solutions to critical health system challenges in low-resource environments, with an emphasis on strengthening the last mile of healthcare delivery. VillageReach combines expertise across public health, technology, and business to bring life-saving innovation new systems, programs and technologies to scale and sustainability in the world’s most underserved communities. VillageReach is headquartered in Seattle, WA with offices located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and Mozambique.
SCOPE OF WORK
Background:
To prepare the 92 COVAX AMC-eligible countries for the delivery and use of COVID-19 vaccines, technical assistance and cold chain needs in countries need to be met in an urgent and efficient manner. To ensure the efficient and impactful use of the recent Board approved USD 150 million from core resources, Gavi conducted a Request for Proposal (RFP) for service providers to submit bids for providing technical support to AMC countries in their preparation for introducing the Covid-19 vaccine across the following programmatic areas:
1. Planning, Coordination
2. Resources amp; Funding
3. Regulatory Aspects
4. Prioritization, Targeting amp; COVID-19 Surveillance
5. Service Delivery Planning
6. Training amp; Supervision
7. Monitoring amp; Evaluation
8. Vaccine, Cold Chain amp; Logistics
9. Safety Surveillance
10. Demand Generation amp; Communication
Following the recently concluded RFP, a systematic, objective and transparent evaluation conducted by an evaluation committee recommended 14 service providers including VillageReach for delivering COVAX-TA to countries across the different programmatic areas during the anticipated period of December 2020 to June 2021. In Cote d’Ivoire, VillageReach has been mandated to provide a system that enables effective identification, analysis and response to rumors regarding COVID vaccine in order to improve vaccine acceptability and thereby favorably impact vaccination uptake.
Deliverables:
VillageReach will support the development and implementation of a solution aimed at managing information on health care worker observations, including rumors and misinformation, arising from the delivery of COVID-19 Vaccine in Cote d’Ivoire. Deliverables include:
Requirements
The individual who completes this work must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.