The overall objective of this consultancy is to provide support the Gambia Red Cross Society in the start-up of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) funded “Accelerating Malaria Elimination in the Gambia” Project with a focus on ensuring the project is designed, planned and budgeted to achieve a high level of success and significantly contribute to the efforts of the Government of Gambia towards malaria elimination.
Background
According to the 2023 World Malaria Report, the large disruptions to malaria services during the COVID-19 pandemic drove up malaria incidence and mortality rates at a time when progress against the disease had already stalled. In terms of both malaria cases and deaths, the world is worse off now than before the pandemic. Five countries – Ethiopia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea and Uganda – bore the brunt of these increases, hindered by multiple challenges. The impacts of extreme weather events, conflict and humanitarian crisis, resource constraints, biological threats, and inequities have impeded recovery. The number of global malaria cases in 2022 was significantly higher than before the pandemic in 2019. From 2000 to 2019, the number of global malaria cases fell from 243 million to 233 million. There were an additional 11 million cases in 2020, no change in 2021, and then an increase of 5 million cases in 2022, for a total of about 249 million cases. Similarly, the number of global malaria deaths in 2022 was higher than in 2019. Since 2000, malaria deaths declined steadily from 864 000 to 576 000 in 2019. With the onset of the pandemic, the number of deaths increased by 55 000 in 2020, to 631 000. Marginal decreases in the following two years resulted in an estimated 608 000 deaths in 2022 – 32 000 more deaths than before the pandemic.
The most recent Global Fund grant cycle (allocating funding for 2024 – 2026) did not achieve funding targets and led to significant gaps in many countries’ national malaria strategic plans to achieve control and elimination targets. The China International Development Cooperation Agency, recognizing the funding gaps, has committed funding to the Gambia Red Cross Society and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to complement existing funding from major malaria donors – the Government of the Gambia, the Global Fund and, most recently, the US President’s Malaria Initiative – with a focus on specific activities.
The GRCS project will be implemented in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the National Malaria Control Program and will focus on capacity building in target communities to effectively prevent and control malaria and provide high-quality health services. The two-year project aims to:
OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSULTANCY
HR/staffing and other cluster support:
Project management support:
Coordination and technical, training and preparedness support
Project objectives and timelines:
Objective #1: Ensure high-quality program planning, budgeting and implementation-ready materials are ready for the Gambia Red Cross Society malaria project.
Desired outcomes**:** The Gambia Red Cross implements a high-quality, timely and respected project in support of target communities.
Objective #2: Scaling up and maintaining universal coverage targets of malaria interventions.
Desired outcomes**:** The Gambia Red Cross successfully implements, monitors and evaluates the project activities to ensure efforts lead to established targets for malaria elimination in the Gambia.
Support to be provided to the consultant
The consultant will work closely with the Gambia Red Cross Society, supported by the IFRC Dakar cluster office and the IFRC Geneva malaria team.
Timeframe
The consultancy timeframe is upto December 31, 2024.
The consultancy is advertised on a rolling basis and the position may be filled before the advertisement closes. Please use the link below for more information and to apply.
Tagged as: Gambia, International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies
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