Technical Assistance for the Development of Medium-Term Agenda and Integrated Strategic Plan for Adult and Elderly Health 2023-2028

The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking offers for an institutional contractual partner for the development of medium-term agenda and integrated strategic plan for audit and elderly health 2023-2028 under an Agreement for Performance of Work (APW) contract

BACKGROUND

In 2019, the Philippines passed the foundational Universal Health Care Act (Republic Act No 11223) which provides comprehensive and progressive reforms to ensure that every Filipino is healthy, protected from health hazards and risks, and has access to affordable, quality and readily available health services to meet their needs. To accelerate the achievement of UHC, the Health Sector Strategy 2023-2028 identifies three fundamental health sector goals: better and equitable health outcomes; responsive health system; and improved financial risk protection. These are to be achieved through four strategic thrusts: enable Filipinos to be healthy; protect Filipinos from health risks; care for Filipinos' health and wellness; and strengthen health institutions and the workforce. The UHC Law in the Philippines presents a critical opportunity to reorient health systems to meet the needs of people in all life stages, in particular the adult population and the increasing number of ageing population in the country

While health outcomes in the Philippines have significantly improved through many significant breakthrough health reforms, progress has often not met expectations, as illustrated by the non-attainment of many key targets in the 2017-2022 National Objectives for Health, both for communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

NCDs including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease, kidney diseases, and their risk factors continue to be a major cause of disease burden in the Philippines and are collectively responsible for almost 70% of all deaths in the country. Nearly a third of these deaths are premature or before reaching the age of 70. The rapidly increasing burden of these diseases are affecting especially the poor and disadvantaged populations disproportionately, contributing to widening health inequities. Furthermore, NCDs and their complications (e.g., blindness and disability) are also affecting among the elderly population which adversely affects the quality of their lives.

Communicable diseases, on the other hand, continues to pose a burden in our health systems. The country’s tuberculosis incidence, for example, records about a million Filipinos with active TB and nearly 70 Filipinos die every day from this curable disease. Furthermore, our country is also facing the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the Western Pacific with number of newly diagnosed HIV infections at 32 cases a day. Even for targets such as ending the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and other communicable diseases, which have so far largely been addressed through vertical initiatives, it is increasingly recognized that a more integrated approach based on primary health care is essential to sustain progress and continue to make gains.

The nearly-stagnant incidence of infectious and non-communicable diseases in the Philippines highlights the complexity of these disease and the influence of other social health determinants. While mostly often thought as two separate competing programs, they are in fact intimately related and when interventions are integrated, through a life course approach, can produce better health outcomes. When integrated together, this can result to an intensified and better response in speeding up progress towards the global targets and commitments, anchored on the Universal Health Care Law implementation in the country.

Hence, to support the implementation and achievement of global commitments vis-à-vis Universal Health Care Law, the development of an integrated, responsive, people-centered Strategic Plan for Adult and Elderly Plan 2023-2028 will be essential.

REQUIREMENTS/WORK TO BE PERFORMED

Output 1: Approved Inception Report

• Deliverable 1.1: A detailed plan of action on how to conduct the project. The report should include the following, but not limited to, objectives, the significance of the project, implementation of the framework, methodology, target participants, data collection tools, processes for data collection, analysis, validation, consultation, and presentation of findings. The inception report should also include a project management plan.
• Deliverable 1.2: GANTT Chart with expected outputs and deliverables

Output 2: Situational analysis/needs assessment report including review (desk review, virtual or in person consultation) of priority communicable and noncommunicable diseases key documents, policies and strategic frameworks

• Deliverable 2.1: Review of DOH’s vision, mission, and strategic objectives in relation to its overall mandate to determine strategic alignment
• Deliverable 2.2: Scoping review of the disease burdens for adults and elderlies in the country
• Deliverable 2.3: Review of existing laws, policies, guidelines, and implementation frameworks for communicable and noncommunicable diseases
• Deliverable 2.4: Obtain disaggregated data, review of rele4.vant literatures, and undertake field visits, as necessary
• Deliverable 2.5: Scoping review of adult and elderly health strategic plans from other countries in Western Pacific

Objective 3: Organization of a participatory and inclusive strategic planning workshops and consultation meetings

• Deliverable 3.1: Facilitate pre- and post- administrative requirements for the conduct of series of workshops and consultation meetings
• Deliverable 3.2: Utilization of tools, approaches, and methods in the workshops and planning process such as theory of change (TOC), hypothesis driven approach, and/or logical frameworks, as appropriate
• Deliverable 3.3: Undertake stakeholder mapping and analysis and identification of stakeholders to be included in each level of workshop and consultation activities
• Deliverable 3.4: Scoping review of the disease burdens for adults and elderlies in the country
• Deliverable 3.5: Execute the technical documentation of the planning workshops

Output 4: Drafting of the Medium Term Agenda and Integrated Strategic Plan for Adult and Elderly 2023-2028 document

• Deliverable 4.1: Develop a logical framework which identifies strategic objectives, key outputs and outcomes, performance indicators, targets, and timeline
• Deliverable 4.2: Develop effective monitoring and evaluation mechanism to assess the progress in achieving the strategic goals
• Deliverable 4.3: Presentation and consultation of the draft (draft zero) of the Medium Term Agenda and Integrated Strategic Plan for Adult and Elderly 2023-2028 to the Department of Health, relevant partners and stakeholders Deliverable 4.4: Modification of the draft strategic plan document based on the feedback from the first round of presentation and consultation
• Deliverable 4.5: Final internal review and revision of the strategic plan document
• Deliverable 4.6: Assign/delegate a technical staff to the DPCB throughout the duration of the development of the medium-term agenda and integrated strategic planning process
• Deliverable 4.7: Submission of the final (print-ready) Strategic Plan for Adult and Elderly 2023-2028 document to DOH

Output 5: Technical narrative reports and financial statements.

• Deliverable 5.1: Store all project materials (raw data, recordings, minutes of meetings, photos, references, etc.) in a cloud folder. All raw data and source documents shall be submitted to DOH and WHO Philippines
• Deliverable 5.2: Submission of the final technical narrative report that includes project implementation and financial report.

CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTRACTOR

The successful bidder is expected to demonstrate experience and list relevant projects as follows:

Mandatory experience:

• • At least 7 years in relevant experience in strategic plan development and organizational development
• • At least 5 years experience in research, monitoring and evaluation, public health

Desirable experience:

• • Team leader must have at least seven years of relevant work experience in policy development, program planning, and facilitating high-level consultations, preferably with government agencies. An advantage to have an extensive experience in strategic planning, public health, and implementation of public health programmes
• • Relevant experience in program planning, opeations, monitoring and evaluation,; familiarity with health systems of the country

SUBMISSIONS

Qualified and interested specialists should submit the following documents to the Supply Officer through WP RO UNGM at < wproungm@who.int > by 13 April 2023

• • Company Profile {for institutional applications}
• • Technical proposal indicating methodology and timelines, in addition to the below annexes
  • Annex 2: Confidentiality Undertaking
  • Annex 3: Vendor Information Form
• • Financial proposal

Please use Tender Notice No. NCD-001-2023 as subject to all submission. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Last day of receiving queries for this tender is on 8 April 2023