Support HIV Testing and Treatment App

The WHO Programme on HIV is guided by the Global Health Strategy for HIV 2016 – 2021 (GHSS). Its goals, consistent the UNAIDS Strategy and international commitments, are to achieve universal access to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care interventions for all in need, and to contribute to achieving health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their associated targets by 2020. 

The objective of the Department of HIV is to lead an effective, organization-wide HIV effort to support Member States in the implementation of the GHSS. The five GHSS strategic objectives are: Strategic Direction 1: Information for focused action (know your epidemic and response); Strategic Direction 2: Interventions for impact (covering the range of services needed) 3: Delivering for equity (covering the populations in need of services); Strategic Direction 4: Financing for sustainability; and Strategic Direction 5: Innovation for acceleration.

The Key Populations and Innovative Prevention (KPP) unit with the Department of HIV is responsible for much of WHO’s work on HIV Prevention. It is responsible for the department’s work on new prevention technologies, principally pre-exposure prophylaxis, voluntary medical male circumcision and HIV testing and counselling services. The unit also focuses on key populations at greatest risk of HIV infection (sex workers, men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, people in prisons and other closed settings and transgender people) as well as other groups vulnerable to HIV infection such as adolescents.

The Treatment and Care (TAC) unit within the Department of HIV is responsible for WHO’s work on Treatment using antiretroviral therapy. It is responsible for the department’s work on optimisation of ART regimens, service delivery and implementation.

Main Tasks:

1.      Updating the HTS Info App content and features

2.      Using existing platforms to expand and develop App for ARV guidelines

ARV Guideline App

Task 1: Conduct an end-user survey among end users of the WHO ARV guidelines and tool kits to identify their needs, preferences for an application tool;

Task 2: Update HTS Info App wireframes and develop new wire frames for ARV, which includes the following features in addition to those identified based on HTS Info App;

Task 3: WHO publication of APPLICATION

Key requirements for this consultancy:

Essential Work Experience: At least 5 years’ experience in App design

Desirable: Documented experience with App development with UN and/or WHO would be an asset

Qualifications required: University degree in Computer Science

Language Requirements: Expert level in English

Submission of proposals:

No later than 28 January 2019, 17:00 CET, the bidder shall complete and return by either email or hard copy to WHO (only when this step is completed the bidder is regarded as a prospective bidder):

a)      Covering letter signed by the respective authority.

b)      Proposal (including, but not restricted to, technical and financial documents).

c)      Annex 1 “2018CDSHIV014_Acknowledgement form completed/signed.

d)      Annex 2 “2018CDSHIV014_Confidentiality Undertaking form completed/signed.

e)      Annex 3 “2018CDSHIV014_Proposal Completeness form completed/signed.

f)       Annex 4 “2018CDSHIV014_ Questions from Bidders Template

g)      Annex 5 2018CDSHIV014_ Acceptance  form completed/signed.

h)      Annex 6 “2018CDSHIV014_Bidder Self-declaration form completed/signed.

Any prospective bidder requiring any clarification on technical, contractual or commercial matters may notify WHO via email at the following address no later than 21 January 2019, 17:00 CET.

Email for submissions of forms and/or proposal: pdifin@who.int (use subject: Bid Ref 2018HTMHIV014)

• Mailing address for submission of proposal:

World Health Organization

­­­­Mr. Jerome Peron

HQ/HIV, PDI/FIN, D45034

Bid Ref: 2018CDSHIV014

20, Avenue Appia

CH-1211 Geneva 27

Switzerland