: AFAO
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: 1142
: 11 September 2019
16 September 2019
Title: Consultant to Review and Revise KP Package of Services for Sri Lanka [Urgent!!]
Duration: 35 days
Periord: 23 September 2019 – 30 November 2019
Location: Sri Lanka
Organization Background
AFAO is the national federation for the community response to HIV in Australia. It provides leadership, coordination and support to the country’s policy, advocacy and health promotion on HIV. AFAO’s International Program is based in Bangkok and contributes to the development of effective policy and programmatic responses, particularly in the Asia and Pacific region. It has supported community-based responses to HIV across the region for over two decades.
AFAO is currently the principal recipient of Global Fund Multi Country Grant Sustainability of HIV Services for Key Populations in Asia (SKPA), which is being implemented in eight countries: Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Philippines, Timor-Leste, Malaysia, Laos and Papua New Guinea. The main aim of the SKPA Program is to promote sustainable services for key populations at scale to stop HIV transmissions and AIDS related deaths by 2030.
The objectives of SKPA program are to:
Increase Financial Sustainability: Secure the long-term sustainability of increased service delivery at national levels through securing domestic investment and spending, exploring innovative approaches and identifying alternative sources of funding for key programs.
Strengthen Strategic Information: Secure up-to-date strategic information, particularly on key epidemiological and response information including population size estimates and program coverage, community needs assessment of key populations to inform program design
Mitigate Service Delivery Gaps: Scale-up outreach to key populations and improve their access to prevention, testing and treatment and retention in the service cascade
Strengthen Community Systems: Strengthen community responses and systems to support increased scale-up of services for key populations including sustainability of community-led services through community-based research, effective use of data and other strategic information and through community mobilisation
Contribute to Enabling Environment: Address barriers to access including addressing stigma and other human rights- and gender-related barriers to services, where relevant.
In each of the countries that SKPA is being conducted, country Sub Recipients (SRs) are implementing the program. This consultancy will be contracted and overseen by The Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka with support from AFAO.
Background:
While the World Health Organization has outlined the comprehensive package of services which should be available for key populations (including but not limited to: men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, sex workers, transgender people, and prisoners) these populations rarely have access to the full range of recommended services (WHO, 2016). AFAO seeks a technical consultant to lead a review of the package of services for key populations within Sri Lanka to:
Following this review, the consultant will develop a roadmap that will serve as a guide revising and implementing the revised KP package of services and scale up to achieve 90/90/90 targets.
Scope of Work and Tasks:
Methodology
This review will be carried out by consultants working closely with AFAO and sub recipient staff, in consultation with UNAIDS, the National Program and Country Partners. The review will be based on the methodology described below, and further discussed with SKPA SR and PR Program Officers and Country Leads. The methodology for the review shall include, but not be limited to, the following components:
Part A: Initial Desk-Review + Development of Protocol for Review
Desk review of all national reference documents where policy and service related information are documented (including but not limited to current national strategic plans, action plans, outlines of state-provided HIV services and national programs, Global Fund Funding Request, etc.); review of relevant Global AIDS Response Progress Reports, National AIDS Spending Assessment (NASA) and UNGASS reports as well as World Bank and Data Hub country profiles; Review of international and normative guidelines for key populations (e.g., 2016 WHO Consolidated Guidelines for HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Care for Key Populations, Implementation Toolkit for Key Populations, etc.); The desk review will take into account the key recommnedations from national reference documents and is not intended to replicate or duplicate existing plans and strategies already being undertaken.
Part B: In-country Assessment
This activity will include, but not be limited to:
During these visits, interviews and discussions will be done to undertake a situational analysis of what is currerently being implemented and piloted at the country level in accordance with international normative guidance, what revisions can be feasibly introduced or scaled-up, and what are the various legal, policy, funding, or service infrastructure barriers that prevent service revision including the introduction or scale-up of new HIV innovations. These include but are not limited 1) PrEP, 2) HIV Self-Testing, & 3) Community-Based Screening.
Part C: Report Write-up
Based on the data from the desk review and in-country assessment, the consultant(s) will develop a preliminary report with recommendations to be shared at a country meeting with partners
Based on the desk review and in country assessments, the consultants will develop reports with guidance from and in collaboration with AFAO country leads, UNAIDS, the National STD and AIDS Control Program, and other partners. These reports will address the objectives of the review stated above and are defined in the deliverables and scope of work section below. The final report will be shared with SKPA partners at regional and national levels and be published on AFAO’s website.
Activities:
Activities |
Duration of Consultancy |
Outputs |
Deadline |
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5 Days |
Desk review report and assessment protocol |
28th September 2019 |
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10 Days |
Field assessments |
11th October 2019 |
|
8 Days |
Preliminary reports |
23rd October 2019 |
|
4 Days |
Incorporated feedback |
30th October 2019 |
|
8 Days
|
Final reports |
15th November 2019 |
TOTAL |
35 days |
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Deliverables:
Deliverable |
Deliverable due date |
Desk review report, development of assessment protocol, methodology and tools |
28th September 2019 |
Preliminary reports for discussion at country level. These reports must include the following components 1) KP package of services assessment; 2) PrEP Feasibility assessment; 3) HIV Self-Testing Feasibility Assessment; 4) Community Based Screening Assessment; 5) Enabling Environment Assessment; 6) Roadmap to Achieving 90-90-90. |
23rd October 2019 |
Final signed off reports incorporating feedback and recommendations from SR and PR Country team. These reports must include these 6 components: 1) KP package of services Assessment + recommendations; 2) PrEP Feasibility Assessment + Recommendations; 3) HIV Self-Testing Feasibility Assessment + Recommendations; 4) Community Based Screening Assessment +Recommendations; 5) Enabling Environment Assessment +Advocacy Plan; Roadmap to Achieving 90-90-90 + Recommendations |
15th November 2019 |
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Selection Criteria
Qualification, Skills, Experience and Role |
Essential
Desirable
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Time Scheduling
The consultant(s) will be contracted for a maximum of 35 days from 23 September 2019 to 30 November 2019.
*Please note that TOR is subject to possible revision prior to consultancy agreement contract signing.
Deadline for submission of Expression of Interest (EOI) is close of business
Monday 16 Septemeber 2019.
All submissions should be submitted to sriyal@fpasrilanka.org and Philips.Loh@afao.org.au.
Please contact Sriyal or Philips for any further questions.