Tenders Are Invited For United Republic Of Tanzania Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey Sens Project BackgroundKigoma Region Is Located In The North West Of The Tanzania Kigoma Region Is Currently The Only Region Hosting The Refugee The Region Is 45 066 Km And Subdivided In To Eight Districts And 121 Wards There Are Three Refugee Camps Allocated In The Region Which Include Nyarugusu Refugee Camp Nduta Refugee Camp And Mtendeli Refugee Camp The Region Host A Total Of 283 168 Refugees As Of 1St Of April 2019 Each Camp Is Located At The Different District Where Nyarugusu Camp Is Located At Kasulu District Nduta Camp Is Located At Kibondo District While Mtendeli Camp Is Located In Kakonko District Council Nyarugusu Is The Largest Camp Which Is Hosting Mainly Congolese And Burundian With Largest Population Of About 153 767 Followed By Nduta Camp Which Host Burundian Refugee Of About 92 075 And Mtendeli Camp With Burundian Population Of About 36 808 Following A Tripartite Commission Meeting In August 2017 The Governments Of Tanzania Burundi And Unhcr Agreed To Assist Refugees Who Wish To Voluntarily Repatriate From Tanzania To Burundi A Subsequent Meeting In March 2018 Reaffirmed The Commitment Of Both Governments And Unhcr To Uphold The Principle Of Voluntariness And Noted That While Some Refugees May Opt To Return Others Will Continue To Be In Need Of International Protection The March 2018 Tripartite Meeting Also Produced A Work Plan Entailing The Repatriation Of Approximately 2 000 Refugees Per Week From 5 April To 31 December 2018Health Care And Nutrition Activities Are Among The Activities Conducted In These Refugee Camps The Main Health And Nutrition Partners Includes Tanzania Red Cross Society Msf Ch World Vision And Irc With Support From Un Agencies I E Unhcr Wfp Unicef Who And Unfpa Malnutrition Is Among The Factor Contribute Mortality Among The Under Five Children According To The His Annual Indicator For 2018 The Total Under Five Mortality Reported Were 434 Cases Where Among These The Total Death Occurred Due To Acute Malnutrition Were 23 Cases Across All The Camps The Last Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey Sens Was Conducted In September 2018 And Result Showed The Overall Gam Prevalence Of 2 3 Across All The Camps The Camp Specific Gam Result Showed That Nyarugusu Old Population Mainly Congolese Gam Prevalence Of 1 6 0 7 3 7 C I Nyarugusu New Population Mainly Burundians Gam Prevalence Of 2 5 1 6 4 0 C I In Nduta Camp The Gam Prevalence Of 2 3 1 3 3 9 C I And In Mtendeli Camp The Gam Prevalence Of 2 9 1 9 4 4 C I Respectively Comparing To 2017 Sens Results The Gam Prevalence Has Reduced Across All The Camp Especially For Nduta Which Has Dropped From 6 1 In 2017 To 2 3 In 2018 Anaemia Prevalence In Children 6 59 Months Remains Above The Critical Public Health Threshold Of Above 40 In Nyarugusu The Anaemia Prevalence Among The Old Caseload Congolese Increased From 46 9 39 1 54 7 C I In 2017 Sens To 56 0 49 5 62 5 C I In 2018 Sens While In Mtendeli Camp The Anaemia Prevalence Increased From 41 5 37 3 45 8 C I In 2017 To 49 9 44 2 55 6 C I In 2018 In Spite Of The Ongoing Interventions In Place For The Congolese Population In Nyarugusu And Burundian Population In Mtendeli Camp Anaemia Seems To Be A Major Public Health Concern Hence The Need For An Assessment To Identify The Course Of High Anaemia Prevalence However The Aneamia Prevalence Amongst Burundian Population In Nduta And Nyarugusu Camp Slight Reduced In 2018 Amongst The Burundian Population In Nyarugusu The Anaemia Prevalence Reduced From 41 2 In 2017 To 35 3 In 2018 While In Nduta The Anaemia Prevalence Reduced From 41 In 2017 To 37 4 In 2018 For The Past Three Years Since 2016 Stunting Continue To Be The Major Public Health Concern For Burundian Refugee Across All The Three Camps Above The Who Standard Of 40 Stunting Among Children 6 59 Months Has Consistently Remains Above The Critical Threshold As Well As Prevalence Of Anaemia In Children 6 59 Months This Could Be Contributed To High Infectious Disease Burden Suboptimum Sanitation And The Hyper Endemic Malaria Situation Especially To Young Children According To The Community And Household Survey Chs Conducted In Nyarugusu Nduta And Mtendeli In August 2018 The Findings Showed That Ration Cut In 2017 And Part Of 2018 Somehow Resulted To A Reduced Number Of Meals And Portion Size Of The Meal As A Coping Strategy With The Cancellation Of Cbi Program Dietary Diversity Remains A Challenge Which Has Resulted To Negative Coping Mechanisms Age Disaggregation Show Younger Age Group 6 24 Months Are Statistically Significantly More Anaemic Compared To The Older Age Group The Health Sector Coordination Working Group Has Set Some Strategies For To Assess The Situation And Develop Appropriate Interventions MethodologyThe 2019 Nutrition Survey Will Follow The Smart Methodology Https Smartmethodology Org And Unhcr Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey Sens Guidelines For Refugee Populations All Three Camps Nyarugusu Nduta And Mtendeli In Tanzania Will Be Assessed And Results Generated For Both Congolese And Burundian Caseloads The Sens Survey Methodology Implementation Plan Preliminary And Final Results Reports Will Be Reviewed By Unhcr Regional And Hq Senior Nutritionists And Technical Support And Guidance Will Be Provided ObjectivesThe Consultant Will Conduct The Unhcr Sens With Minimal Supervision And Produce Updated Anthropometry Health Anemia Iycf Food Security Wash And Mosquito Net Coverage Indicators In Nyarugusu Nduta And Mtendeli Camps As Per The Following Objectives Primary Objectives To Determine The Prevalence Of Acute Malnutrition Among Children Aged 6 59To Determine The Prevalence Of Stunting In Children Aged 6 59 Months To Determine The Coverage Of Measles Vaccination Among Children Aged 9 59 Months To Determine The Coverage Of Vitamin A Supplementation Received During The Last 6 Months Among Children Aged 6 59 Months And De Worming Among Children 6 59 Month To Assess The Two Week Period Prevalence Of Diarrhea Among Children Aged 6 59 Months To Measure The Prevalence Of Anaemia In Children Aged 6 59 Months And In Women Of Reproductive Age Between 15 49 Years Non Pregnant To Investigate Iycf Practices Among Children Aged 0 23 MonthsTo Determine The Coverage Of Ration Cards And The Duration The General Food Ration Lasts For Recipient Households To Determine The Extent To Which Negative Coping Strategies Are Used By Households To Assess Household Dietary Diversity To Determine The PopulationS Access To And Use Of Improved Water Sanitation And Hygiene Facilities To Determine The Ownership Of Mosquito Nets All Types And Llins In Households To Determine The Utilization Of Mosquito Nets All Types And Llins By The Total Population Children 0 59 Months And Pregnant WomenTo Establish Recommendations On Actions To Be Taken To Address The Situation In The Refuge Population In The Three Camps Secondary Objectives To Determine The Enrollment Coverage Of Selective Feeding Programme Otp Sc Bsfp Tsfp Children 6 23 Months And Mnp Children 24 59 Months For Children Aged 6 59 Months To Determine Enrollment Into Antenatal Care Clinic And Coverage Of Iron Folic Acid Supplementation In Pregnant Women DeliverablesA Final Sens Assessment Report Complying Unhcr Standards Including Recommendations On Actions To Address The Situation Is To Be Submitted At The End Of The Consultancy Results Of Standardization Tests Details Of Data Cleaning And Plausibility Checks Should Be Presented In The Final Report The Report Must Conform To The Cred Survey Completeness Checklist Http Www Cedat Be Field 20Resources Standardized Tables As Presented In The Unhcr Sens Guidelines For Refugee Populations Version 3 2013 Www Sens Unhcr Org And Should Be Used For Presentation Of The Results The Findings And Major Recommendations Are To Be Presented To Partners At The Mission Level Oral Presentation And Powerpoint Slides The Final Cleaned Version Of The Data Sets Used To Calculate The Survey Results Is To Be Sent To The Unhcr Regional Service Centre Rsc To Mohmanna Unhcr Org Hq Towilkinso Unhcr Org And To Unhcr Country Office Preliminary Report To Be Shared By Mid September And The Final Report To Be Shared By 30Th Of September 2019 ReportingThe Consultant Will Report On Regular Basis To The Unhcr Public Health Officer In Kigoma Region Who Will Have The Overall Responsibility Of The Survey Time FrameThe Consultancy Will Last Approximately 2 5 Month Starting From August 1St To October 15Th 2019 Qualifications And Experience RequiredThe Candidate Should Have A University Degree Or The Equivalent With Advanced Education In Nutrition With A Specific Competency In Humanitarian Emergencies Have Significant Experience In Undertaking Nutrition Surveys Design And Methodologies Staff Recruitment And Training Field Supervision And Data Analysis Write Up Be Familiar With The Smart Survey Methodology And Ena For Smart Epi Ena Or Epi Info Software And Unhcr SensBe Fluent In English With Excellent Writing And Presentation Skills French Swahili Kirundi Will Be An Added AdvantageHow To Apply Candidates Are Invited To Send A Motivation Letter And Unhcr Personal History Form Prior To The Closing Date Of This Vacancy To The Email Address Below Please Include The Title And Vacancy Number In The Subject Line Senior Human Resources OfficerUnhcr Representation OfficeDar Es SalaamEmail Tandava Unhcr Org
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