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Tenders are invited for Implementation of Independent Monitoring of a Hele-Supported Vitamin a Supplementation Coverage Survey Closing Date: 10 May 2026 Type: Consultancy Guided by the remarkable legacy of its co-founder, Helen Keller, Helen Keller Intl partners with communities that are working to overcome long-standing cycles of poverty. By providing the essentials of good health, good nutrition, and a clear vision, we help millions of people create lasting change in their own lives. Working in more than 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States and with a global community of supporters, we ensure that every person has the opportunity as Helen did to reach their true potential. Helen Keller Intl supports vitamin A supplementation for 40 million children each year in 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. When given twice a year to at least 80% of children aged 6 to 59 months in countries with high under-five mortality and high rates of vitamin A deficiency, vitamin A supplementation can help reduce child mortality by up to 24%. In Madagascar, Helen Keller Intl provides technical and financial support to the Ministry of Public Health for the provision of Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) in 08 regions, namely Menabe, Ihorombe, Betsiboka, Boeny, Sofia, Melaky, DIANA and SAVA through laroutinization activities. Independent monitoring for quality control of the post-event coverage survey of vitamin A supplementation in the first half of 2026. As part of strengthening the quality, reliability and credibility of the data from the post-event coverage survey (PECS), independent monitors will be mobilized to ensure the quality control of the post-vitamin A supplementation campaign coverage survey. The PECS survey will be conducted in a total of two hundred and thirty (230) clusters selected using a size-proportional sampling (PPT) method, at a rate of one hundred and fifteen (115) clusters per stratum, and will cover a minimum of one thousand six hundred (1,600) households per stratum, for a total of three thousand two hundred (3,200) households. The independent monitoring of the PECS survey will be set up at the same time as the PECS survey is conducted, 3 to 4 days after the effective start of the PECS survey; this is to ensure that the collection on the first cluster will be finalized by the PECS investigators, and to ensure continuous quality control of the enumeration, household data collection and supervision processes, while limiting recall bias. To this end, a consultancy firm will be recruited to carry out independent monitoring, sending monitors to carry out quality control of data collection on a sub-sample among the clusters sampled for the coverage survey. Thus, we are currently looking for a consulting firm to support the Helen Keller Intl teams in the country to carry out this independent monitoring activity scheduled for July 2026. The PECS survey will concern two layers: the eight (08) regions supported by Helen Keller International; The list is as follows: DIANA, SAVA, SOFIA, BOENY, BETSIBOKA, MELAKY, IHOROMBE, MENABE Five (05) regions of Madagascar that are not currently supported by Helen Keller International, but of similar profile to those supported by Helen Keller, and whose list is as follows: AMORONI MANIA, ANOSY, FITOVINANY, VATOVAVY and ATSIMO ATSINANANA How to apply The firm will be responsible for the preparation of the survey, including adapting protocols and tools, recruiting and training instructors, and overseeing field data collection, data analysis and reporting. The full call for proposals is available here. Please read all application review requirements carefully. The call for proposals will be open until May 10, 2026 at 5 p.m. (Madagascar time). Questions can be sent to RRazafimandimby@hki.org, and NHarioly@hki.org until May 04, 2026 at 5 p.m. (Madagascar time). [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4209589/appel-propositions-pour-la-mise-en-oeuvre-du-monitorage-independant-dune-enquete-de-couverture-de-la-supplementation-en-vitamine-soutenue-par-hele
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