External Evaluator for a Health-Nutrition Program

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Tender Organisation:

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR)

Tender Sector:

Management Consultancy Tenders

Tender Service:

Worldwide

Tender Region:

Europe

Tender Country:

France

Tender CPV:

79419000 : Evaluation consultancy services

Tender Document Type:

Tender Notice

Tender Description:

Tenders are invited for External Evaluator for a Health-Nutrition Program The Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the poorest and most fragile countries, which has suffered for several years from poor governance and insufficient structural investment. It is ranked 188th out of 189 countries according to the Human Development Report (2020) of the United Nations Development Project (UNDP). Life expectancy at birth is 53.3 years, the lowest value recorded in the Human Development Index (HDI). On the other hand, according to the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) 2021, more than half of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance, including 1.9 million people who are in critical condition due to the crisis. deep and complex that the country continues to experience. In 2018, the national SMART survey revealed alarming rates of severe malnutrition among children under five. 10 out of 16 prefectures have SAM rates above 2%. In 2019, it is estimated that more than 110,000 children under five will need urgent nutritional support, including almost 45,000 children with SAM, 65,000 with MAM and 65,000 with diarrhoea. In addition, the CAR has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with 882 deaths per 100,000 live births (2015 est.), while the under-five mortality rate is 121 per 1000 births. According to CAR's 2021 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO), the prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM) - 5.8% in 2019 at the national level - is considered "precarious" and that of severe acute malnutrition ( SAM) – 1, 3% in 2019 – is at the threshold according to the WHO classification. The area targeted by this project is one of the 10 prefectures where the prevalence of chronic malnutrition is above 40%. The project "Improving maternal and child health and nutrition levels in two sub-prefectures of Ombella M'Poko, Central African Republic ” corresponds to this nutritional situation. The Improving Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Levels in Two Sub-Prefectures of Ombella M'Poko, Central African Republic , is a 36-month project (September 2020 – August 2023) funded by UK Aid Match (Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office or FCDO). It was implemented in the Bossembele health district, in particular in 5 health facilities: 4 health facilities (Pama, Ngaramon, Bouyembe, Gbawi) and 1 hospital (Yaloké). This project aims to respond to significant nutritional challenges in two sub-prefectures of the OMBELLA POKO prefecture (Bossembélé, Yaloké). Concern's nutrition response focuses on the prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition among the most vulnerable groups: children under five and pregnant and lactating mothers through the therapeutic and supplementary feeding program as well as communication for behavior change through the promotion of infant and young child feeding (IYCF). This project aims to improve access to health services and the use of qualified midwives for pregnant women, i) theaccess to prevention, care and treatment of childhood illnesses in children under five and levels of breastfeeding; (ii) reduction in the levels of morbidity and mortality of children under five and pregnant women in the targeted areas. It targets 12,500 direct beneficiaries, including 10,080 children and 2,420 pregnant or breastfeeding women. Several activities were carried out as part of this project:

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