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Context
The problem of malnutrition in Benin remains crucial. Despite the efforts that the Beninese government and its technical and financial partners are providing, nutrition indicators remain very worrying.
Benin has adopted vitamin A supplementation (VAS) as one of the high-impact interventions to reduce under-five mortality. Over the past two decades, with funding from Global Affairs Canada, the country has achieved and maintained high coverage (92%) of VAS for children aged 6 to 11 months, successfully integrated into routine immunization activities.
Since 2018, Benin has started the process of routinization of Vitamin A Supplementation, which is an approach aimed at the introduction and gradual integration of Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) of children aged 6 to 59 months into activities. routine particularly routine immunization activities.
Despite all these efforts, ongoing health system reforms, gender-related obstacles and inadequate integration of VAS into the minimum package of routine health activities for children over 12 months, continue to weigh on the country’s progress to better improve coverage of Vitamin A Supplementation.
How can you tell the difference?
A – Literature review and analysis :
- Review of existing literature and use of secondary data to assess the situation, obstacles, opportunities and gender-related policies in terms of Vit A supplementation and nutrition.
- The document review will help define the data that will be collected during interviews with institutional representatives, as well as during fieldwork, interviews and focus groups.
B – Data collection :
Field collection and analysis of all information necessary to complete the desk review aimed at achieving the defined objectives will be collected in the field. The information collected will be both quantitative and qualitative, using at least the technical tools included in the study theme and the methodological proposal.
C- Summary and preparation of the report final
- Data compilation. The reliability of the information and data collected will be ensured by the triangulation of collection methods and sources of information and a meeting to report the main conclusions of the rapid analysis will be organized between the UNICEF team and the Agency. National Primary Health Care
- Final report should be structured according to the recommendations aimed at achieving the defined objectives.
To qualify as an advocate for every child, you will…
- Hold a post-graduate degree in social sciences, public health, nutrition, economics or other equivalent field.
- Have at least 5 years of experience in the fields of nutrition, development of multisectoral policies and/or action research
- Have experience in gender studies, sex-specific analysis preferably in health/nutrition programs, supply and demand of services, vi.
- Have demonstrated skills in conducting interviews, interacting with various stakeholders and working in a team
- Mastery of the French language essential and ability to communicate in English desirable
- Be flexible, able to work under pressure, able to manage several tasks in a sometimes short period of time, with a minimum of supervision in order to achieve the objectives of the consultation.
Attached are the detailed Terms of Reference, for all purposes.TDRs to share.pdf
For each child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF Values: Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Responsibility and Sustainability (CRITAS).
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