As a response to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Afghanistan and the call for humanitarian assistance, the World Bank has granted the Ministry of Public Heath (MoPH) of Afghanistan a project called “Afghanistan COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness project (ESHSP)”. The project’s main goal is it, to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to prepare the countries national health systems for the pandemic and strengthen their capacities.
Overall objective:
The overall purpose of the consultancy services is to assess and monitor the performance and progress of COVID 19 contracts under Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness (ERHSP) Project with the implementing BPHS/EPHS partner, WHO and UNICEF.
Specific Objectives:

• assess and monitor die availability of staff and equipment’s, quality of services and readiness
• assess and monitor the compliance of implementing NGOs with the signed contracts
• assess and monitor the availability, functionality and effectiveness of RRTs at

provincial level,

• assess and monitor the availability, functionality, effectiveness, sensitivity, simplicity

of targeted laboratory centres

• assess and monitor the effectiveness simplicity, timeliness, data quality, data

completeness, flexibility, usefulness, and acceptability of the surveillance,

• assess and monitor the supply chain management including timeline of medicine,

equipment’s, PPE kits, consumable items and Lab reagents procured by UN (WHO and
UNICEF) at central, provincial and targeted HF levels,

• assess and monitor the quantity including (consistency and completeness) and quality

of medicine, equipment’s, PPE kits, consumable items and Lab reagents at central,
provincial and targeted HF levels,

• assess and monitor the availability and effectiveness of risk communication activities

under ERHSP project,

• asses and monitor the implementation of infection prevention measures at COVID-19

wards/hospitals
Longterm: Shortterm:
K1 12 wm N1 228 wm
K2 12 wm N2 64 wm
N3 11 wm N8 1 wm
N4 30 wm N10 8 wm
N5 12 wm
N6 12 wm
N7 12 wm
N9 10 wm