TERMS OF REFERENCE
Local consultant to provide technical assistance to Vietnam Administration
of HIV/AIDS Control for the development of the new National HIV Strategy 2021-2030
I. Background of the assignment
1. USAID Sustainable Financing for HIV
The USAID Sustainable Financing for HIV is a two-year project (2018-2020) in Vietnam funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and led by Abt Associates. The project started on October 1, 2018 and will end on September 30, 2020. The project builds on USAID’s existing support to the Government of Vietnam (GVN) to provide a program of targeted, innovative, evidence-based, and results-driven technical assistance. Building on its predecessor project, USAID’s Health Finance and Governance (HFG), the purpose of the project is to help Vietnam mobilize and organize host country financing for HIV programs. This includes strengthening the capacity of GVN to achieve financial protection for health, and minimizing the out-of-pocket burden for people living with HIV (PLHIV) as they use comprehensive HIV services.
The project has the following four technical components:
2. Context of this assignment
Viet Nam government is committed to achieve the UN target “90-90-90”. In order to achieve this goal, VAAC recognizes the need to have a favorable legal framework for implementing HIV/AIDS prevention and control activities including legal documents: laws, circulars, decrees, guidelines, and a National Strategy for HIV/AIDS. “National Strategy for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control to 2020 and Vision 2030" is an important legal document in which key priorities for the national response to HIV and targets were set up. After 8 years of implementation, there are significant achievements in controlling the HIV epidemic and improve coverage of HIV services, including HIV testing, ARV treatment, and methadone maintenance therapy for PLHIV. However, certain challenges and gaps still remain. In addition, the investment for the HIV/AIDS program is still low and depends on foreign support. It is now time for the development of a new National Strategic Plan for HIV, which is an opportunity to identify new strategies and priorities in a new context and to achieve the ambitious target of ending AIDS by 2030 as set in the current National Strategic Plan for HIV.
This year, Viet Nam will develop a new National Strategy aimed at the target of ending AIDS by 2030. Vietnam Authority of HIV/AIDS control (VAAC) is assigned by MOH to be the focal agency for the development of a new National Strategy on HIV Prevention and Control. In order to develop the strategy, VAAC requires the USAID Sustainable Financing for HIV to provide technical evidence to support VAAC in developing the new National HIV Strategy 2021-2030.
The USAID Sustainable Financing for HIV seeks to hire a local consultant/expert in health financing who is responsible for providing financing inputs and technical evidence for VAAC to develop the National Strategy on HIV/AIDS 2021-2030.
II. Tasks
III. Qualification requirements
Note: This position is based in Hanoi, Vietnam.
To apply, please send your application documents to Ms. Thanh Hien with the following email: [email protected]
Deadline: open until filled
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.