World Health Organisation Tender

Background Social Prescribing, Often Referred To As Community Referral, Is An Increasingly Popular Approach To Build Towards Community-based Integrated Care. This Term Encompasses A Variety Of Schemes That Connect Patients Accessing Primary Care To Voluntary And Social Services Available In Their Communities. The Goal Of Social Prescribing Is To Connect The Health And Social Sectors To Provide More Holistic Care To Patients. This Is Achieved By Addressing The Social Determinants Of Health And Underlying Psychosocial Factors That Contribute To Poor Health And Support Patients In Taking Preventive Action To Maintain Positive Mental And Physical Wellbeing, As Opposed To Simply Treating Their Symptoms. This More Holistic Approach To Health Care Can Take Various Forms, But All Involve Connecting Patients To Resources In Their Communities Based On Individual Needs. For Example, Primary Health Care Providers Can Directly Refer Patients To Community-based Services, Or They Can Refer Them To Specialized “link Workers” Who Provide Referred Patients With Focused Counselling. These Link Workers Can Also Design Personalized Wellness Plans, Routinely Follow Up On Patients To Monitor Their Progress, And Make Use Of Behaviour Change Techniques. The Healthy Ageing Unit Has Recognized Social Prescribing As A Vital Tool In Achieving Integration Of Health And Non-health Services, One Of The Core Objectives Of Regional Action Plan On Healthy Ageing In The Western Pacific. To Promote And Support Social Prescribing In The Western Pacific Region, The Healthy Ageing Unit Is In The Process Of Drafting A Social Prescribing Toolkit With Support From Experienced International Practitioners. The Intended Primary Audience Of The Toolkit Are Community Health Centres That Are Interested In Leading Or Overseeing A Social Prescribing Pilot, With The Goal Of Eventually Scaling Up The Initiative To The Community Level. The Toolkit Does Not Strive To Be Comprehensive Or Prescriptive, But Will Instead Focus On The Process And Provide A Minimum Set Of Information For Interested Community Health Care Facilities To Feel Confident And Empowered To Design And Implement Their Own Version Of A Social Prescribing System.   Purpose/specific Objective Of The Activity The Proposed Research Serves Two Main Objectives: (1) Piloting The Healthy Ageing Unit’s Social Prescribing Toolkit For The Western Pacific Region To Provide Feedback On Its Improvement And (2) As A Result Of The Piloting Process, Prototyping A Context-appropriate Social Prescribing Model For Mental Wellbeing.   Description Of Activities To Be Carried Out Output 1. A Report Documenting Feedback On The Social Prescribing Toolkit For The Western Pacific Region Based On The Step-by-step Implementation Process. The Healthy Ageing Unit Is Particularly Interested In Gaining Insights Into The Usability And Clarity Of The Toolkit, Any Specific Information Gaps, Challenges In Implementation And Support Needs.  Feedback Should Also Be Provided To The Healthy Ageing Unit Through Regular Communication. Deliverable 1.1 The First Part Of The Report Should Include Detailed Documentation On The Implementation Of Each Step Of The Process. This Should Include Diverse Stakeholder Perspectives (including Staff, Health Workers, Community Services, Patients) And Can Include Diverse Media - Such As Photographs And Videos - As Well As Writing. Deliverable 1.2 The Second Part Of The Report Should Include Actionable, Constructive Recommendations For The Improvement Of The Social Prescribing Toolkit For The Western Pacific Region. Output 2. A Case Study Describing The Resulting Social Prescribing System And Preliminary Findings From The Evaluation Designed Through The Social Prescribing Toolkit Process.   Deliverable 2.1 The Case Study Should Describe The Structure Of The Resulting Social Prescribing System Implemented And, If Possible, Include Intermediate And Process Outcomes From A Preliminary Evaluation Of The Pilot Such As Uptake, Adherence And Changes In Self-reported Mental Wellbeing.     Methods To Carry Out The Activity The Contractor Will Implement Social Prescribing Using A Draft Social Prescribing Toolkit Development By The Who Western Pacific Regional Office. This Will Involve Putting Together A Core Implementation Team, Identifying Local Resources That Can Be Leveraged, Engaging With Relevant Stakeholders Across Health And Social Sectors And Collecting Data To Monitor Progress. The Implementation Process Should Be Recorded And Documented Along The Way.   Qualifications & Experience Experience The Company/agency/ Institution Should Have Experience Implementing And Evaluating Public Health Interventions/programmes As Well As Experience Producing Written Reports.   Technical Skills & Knowledge The Company/agency/institution Should Have A Good Understanding Of Local Health Systems And Organizational Process, Have Fundamental Knowledge Of The Social Determinants Of Health And Their Implications, Possess Research And Evaluation Skills For The Implementation Of Public Health Interventions.   Languages Fluent In Written And Spoken English And Chinese.   Competencies • Passionate And Innovative • Fostering Multidisciplinary And Multi-stakeholder Collaboration • Communicating Effectively (verbal And Written) • Adhering To Timelines And Producing Results   Additional Information: Starting Date: January 11, 2021 Duration Of Contract: 3 Months (january – March 2021)   Applications Qualified And Interested Specialists Should Submit Their Cv {for Individual Contractors} Or Company Profile {for Institutional Applications} And Expression Of Interest {cover Letter} To The Supply Officer Through Wp Ro Ungm At < Wproungm@who.int > By 1 January 2021.  The Cover Letter Should Outline How Their Experience And Qualifications Make Them A Suitable Candidate For This Position And Should Include Their Proposed Daily Consultancy Fee And Availability. Please Use Tender Notice No. 119832 As Subject To All Submission. only Successful Candidates Will Be Contacted.