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3MDG Fund
Maternal, newborn and child health services in Chin State, Magway Region and Shan State
Call for Expressions of Interest (EoI)
Release date: 1 November 2012
Deadline: 22 November 2012, 17:00 Myanmar time (GMT +6½)
Title: MNCH services in selected townships of Chin State, Magway Region and Shan State
Reference: 82844-3MDG-0001-12
Duration: January 2013 to December 2016
Expressions of Interest Resources
EoI information (PDF, 65KB)
EoI form (Zip, 60KB)
Description of Action (PDF, 500KB)
Frequently asked questions
3MDG overview slides (PDF, 250KB)
1 Background
The Three Millennium Development Goals Fund (3MDG) is a pooled multi-donor fund operating in Myanmar. Component 1 of the 3MDG Fund will support maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) services in Myanmar. An analysis of health and poverty gaps has led to the identification of seven priority States and Regions that will be targeted initially for Component 1. These include, in order of the size of their health and poverty gaps: Chin State, Magway Region, Kachin State, Rakhine State, Ayeyarwady Region, Shan State, and Kayah State. Additional areas of intervention might be recognised based on other criteria, such as post-conflict areas with significant health and poverty needs within other States and Regions, or on information not available at this stage.
Taking into consideration among other areas, accessibility, variations in population density, and geographical diversity, the first phase of the programme’s roll out will aim to select townships in Chin State, Magway Region and Shan State. A second phase of the roll out will follow early in 2013.
MNCH activities supported by the 3MDG will be implemented in the framework of an integrated township health plan. The implementation will be a joint effort of all stakeholders in the township under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and the local health authorities. The support of the UN Agencies will be an integral part of the planning process and implementation of activities. The details and their role is currently being defined. Other implementing partners who will work in partnership with the township health authorities include non-governmental organisations, community-based organisation and the private sector. Page 23 of the 3MDG Fund ‘Description of Action’ provides an overview of the potential roles of different stakeholders.
The service delivery will be focused on specific townships and will be linked with State and Region level planning, implementation and reporting. Each selected township will be enabled to provide a comprehensive package of MNCH services delivered in a continuum of care. Beneficiary accountability, monitoring of service delivery and strengthening community mechanisms for voice and accountability will need to be included in all service delivery systems.
The following services are part of the Continuum of Care (see Description of Action p19 and p58):
Maternal Health Services
Child Health Services
Improved access to family planning
Skilled birth attendance
Emergency obstetric and neonatal care
Prevention and management of postpartum haemorrhage
Antenatal and postpartum care
Nutrition
Safe blood supply
Essential newborn care
Case management of diarrhoea, acute respiratory infection, malaria
Breastfeeding and complementary feeding
Immunisation
Nutrition
Malaria prevention, control and treatment
Water, latrines, hand-washing
Pre-pregnancy – Pregnancy – Birth – Neonatal – Childhood
2 Purpose of EoI
3MDG will support township health services under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and the local health authorities; with UN Agencies as an integral part of the policy and planning process and implementation of activities. This Expression of Interest serves to assess the interest and capacity of other organisations to provide services in the States and Regions in partnership with the township health authorities and the UN. Together with other criteria it will inform the selection of the townships to be supported by 3MDG. The 3MDG Fund seeks at this stage the EoI of suitably qualified non-governmental organisations, local organisations and community-based organisations to contribute towards achieving the 3MDG Fund’s objectives in the following geographical priority areas:
a. Chin State, Magway Region and Shan State
Expressions of interest are expected for townships in these areas.
b. Other States and Regions under consideration will be phased in gradually, with activities possibly starting in July 2013.
Organisations are invited to express their potential interest, although at this stage not to provide full details concerning experience and capacity. This will be requested through a second EoI process early 2013.
The second phase of the selection process will be a direct and/or competitive contracting process for the selected townships when full proposals will be commissioned or requested.
It is planned that the implementation of the activities in this first round of townships will start in the second quarter of 2013.
Applicants are encouraged to refer to the 3MDG Fund ‘Description of Action’ when responding to this EoI.
3 Eligibility
Organisations with authority to work in Myanmar or those who are in the process of seeking registration can respond directly to this EoI.
English will be the language of communication.
4 Documents to submit
The EoI form needs to be filled with all the relevant information. Maximum page numbers are indicated and need to be strictly respected.
5 Deadline for EoI/Q&A
Questions regarding the selection process and this EoI can be sent to the following email address: info@3mdg.org . These will be answered in a Q&A document which will be posted on the 3DF website. Other enquiries and requests for submission forms can be addressed to Hnin Su Mon at the 3DF Communications Unit, +95 (0)1 534498.
The deadline is 22 November 2012, 17:00 Myanmar time (GMT +6½), send either by:
email: bids.3mdg@unops.org or
Hard copy to the Fund Management Office in Yangon:
EoI Component 1 MNCH November 2012
3MDG Fund
c/o UNOPS Registry
EoI MNCH Phase I
137/1 Than Lwin Road
Kamayut, Yangon
http://www.3dfund.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=164&Itemid=134
