SHOPS Plus: Engaging Kenya’s
Private Health Sector in DHIS2
IT Consultant - DHIS2 Platform
Background: The Sustaining Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) Plus project is USAID’s global flagship initiative in private sector health.
The project concentrates on
family planning and reproductive health; maternal, newborn, and child health;
and HIV and AIDS.
SHOPS Plus currently is
seeking a consultant to assist with an effort to pilot the use of DHIS2 as a
platform to both
(1) increase private sector data
sharing with government health management information systems (HMIS), and
(2) improve management and
use of routine data by private sector facilities.
The pilot will focus on
family planning services delivered through private drug shops and pharmacies in
Kenya.
SHOPS Plus will explore
opportunities to use existing IT solutions that are compatible with DHIS2 to
simplify and reduce burdensome reporting processes.
Such platforms provide an
opportunity to provide rapid feedback that can help strengthen providers’
business practices (e.g., data on usage rates and method mix), thereby
demonstrating the value of the system and increasing participating providers’
support for the system.
Analysis of DHS data shows that the private sector is an important source of family planning users around the world, especially for youth populations.
Analysis of DHS data shows that the private sector is an important source of family planning users around the world, especially for youth populations.
{Ugaz,
JI, M Chatterjee, JN Gribble, S Mitchell. 2015. Regional trends in the use of
short-acting and long-acting contraception accessed through the private and
public sectors. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics.}
{SHOPS Project. 2015. Reaching Youth with Modern Contraception. Bethesda, MD: Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector, Abt Associates.}
With its flexibility and
simplicity, DHIS2 presents an opportunity to implement an easy-to-use, simple
reporting system that providers can use to record their service delivery
statistics and share routine service delivery data with the national
HMIS.
Many country governments and
larger private sector organizations have already started using DHIS2 to this
end, yet significant gaps remain in the private health sector. Independent
private health care providers, especially at the drug shop and pharmacy level,
have largely not adopted any means of participating in government HMIS.
National governments,
who increasingly use routine data to monitor progress, therefore see an
incomplete picture.
Improving private sector
participation is therefore essential to gaining an accurate understanding of
family planning use in a country, monitoring progress toward global FP2020
goals, and developing health sector strategic plans.
In addition, improving data
management will also have a benefit to the private providers themselves, as
they will have better and more frequent data to help them better plan, budget,
and forecast needs for their facilities.
The pilot will have four phases:
The pilot will have four phases:
1. Pilot design: Work with relevant stakeholders to develop a recruitment
strategy identify pharmacies to target for participation; agree to reporting
requirements; identify current barriers to reporting among pharmacies; and
adapt systems to connect with DHIS2 platform for pilot.
2. Recruitment of drug shops
and pharmacies: Develop
and use a business case that outlines the potential benefits for providers from
improving their reporting of routine data to recruit participants for pilot
that vary in terms of size, type, location, etc.
3. Pilot implementation: During this period, SHOPS Plus will provide technical assistance
to the pilot facilities, public sector officials, and other stakeholders to
facilitate reporting of FP statistics.
Activities will include
training participating providers on the reporting requirements and systems,
providing supervision and mentorship to pilot participants, review reports for
data quality issues, and troubleshoot any problems.
The consultant will also
facilitate between SHOPS Plus project staff, Ministry of Health officials, and
pilot participants to ensure that all participating pharmacies and drug shops
have access to the necessary registers, as well as data collection and
reporting forms.
The implementation will be
broken up into two phases: a 1-2 month training period followed by a 6-month
pilot period.
4. Pilot learning: Over the course of the pilot period, SHOPS Plus will analyze
collected data to determine if there are changes in the amount, quality (e.g.,
accuracy, precision, completeness, timeliness, consistency, etc.), frequency,
and usability of data from participating facilities in the public sector HMIS.
SHOPS Plus seeks to recruit
an IT Consultant to work with the project team to appropriately adapt DHIS2 for
use by the private drug stores and pharmacies for data entry, data analysis and
report generation.
The pilot project will work
with the key stakeholders and the enrolled drug stores and pharmacies to
identify the relevant data elements and indicators that need to be
collected.
This will be reconciled
against the current data capture form in DHIS2 ‘Facility Contraceptive
Consumption and Request Form’ to isolate any gaps.
The LOE of 35 days is
estimated to complete the task with a period of performance start from October
15, 2016 to June 30, 2017.
The consultant will report to
SHOPS Plus project staff and will be responsible to work with MOH and UON to:
1. Customize
or update an appropriate data capture form in DHIS2 to allow for comprehensive
data collection, analysis and use by drug stores and pharmacies based on the
consensus built amongst the stakeholders. [3 days]
2. Update
DHIS2 with the relevant organizational details necessary to allow for data set
mapping. [1 day]
3. Map
and assign the enrolled drugstores and pharmacies all the relevant data entry
forms in DHIS2 necessary to meet the data element and indicator calculation
requirements. [2 days]
4. Design
standard reports and dashboard analytical visuals appropriately worked using
the data sets in DHIS and relevant to the stakeholders involved. [2 days]
5. Ensure
all the end-users identified by the drugstores and pharmacies receive an
appropriate DHIS2 access credentials to allow for effective use. [2 days]
6. Contribute
to the development of the training material and resources necessary for
training the drug stores and pharmacies staff to use DHIS2. [2 days]
7. Support
training by facilitating the relevant technology sections of the training
package. [3 days]
8. Provide
onsite technical assistance to pilot participants to trouble shoot and resolve
problems relating to DHIS2 platform (15 days)
9. Participate
in the pilot project management meetings as required from time to time. [5
days]
Deliverables
1. DHIS2
ready for data entry, data retrieval and presentation by users enrolled in the
pilot project.
2. Training
material and resources relevant for training the users to use DHIS2 correctly
and effectively.
3. Appropriate
end-user training delivered.
4. Monthly
reports of any onsite assistance delivered
Qualifications:
The successful candidate for
this position will have:
- Experience
working with private pharmacies and drug shops in Kenya
- Demonstrated
expertise in HMIS and familiarity with the DHIS2 platform
- An
understanding of relevant indicators used to track family planning service
statistics
- Good written
and oral communication skills
Applications due by October
05th, 2016
Send applications to: Sean_Callahan@abtassoc.com
SHOPS Plus: Engaging Kenya’s
Private Health Sector in DHIS2
DHIS2 Training Consultant
DHIS2 Training Consultant
Background: The Sustaining Health Outcomes through
the Private Sector (SHOPS) Plus project is USAID’s global flagship initiative
in private sector health.
The overall purpose of the
project is to improve health outcomes and increase the use of priority health
services through the strategic engagement of the private sector in health
systems.
The project concentrates on
family planning and reproductive health; maternal, newborn, and child health;
and HIV and AIDS.
SHOPS Plus currently is
seeking a consultant to assist with an effort to pilot the use of DHIS2 as a
platform to both
(1) increase private sector
data sharing with government health management information systems (HMIS), and
(2) improve management and
use of routine data by private sector facilities.
The pilot will focus on
family planning services delivered through private drug shops and pharmacies in
Kenya.
SHOPS Plus will explore
opportunities to use existing IT solutions that are compatible with DHIS2 to
simplify and reduce burdensome reporting processes.
Such platforms provide an
opportunity to provide rapid feedback that can help strengthen providers’
business practices (e.g., data on usage rates and method mix), thereby
demonstrating the value of the system and increasing participating providers’
support for the system.
Analysis of DHS data shows that the private sector is an important source of family planning users around the world, especially for youth populations.
{Ugaz, JI, M Chatterjee, JN
Gribble, S Mitchell. 2015. Regional trends in the use of short-acting and
long-acting contraception accessed through the private and public sectors.
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics.}
{SHOPS Project. 2015.
Reaching Youth with Modern Contraception. Bethesda, MD: Strengthening Health
Outcomes through the Private Sector, Abt Associates.}
With its flexibility and
simplicity, DHIS2 presents an opportunity to implement an easy-to-use, simple
reporting system that providers can use to record their service delivery
statistics and share routine service delivery data with the national
HMIS.
Many country governments and
larger private sector organizations have already started using DHIS2 to this
end, yet significant gaps remain in the private health sector.
Independent private health
care providers, especially at the drug shop and pharmacy level, have largely
not adopted any means of participating in government HMIS.
National governments, who
increasingly use routine data to monitor progress, therefore see an incomplete
picture.
Improving private sector
participation is therefore essential to gaining an accurate understanding of
family planning use in a country, monitoring progress toward global FP2020
goals, and developing health sector strategic plans.
In addition, improving data
management will also have a benefit to the private providers themselves, as
they will have better and more frequent data to help them better plan, budget,
and forecast needs for their facilities.
The pilot will have four
phases:
1. Pilot design: Work with relevant stakeholders to
develop a recruitment strategy identify pharmacies to target for participation;
agree to reporting requirements; identify current barriers to reporting among
pharmacies; and adapt systems to connect with DHIS2 platform for pilot.
2. Recruitment of drug shops
and pharmacies: Develop
and use a business case that outlines the potential benefits for providers from
improving their reporting of routine data to recruit participants for pilot
that vary in terms of size, type, location, etc.
3. Pilot implementation: During this period,
SHOPS Plus will provide technical assistance to the pilot facilities, public
sector officials, and other stakeholders to facilitate reporting of FP
statistics.
Activities will include
training participating providers on the reporting requirements and systems,
providing supervision and mentorship to pilot participants, review reports for
data quality issues, and troubleshoot any problems.
The consultant will also
facilitate between SHOPS Plus project staff, Ministry of Health officials, and
pilot participants to ensure that all participating pharmacies and drug shops
have access to the necessary registers, as well as data collection and
reporting forms.
The implementation will be
broken up into two phases: a 1-2 month training period followed by a 6-month
pilot period.
4. Pilot learning: Over the course of the pilot period, SHOPS Plus will analyze collected data to determine if there are changes in the amount, quality (e.g., accuracy, precision, completeness, timeliness, consistency, etc.), frequency, and usability of data from participating facilities in the public sector HMIS.
SHOPS Plus seeks to recruit a DHIS2 training consultant to work with the project team to develop
and implement a training curriculum that builds the skills and competencies of
private pharmacies and drug stores to effectively use DHIS2 for routine operations
and reporting.
The pilot project will work
with the key stakeholders and the enrolled drug stores and pharmacies to
identify the relevant data elements and indicators that need to be
collected.
To complete the task an LOE
of 52 days is estimated with a period of performance starting from October 15,
2016 to June 30, 2017.
The consultant will report to
SHOPS Plus project staff and will be responsible to work with the project team:
1. Review
of existing DHIS2 training curriculum and participate/facilitate sessions of
stakeholders’ meetings to isolate and document the skills and competencies the
training will impart. [4 days]
2. Take
lead and coordinate PPB, RHU, PSU to develop a use case to be used for training
[3 days]
3. Develop
facilitators’ and participants’ training manuals including pre and
post-training assessments, pilot test the materials [6 days]
4. Coordinate
recruitment, orientation and training of facilitators [7 days]
5. In
coordination with key stakeholders develop the training program [2 days]
6. Coordinate
delivery of the actual trainings, including taking a key role as the lead
training facilitator [4 days]
7. Report
writing [2 days]
8. Conduct
ongoing support to participating pharmacies (24 days)
Deliverables
1. Training
skills and competencies summary.
2. Training
facilitators’ and participants’ manual.
3. Training
use case.
4. Complete
recruitment and orientation of facilitators.
5. Training
program
6. Training
report
Qualifications:
The successful candidate for
this position will have:
- Experience
working with private pharmacies and drug shops in Kenya
- Demonstrated
expertise in HMIS and familiarity with the DHIS2 platform
- An
understanding of relevant indicators used to track family planning service
statistics
- Good written
and oral communication skills
- Experience developing
and implementing training programs
Applications due by October
05th, 2016
Send applications to: Sean_Callahan@abtassoc.com