VN013 To conduct national assessment of EENC 2023 in Viet Nam under support from WHO and Maternal and Child Health Department of MOH

Background

A newborn infant dies every two minutes in the Region – often needlessly. The World Health Organization and its Member States developed and endorsed the Action Plan for Healthy Newborn Infants in the Western Pacific Region (2014–2020). The plan aims to improve the quality of care for mothers and babies in health facilities, where the vast majority of children are born in the Region.

In Viet Nam, newborn deaths now represent 52% of all under-5 child deaths and the neonatal mortality rate is estimated at 10.5 per 1000 live births. Two- thirds of all newborn deaths occur in the first three days of life from complications of prematurity/low birth weight, asphyxia and sepsis.  In response to this challenge, Viet Nam has adopted Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC) through the issuance of the Ministry of Health MOH’s technical guidelines for EENC and deployment of EENC at nation wide level from 2014.

To help countries in the Western Pacific Region in monitoring and evaluating the progress and quality of EENC implementation, every two years WPRO supports countries in the Region in conducting an EENC national assessment.

With support from WHO, the EENC assessment will be conducted this year in 11 provinces (Quang Ninh, Hung Yen, Son La, Quang Ngai, Binh Thuan, Phu Yen, Kontum, Binh Duong, Tien Giang, An Giang and Ca Mau) from the northern, the central and the southern areas. There is a need to identify three regional hospitals each in the northern, the central and the southern areas to implement this work.

Planned Timelines (subject to confirmation): 1 year with possible extension

Start date:  05/04/2023

End date: 15/07/2023

Address for applications:

Administrative Officer

World Health Organization

UN Building, 304 Kim Ma Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Or by email at: wpvnmapplicants@who.int

Note: applicants should indicate vacancy notice number and title of position in the email subject