Closing date
19 September 2023VN#051 - A national Short-term Consultant to provide consulting service in strengthening local capacity in assessment and monitoring health impacts from air pollution; updating, finalizing and disseminating guidelines on health impacts from air pollution
Air pollutants are substances that exist in the air environment and have negative effects to human health and may be harmful to the environment and property. In Viet Nam, air pollution is one of the top five causes of disease burden and premature death, second only to hypertension, smoking, diabetes and the risk associated with nutritional factors. According to estimates of the Global Burden of Disease, Viet Nam has about 71.7 thousand premature deaths due to air pollution in general, of which there are about 37.5 thousand deaths premature death due to ambient PM2.5 dust pollution.
Declining air quality increases people's health risks. Therefore, in order to protect public health against air pollution episodes, it is necessary to assess the health impacts of air pollution, first of all, to strengthen the capacity of health workers, strengthen the propaganda and dissemination of instructions and warnings on measures to protect health against the impacts of air pollution
In 2021, the Viet Nam Health Environment Management Agency (VIHEMA) cooperated with WHO to develop guidelines to protect public health against the impact of air pollution. Due to Covid-19 and the lack of funding from WHO caused by the late approval of WHO PD 2022-2023, the draft guideline has not been finalized yet. In 2022, VIHEMA continued working with LIVE & LEARN, with the support of USAID, to develop a Guide to Air Pollution Assessment of Health Risks. Also in 2022, UNICEF and VIHEMA jointly developed a guidance on prevention of air pollution effects on maternal and child health.
In 2023, with the request from MoH leaders to raise public awareness on health impacts from air pollution (for public health, not just for maternal and child health), VIHEMA’s proposal for conducting the activity entitled "Strengthening local capacity in assessment and monitoring health impacts from air pollution (back-casting); updating; finalizing and disseminating guidelines on health impacts from air pollution" was approved by WHO Viet Nam to put into implementation. WHO is also supporting other related areas of work in relation to air pollution and its health impacts.
As part of its technical assistance to VIHEMA, WHO is recruiting 01 national expert to provide technical support to VIHEMA in conducting the above activity and linking with WHO’s other related areas of support.
Start date: 25 September 2023 (subject to confirmation)
End date: 31 December 2023
Number of working days as a consultant: 21 non-consecutive days
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Application letters and updated CVs in English should be received on/or before 19 September 2023 and should be addressed to:
Administrative Officer
World Health Organization
UN Building, 304 Kim Ma, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Or by email at:
For further information on this Call for Expressions of Interest, please contact: wpvnmwr@who.int
