VN039: Agreement for Performance of Work (APW) holder (firm/institution/agency) to support the World Health Organization Viet Nam Country Office in the conduct of the mixed virtual/onsite event for World Breastfeeding Week virtual/onsite event

Background

World Breast Feeding week is celebrated annually to draw attention to a specific health topic of concern to people all over the world. This year, the chosen theme is “Let’s make breastfeeding and work, work!” to emphasize on the necessity of providing maternity protection and support to women who are breastfeeding, regardless of workplace, sector or contract type.

Feeding practices of children in the first 2 years of life profoundly affect their survival, health, and development throughout their lives. Infant nutrition should be based on the best evidence, free of commercial interests.

The World Breastfeeding Week 2023 also mark the launch of BMS report – which presented research on breast milk substitution marketing in 8 different countries including Vietnam. In particular, the study in Viet Nam showed that the marketing activities within the country heavily violated Decree 100 – which prohibited advertising of formula milk to children under 24 months old. 92% of mothers responding to the survey had seen or heard marketing of formula in the past year. Return to work is identified as a key reason for introducing formula to children from 6 months old.

WHO Viet Nam will hold an event to mark WBW and the BMS report launch to call for governmental stakeholders, UN organizations and development partners, NGOs, private sector, public and media to take actions to improve children’s and women’s health, to be motivated to provide protection and support to women who are breastfeeding at workplaces, to increase awareness on breastfeeding and to strengthening the laws and practices around breast milk substitution marketing.

The event will be in a hybrid format, with panelists present in-room. The meeting will be translated to Vietnamese and broadcasted live on the WHO Viet Nam Facebook Page and UNICEF Vietnam Facebook Page.

Planned Timelines (subject to confirmation):

Start date (engagement date): 1 to 8 August 2023

Event date: 7 August 2023

Requirements/specification

The APW must fulfill the following qualifications:

Work Experience

Event organizer: At least three (3) years’ work experience in handling livestream/online events
Previous experience working with the World Health Organization, other United Nations agencies, the Ministry of Health, or other health-related organizations is desirable.

Language Fluency