Consultancy service for situation assessment on coverage of health insurance for rehabilitation services

TERMS OF REFERENCES

CONSULTANCY SERVICE FOR SITUATION ASSESSMENT
ON COVERAGE OF HEALTH INSURANCE FOR REHABILITATION SERVICES

Overview

The International Center (formerly known as Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation -VVAF) is an America non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. IC-VVAF established a representative office in Hanoi in 1994, and has been active in humanitarian assistance programs and development assistance continuously since that time. IC-VVAF has also addressed the consequences of war through advocacy and service programs in Vietnam for the last three decades. As a cofounder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, IC-VVAF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997. Now working under The International Center, IC, focuses on disability support, mine action, and mental health programs.

The Moving Without Limits Project

Under the financial support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID), IC is implementing the Disability Support Project named “Moving without Limits” in the three provinces of Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam and Binh Dinh from July 2015 until September 2022. This project aims to improve the accessibility of the people with mobility impairments in Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam, and Binh Dinh to quality and affordable assistive devices.

Three specific objectives of the project include:

1. Improved availability of quality assistive technologies/ devices (AT/AD) for people with mobility impairments in Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam and Binh Dinh provinces;
2. Improved capacity related to AT/AD for the health sector workforce at national and sub-national levels; and
3. Improved advocacy for policies/regulations and information sharing related to AT/AD.

Context of Assignment

In this project, IC works closely with Ministry of Health to enhance the rehabilitation sector with a focus on AT/AD development. The organization also advocated AT/ADs inclusion into the future revised health insurance law with MOH, MOLISA and Vietnam Social Security (VSS), including collecting evidence for cover proposed AT/AD services for informed decision of policy makers.

Purpose of the Assignment

IC is seeking for a group of consultants/ firms to join our team in developing the tools and report for the current coverage of health insurance for rehabilitation service in health settings. This field assessment is a part of the evidence to illustrate the proposal of including assistive products in the health insurance coverage during the revision of health insurance law.  

1.    OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES

• To develop the assessment tools and report for the current coverage of health insurance for rehabilitation services in health settings.

2.    DUTY STATION AND TIMELINE

• Duty station: Hanoi and other provinces
• Timeline: 12/2022 -  02/2023

3.    SUPERVISION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

The consultant will work under the direct supervision and evaluation of the Project Officer with support from other project staff.

4.    SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Degree in economy, health science, social science, public health or relevant areas.
• At least 5 years of experience in of rehabilitation, AT/AD service delivery and/ or health insurance financing mechanism
• Experience in evidence – informed policy advocacy is an asset.

Language requirements:

• Excellent writing skills in Vietnamese
• Excellent in data analysis

Competencies:

• Teamwork, professionalism, flexibility and an understanding of working with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Having a vision, dedication and ability to learn, high sense of responsibility.

6.       APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Individual/ group of individuals interested in this job are invited to submit your technical proposal and CVs, including references, either by email (to [email protected] ) or by post (to The International Center, R.103-203, B3 Building, Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam).

• Please state “Application for the …………..  ” in the subject line or on the envelope. The short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• Deadline for submission: by December 16th,2022.
• For further information, please contact: Ms. Hua Thi Thu Len – Receptionist
  Tel: (84-24) 3733 9444, ext: 9
  Email: [email protected]