Deadline: 19-Jun-25
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund seeks a standby partner to support in emergency health response during humanitarian crisis in Nepal.
Sectors and Areas of Specialization
- Health
- Health in emergencies
Priority Risk Scenarios
- Earthquake (Level 16 – High)
- 600,000 people potentially affected
- 204,000 targeted for health support
- Key vulnerable groups: 96,000 adolescents, 90,000 children under 5, 18,000 newborns, 60,000 pregnant/lactating women
- Floods/Landslides (Level 12 – High)
- 360,000 people potentially affected
- 158,400 targeted for health support
- Key vulnerable groups: 57,600 adolescents, 54,000 children under 5, 10,800 newborns, 36,000 pregnant/lactating women
- Disease Outbreaks (Level 9 – Moderate)
- 100,000 people potentially affected
- 100,000 targeted for health support
- Focus diseases: dengue, cholera, Japanese encephalitis
Geographic Location
- Nepal
- Sudurpashchim
- Karnali
- Bagmati
- Madhesh
- Koshi
- Gandaki
- Lumbini
Expected Outputs
- The major outputs in the emergency response in this CFEI includes:
- Rapid assessment, data collection and analysis: This output will include preliminary assessment of the impact caused by the disaster, needs assessment, vulnerability mapping, data collection and analysis as soon as a disaster strikes.
- Logistics management of UNICEF prepositioned supplies: UNICEF has prepositioned health supplies including medical tent, long lasting insecticide treated bednets (LLIN), newborn kits (clothes for newborn and mother), and oral rehydration salt (ORS) in warehouses in Kathmandu, Janakpur, Bhairahawa, Surkhet and Dhangadhi.
- Community engagement for improved health care Practices: Basic health services are disrupted during an emergency therefore, community engagement is very important for at risk population to have access to information on where and how to seek services.
- End user monitoring and accountability to the affected population Illustrative interventions
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