TOR: Consultancy for health campaign finance and policy assessment in Ethiopia and Nigeria

The Health Campaign Effectiveness (HCE) Coalition have released terms of reference for short term consultancy services for health campaign and finance policy assessment. In 2023, the HCE Coalition developed the Collaborative Action Strategy (CAS) for Campaign Effectiveness with over 50 partners from both global and country-level settings, representing more than 20 organizations, and collectively covering all 5 major health campaign domains: immunizations, polio, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), malaria and nutrition/Vitamin A supplementation. 

Purpose of the Consultancy

The Nigeria and Ethiopia Ministries of Health (MOH) opted-in to the CAS in January 2024 with preliminary plans for CAS customization and subsequent phased implementation. As part of the CAS customization and implementation, a consultant or firm is needed in each country to support the CAS technical working group in the development of the CAS financing recommendations and implementation plan. The consultants or firms will:

1. Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the health campaign financing landscape at the national level and in 3-4 selected regions and states2 that focuses on current financing policies and mechanisms (sources of campaign funding, amounts of funding per funder and disease area, funds flow and release processes, payment systems, etc.) to enable better planning and execution,
2. Support the finance and policy subgroup(s) of the CAS Technical Working Group (TWG) for each country in the delivery of its terms of reference,
3. Examine (and document) whether accountability mechanisms for campaign financing are in place that provide visibility into effective use of campaign investments
4. Develop a policy brief that summarizes key evidence from the financing analyses to guide MOH policy decisions.