UNICEF seeks a consultant to analyze PHC and immunization spending in Africa in reference to regional commitments, NYHQ, Programme Group

UNICEF consultant to analyze PHC and immunization spending in Africa in reference to regional commitments, NYHQ, Programme Group

Deadline for applications is September 23, 2025.

The primary objective is to provide technical and analytical expertise to support the development of evidence-based recommendations with a particular focus on sustainable financing for primary health care and immunization programs.

Scope of work

1. Review the assignment and develop a proposed methodology for UNICEF review
2. Conduct a systematic review of evidence on health financing commitments in the context of the Abuja Declaration
3. Analyze health spending trends across all 55 AU member states from 2000 to 2024 and analyze health spending by source (government budget allocation, donor funding, out-of-pocket expenditure, private sector) with particular attention to domestic resource mobilization trends.
4. Examine immunization financing patterns, identifying countries in different stages of donor transition and associated funding gaps
5. Assess primary health care investment levels and their relationship to progress in universal health coverage.
6. Review the best global practices in national health financing commitments and their implementation mechanisms, and analyze the effectiveness of existing accountability frameworks for health financing commitments.
7. Contribute to the development of policy options for updating AU health financing commitments that reflect contemporary health priorities.
8. Design a framework for sustainable primary health care financing that addresses UHC goals

Work assignment overview, deliverables and outputs, and deadlines

1. Review the assignment and develop a proposed methodology for UNICEF review (One Inception report with detailed methods developed, September 25, 2025)
2. Conduct a systematic review of evidence on health financing commitments in the context of the Abuja Declaration (One comprehensive report presenting early findings and a systematic review of evidence on the implementation of the Abuja Declaration has been prepared, October 10, 2025)
3. Analyze health spending trends across all 55 AU member states from 2000 to 2024 and analyze health spending by source (government budget allocation, donor funding, out-of-pocket expenditure, private sector) with particular attention to domestic resource mobilization trends (One report presenting early findings of the spending analysis was presented, October 20, 2025)
4. Examine immunization financing patterns, identifying countries in different stages of donor transition and associated funding gaps (One report was developed presenting immunization financing patterns, identifying countries in different stages of donor transition, and associated funding gaps, October 30, 2025)
5. Assess primary health care investment levels and their relationship to progress in universal health coverage (One report presenting primary health care investment levels and their relationship to progress in universal health coverage was created, November 5, 2025)
6. Review the best global practices in national health financing commitments and their implementation mechanisms and analyze the effectiveness of existing accountability frameworks for health financing commitments (Two policy options paper with implementation frameworks presented in a detailed report, November 15, 2025)
7. Contribute to the development of policy options for health financing commitments that reflect contemporary health priorities (One report presenting summary findings from the Technical Working Groups meeting, November 25, 2025)