International Consultant on Eco-systems Health / Dealing with Zoonotic Diseases at the Animal-Human-Environment Interface

During the past decade, Vietnam has experienced successive significant threats to public health and economic growth from the international transmission of new strains of zoonotic viruses including SARS, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) and the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009. The Vietnam Integrated National Operational Program for Avian Influenza (OPI), 2006-2010 (the “Green Book”), has provided a framework for activities by national agencies and international partners with the overall objective of reducing the health risk to humans from avian influenza by controlling the disease at source in domestic poultry, by detecting and responding promptly to human cases, and by preparing for the medical consequences of a human pandemic. A mid-term review of the OPI was conducted in 2009 with 43 recommendations for the future period.

The selected international consultant will provide high level technical and policy inputs into the development of sections on eco-systems health / dealing with zoonotic diseases at the animal-human-environment interface for the Vietnam Integrated National Program on Avian Influenza, Pandemic Preparedness and “One Health”, 2011-2015, drawing on current international understanding and experiences.

Deadline for Applications: No later than 05 October 2010, 05:00 pm (Hanoi time)

Terms of Reference (TOR), Evaluation Criteria and Financial offer

Interested candidates are invited to send the most updated CV and financial offer to:

Ms. Le Tuyet Sinh at le.tuyet.sinh@undp.org
Procurement Unit, UNDP Viet Nam