[opportunities] FHI 360-Call for consultancy-Consultant to develop Antimicrobial Use (AMU) Surveillance Protocol in Hospital Settings

Wed Aug 13 16:45:56 +07 2025

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Call for consultancy: Consultant to develop Antimicrobial Use (AMU) Surveillance Protocol in Hospital Settings

1. Detailed Description of Tasks to be Performed:
In line with the Prime Minister’s approval of the National Strategy on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Prevention and Control (2023–2030, vision to 2045), optimizing antimicrobial use (AMU) is a key national priority to control AMR. The Ministry of Health has issued important guidance, including Decision No. 5631/QĐ-BYT (2020) on hospital antimicrobial stewardship, Decision No. 2115/QĐ-BYT (2023) for district hospital antibiotic use programs, and Decision No. 3465/QĐ-BYT (2024) on the human health AMR Action Plan.
To operationalize these policies, there is a need for a standardized AMU surveillance protocol for hospital settings that will allow consistent, high-quality data collection, enable benchmarking, and inform targeted stewardship interventions. This protocol should integrate the Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) methodology recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and adapt it to the Vietnamese healthcare context.
FHI 360 seeks a consultant with proven expertise in public health, epidemiology, antimicrobial stewardship, and health information systems to lead the development of a AMU surveillance protocol for hospitals. The consultant will build upon existing WHO’s PPS frameworks and the draft AMU surveillance outline, ensuring it is context-specific, feasible, and aligned with national and international standards.

2. Objectives:
The specific tasks for this position include but are not limited to the following:

  *   Develop a comprehensive AMU surveillance protocol for hospital settings in Vietnam, integrating WHO’s PPS methodology and national policy requirements.
  *   Define standardized data variables, indicators, and methodologies for AMU surveillance, including patient- and prescription-level data collection.
  *   Ensure the protocol includes guidance on data analysis, reporting, and feedback mechanisms to support hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs).

Note: Additional deliverables and working days may be included in a contract modification to align with the agreed-upon plan
3. Scope of work and expected deliverables:

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Tasks
Deliverables
Days
Due Date
1
Review existing national and international AMU surveillance protocols, including WHO and Global PPS methodology, current outline of AMU protocol; and assess current AMU monitoring practices in Vietnam
A comprehensive review report summarizing global best practices, national policies, current gaps, and recommendations for protocol development
6
20 Sep
2025
2
Develop the AMU surveillance protocol, including: surveillance objectives, methodology, data collection tools/forms, inclusion/exclusion criteria, data variables, indicators, data quality assurance measures, and analysis/reporting templates
AMU Surveillance Protocol (ready for pilot testing) with annexes (forms, definitions, SOPs)
12
30 Oct
2025

Total (days)
18

Location of work
Hanoi, Vietnam.
Travel
The consultant is not expected to travel.
Qualifications

  *   Medical Doctor with advanced training in public health or epidemiology (PhD, MPH or equivalent).
  *   Extensive experience in health research, health policy, surveillance system design, preferably in AMR/AMU or infectious disease control.
  *   Demonstrated ability to develop clinical, epidemiology/surveillance protocol and/or guidance .
  *   Strong experience in data management, statistical analysis, and reporting.
  *   Familiarity with WHO AWARe classification, ATC/DDD methodology, and antimicrobial stewardship indicators.
  *   Previous experience working with government agencies, hospitals, medical universities or international organizations in Vietnam or similar contexts is desirable.

Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated based on the applicants’ experience and qualifications as detailed above.
Required Documentation
Proposals must include the following components:

  *   Applicant’s CV and highest-level degree
  *   Letter of interest that briefs relevant qualification and experience
  *   Proposed daily rate
  *   FHI 360 Biodata form<https://solicitations.fhi360.org/FHI360%20Biographical%20Data%20Form.pdf>

Application

  *
Application to this call should be submitted by email to nthuy at fhi360.org<mailto:nthuy at fhi360.org> with a copy to nanh at fhi360.org<mailto:nanh at fhi360.org> no later than 5PM August 19th, 2025 with subject line “FF-Consultant – AMU Protocol in HH”
  *   All prospective vendors must comply with the safeguarding policies<https://www.fhi360.org/about-us/compliance-office> of our organization. Any violations of the policies may result in immediate contract termination without liability for the organization.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
FHI 360 Disclaimers

     *   FHI 360 may perform a background check on any selected candidates
     *   FHI 360 may cancel the solicitation and not award
     *   FHI 360 may reject any or all responses received
     *   Issuance of the solicitation does not constitute an award commitment by FHI 360
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     *   FHI 360 reserves the right to issue award based on initial evaluation of offers without further discussion
     *   FHI 360 may choose to award only part of the activities in the solicitation, or issue multiple awards based on the solicitation activities
     *   FHI 360 reserves the right to waive minor proposal deficiencies that can be corrected prior to award determination to promote competition
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Thuy Nguyen Thi

Operations Coordinator

[FHI 360 logo]<https://www.fhi360.org/>

17th Floor, Capital Tower

109 Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam

nthuy at fhi360.org<mailto:nthuy at fhi360.org>

P +84 904 648 498

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