Digitalization of Fiji National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) (Албания - Тендер #43230239)

The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to enter into a contractual agreement with a successful bidder and select a suitable contractor to carry out the following work: Digitalize the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance in Fiji.

BACKGROUND

A new WHO global strategy on health, environment and climate change was approved by member states in 2019 at the 72nd Annual World Health Assembly for 2019 2023, outlining the transformation needed to improve lives and well-being sustainably through healthy environments. With Small Island Developing States (SIDS) being extremely vulnerable to climate change and its potential health impacts, WHO member states approved a WHO global plan of action on climate change and health in SIDS in 2019 for 2019 2023.

Fiji is prone to the impacts of climate change, e.g., sea-level rise, cyclones, and floods, and prediction models suggest that there would be an increase in both the dry season and wet season rainfall with an increased likelihood of extreme rainfall days. Given that scientific evidence indicates SIDS, including Fiji, are likely to experience more extreme weather events such as floods and droughts consequent from climate change, these changes are expected to influence disease patterns, community vulnerability and resilience including health systems in general.

This project on health sectors response to the impacts of Climate Change or SHAPE project in Fiji is funded by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and is implemented jointly by the MoHMS and WHO-Division of Pacific Technical Support.