Consultancy: Digital Health Promotion in Humanitarian Settings

MSF UK London United Kingdom Manson
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Company Description

MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES UK



Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) provides life-saving emergency relief and longer-term medical care to some of the most vulnerable and excluded communities around the world. As an independent medical humanitarian organisation, we deliver care based only on need, regardless of ethnic origin, gender, religion or political affiliation.

MSF relies on donations from private individuals and organisations for the majority of its income. This private funding gives MSF the freedom to respond where needs are greatest and to speak out publicly, free from any political interference.

MSF has around 40,000 local and international staff working in over 70 countries, in some of the most challenging places in the world. Our medical humanitarian projects are supported by teams in 32 countries, including the UK, spread across Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australasia.

At MSF UK/IE, we support MSF's operations by building relationships with our supporters, increasing awareness of our work, raising funds, providing specialist medical expertise, catalysing change on medical humanitarian issues, and recruiting field staff. MSF UK/IE personnel are dynamic, hard-working, enthusiastic and committed to MSF's values and aims. In addition MSF continues to build upon its presence in Ireland to become a widely recognised, accepted and respected humanitarian organisation among Irish audiences, and within the Irish humanitarian and political sector.




Position

BACKGROUND

MSF is assessing how communities are accessing health information online and digitally, by addressing questions around the main digital tools used, how information is shared, what information is trusted and used, and what type of information is needed by the communities we care for. Ultimately, the objective is to be able to design tailored communication strategies that fulfil the needs of health information by the communities.

Bangladesh: MSF’s Cox’s Bazar project conducted a needs evaluation and information ecosystem mapping to understand the digital information access among community members which translated into a digital communication strategy for host communities. Currently the preparations for a digital Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) service awareness digital campaign is undergoing.

Myanmar: In Shan and Kachin projects an information ecosystem mapping has started and key informant interviews to define the needs and form the digital communication strategy are being prepared.

Malaysia: an initial needs assessment regarding access to SGBV services and information is planned.

AIM

We are looking to explore how the communities we serve access health information online, and to develop Digital Health Promotion (DHP) communication strategies. Our country teams in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Malaysia require support to best understand the DHP community needs and to develop successful campaigns.

OBJECTIVE

We are seeking expertise to provide direct hands-on technical and logistical guidance to the country teams based in Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Malaysia, where digital health promotion activities to improve access to SGBV services have commenced.

Requirements

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Other information

Closing date: 30 October 2021, 11.59pm


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