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Indonesia has a generally well performing immunization program but there remain important discrepancies within and between regions and according to UNICEF there is a persisting immunization gap of 1.9 M children under immunized1. Access to immunization and adequate coverage is a key element of the Universal Health Coverage which Indonesia is committed to attain by 2019. Central to the immunization program is the vaccine supply chain. Assessments of the vaccine Supply Chain Management in Indonesia reveal (among other issues):
These issues, in turn, cause delayed progress, limited impact (by constrained coverage and prolonged stock out), stalled new vaccine introduction and suboptimal immunization at population level.
Contextual factors negatively impacting the vaccine Supply Chain Management (SCM) in Indonesia (and immunization overall) include the decentralization of a complex health system, extreme geography imposing physical and logistical challenges for vaccine supplies and information flow and ‘people factors. The later can be loosely described as including human resources landscape in the immunization program (supply side) and a range of social determinants comprising varying degrees of community awareness and acceptance of immunization (based on level of education, belief systems, agency and socioeconomics).
Although it is playing a critical role, vaccine Supply Chain has received comparatively little investment. Pressed to meet its commitment to Universal Health Coverage by 2019, Indonesia is in urgent need of innovation to improve vaccine supply chain management.
A pilot project was initiated -with the support from UNDP- in two districts, Bogor and South Tangerang in West Java and Banten Provinces, respectively. The pilot project uses the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network technology (eVIN) which transformed the vaccine supply chain in India and therefore looks supplies and storage temperature across the vaccine cold chain points. SMILE (eVIN) also helps track storage temperature of vaccines through SIM-enabled temperature loggers attached to the cold chain equipment. At the core of the project is a human resources development component supported by a defined supervision plan and a rigorous training regimen. The system provides an integrated solution to address widespread inequities in vaccine coverage by supporting state governments in overcoming constraints of infrastructure, monitoring and management information systems and human resources.
As of July 2018, the system has been set up in 54 Puskesmas (Community Health Care Centre) in the two Provinces. The project engages with stakeholders at all levels: Ministry of Health (MoH), Provincial Health Office (PHO) and District Health Office (DHO). Series of trainer training for cold chain handlers and immunization staff have been completed. Trainees equipped with handsets implement SMILE (eVIN) on a daily basis and the system is live since mid-July 2018. Specialized staff recruited by UNDP are constantly monitoring the implementation of the pilot. Cold chain data and vaccine stock (utilization) data is simultaneously updated in the SMILE (eVIN) application and uploaded on a cloud server which can then be viewed by program managers at district, province, and national level through online dashboards.
UNDP is scaling up the SMILE solution across 600 Community Health Centres in Indonesia in 2020 to improve the vaccine cold chain logistics system, as part of the GAVI Post Transition Engagement grants for the Government of Indonesia. As part of initial coverage, SMILE has already been piloted in 58 cold chain points in two Cities in two Provinces, West Java and Banten. Moving forward, UNDP has now been asked by the Govt. of Indonesia to expand SMILE implementation to further include 600 cold chain points in 9 additional provinces. The final intent is to expand the SMILE implementation to all cold chain in Indonesia in a phase wise rollout during 2020-2024.
Under the overall guidance of the Project Assistant, the Regional Assistant provides project support services in ensuring provincial coordinator under his/her supervision prepare regular data reporting on utilization and projection of vaccine and other logistics as well as tracking results and apply the monitoring framework as set up in the project document, in line with prevailing internal monitoring guidelines and ensure reporting arrangements are in place and are being implemented to ensure that the reporting requirements are met in a timely manner.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Support the project team to ensure effective project planning, budgeting and implementation focusing on achievement of the following results:
2. Support to the effective reporting on progress of project implementation
3. Provides administrative support to the Project Management Unit focusing on achievement of the following results:
4. Support strategic partnerships, communication and support to the implementation of resource mobilization
5. Supports knowledge building and knowledge sharing focusing on achievement of the following results:
6. The incumbent of the position should avoid any kind of discriminatory behavior including gender discrimination and ensure that
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