Posted on : January 22, 2025 Application deadline : January 28, 2025

Consultant (National) (Adv#12/2025) icddr,b is a Bangladesh-based international health research institute that strives to solve key public health problems through high-quality scientific research and innovation. icddr,b encourages women and people with disabilities. icddr,b invites applications from suitable candidates for consultancy with the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health under the Maternal and Child Health Division. Background of the Project:

The Countdown to Maternal, Newborn, and Child Survival initiative monitors and evaluates the progress of countries toward achieving key global health goals, specifically Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5, which aim to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health, respectively. Building on these efforts, the World Health Organization (WHO) expanded the Countdown initiative to align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the global health agenda for 2030.

Countdown now encompasses reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health, as well as nutrition, and draws on the latest evidence-based interventions. This initiative has also integrated insights from various global frameworks, such as the SDG indicator consultations, the Monitoring Framework for the every Woman Every Child Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016–2030), and related initiatives including the Every Newborn Action Plan, Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality, and the Global Nutrition Report. Other collaborative efforts like the Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health, Family Planning 2020, and WHO’s list of 100 core indicators also feed into this work, further supported by the Primary Health Care Performance Initiative.

Countdown 2030 Country Collaborations are designed to strengthen national evidence and analytical capabilities, enabling countries to conduct more effective reviews of health progress and performance. These collaborations specifically focus on enhancing outcomes for women, children, and adolescents, contributing to global efforts in reducing preventable deaths and improving health equity across low- and middle-income countries. Location: Mohakhali, Dhaka Expected start date: February, 2025 Duration: Total 12 days Scope of Work:

The main goal of this consultancy is to contribute to the study on Tracking Progress under the activity of the Countdown to 2030-Phase III. The mandate for the consultant must comply with the overall Terms of Reference for the consultancy. In particular, s/he will complete the assigned tasks and contribute to the successful implementation of study activities as per the consultancy plan. The consultant will report to the designated supervisor of the study. The overall objective of this study is using Bayesian spatial models to explore socio-demographic and regional variations using BDHS, MICS and SVRS for the following countdown indicators: 5 important indicators