National Consultant - Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARIs) assessment

Evaluate the Quang Ninh pilot for early and intensified diagnosis and management of severe acute respiratory infections by designing assessment tools, reviewing hospital and referral performance, analysing outcomes and sustainability, and recommending a scalable national approach.

Department: WHO Country Office, Viet Nam

• Review pilot evidence and develop an evaluation framework
• Design questionnaires, interview guides and data abstraction tools
• Assess provincial and sub-regional hospital implementation
• Analyse referral practices, clinical management and patient outcomes
• Evaluate effectiveness, sustainability and remaining gaps
• Produce recommendations and a comprehensive evaluation report

• Advanced degree in medicine, public health, infectious diseases or a related field
• At least five years of infectious diseases or emergency medicine experience including SARI case management
• Experience designing, implementing and evaluating communicable-disease surveillance or studies
• Native Vietnamese and fluent spoken and written English
• Availability for travel to Quang Ninh Province

• Offsite national consultancy based in Viet Nam with travel to Quang Ninh
• Part-time consultancy for 20 working days over two months