Study to Investigate Delays in Emergency Obstetric Care

Designs and leads a mixed-methods study of delays in emergency obstetric care across six Liberian counties, combining surveys, focus groups and facility analysis to identify social, transport and care-quality barriers and produce practical policy recommendations for reducing maternal deaths.

• Design the maternal-mortality study and lead implementation with the Ministry of Health
• Develop the study protocol and structured questionnaire for statistically meaningful data collection
• Coordinate questionnaire administration across six high-burden counties
• Conduct focus groups with traditional midwives and health-facility development committees
• Analyse social, transport, referral and facility-care delays using qualitative and quantitative evidence
• Prepare inception, field-mission, draft-survey and final study reports
• Develop evidence-based policy recommendations and strategic interventions to reduce maternal deaths

• Professional background as a Public Health Specialist or social scientist
• Five to ten years of relevant experience
• Proven experience conducting qualitative and quantitative studies in a comparable context
• Excellent writing, organisational and workshop-facilitation skills
• Strong analytical ability and capacity to synthesise information
• Fluency in English

• Consultancy runs from 10 August to 10 October 2026
• Fieldwork covers Montserrado, Nimba, Bong, Grand Bassa, Rivercess and Grand Gedeh counties
• The Ministry of Health will coordinate approvals, participants, field monitoring and technical review