Cultivate opportunities to implement a CGR in Myanmar (50%)- Work with Myanmar stakeholders to develop a vision, strategy, and plan for the management and use of geospatial data using a CGR- Engage the Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports and the OneMap proget to ensure the geo-enablement of their health information systems through a CGR.- Provide technical support to update or complete existing master lists of health-related objects, build data management capacity, and develop or update standard operating procedures to use the data in the CGR for public health activities.- Support the creation and development of interoperability standards across systems.- Coordinate and manage the deployment, technical setup, and population of the CGR in Myanmar, including the integration of MoHS information systems with the CGR- Set up maintenance and support systems for the long-term sustainability of the CGR within Myanmar- Host in-country stakeholder meetings in Myanmar and draft a detailed country assessment and implementation plan to inform future work, impact on malaria information systems and potential opportunities for expansionSupport implementation and monitoring of a CGR in Laos with government end users, in coordination with partners and CHAI staff at regional and country level (25%)- Support country teams in strengthening country capacity to manage geospatial data in a CGR including supporting situational assessments, strategy and implementation planning, stakeholder management, and data use- Work with country and regional teams to develop data collection and management SOPs, collate and organize existing geospatial data, conduct quality assessments, and plan for additional data collection as needed- Work with country and regional teams to deploy the CGR platform including set-up, technical trainings, user testing, and the development of support systems- Work with partners to design and implement an M&E plan to routinely assess the performance of the CGRDevelopment of a global guidance framework and advocacy material for deployment of a CGR in other countries (15%)- Capture lessons learned from country implementations including user needs, implementation process, M&E results- Manage and develop resources to enable rapid deployment of a CGR including core product features, customization guidelines, training collateral, hosting and maintenance options- Support the development of an online knowledge base for the CGR including a resource hub and global sandbox environment to facilitate demonstrations of the CGR platform- Develop communications materials and participate in relevant global meetings to advocate for the use and deployment of a CGR to support public health initiatives including malaria elimination- Engage global stakeholders and multilateral agencies on opportunities to strengthen global geospatial information management through the deployment of a CGRProject management and operational support (10%)- Update project team and partners on implementation progress- Support contracting process of technology partners, including managing progress report and update process
- Support NMCP to strengthen malaria surveillance systems, including:- Supporting the rollout and monitoring the performance of existing and new surveillance platforms for improved data collection, reporting, data management, automated analysis and data visualization- Serving as a liaison between developers and users of programs for malaria surveillance data collection, management, analysis and reporting- Analyzing geographic data with GIS software including mapping malaria incidence and intervention coverage, and support to the maintenance of the master lists for the geographic objects (health facilities and villages) in the malaria surveillance system- Providing technical support to data focal persons/community surveys conducted by NMCP. This includes development of data collection tools, training material including SOPs, conducting training and coordinating the survey and ensuring completion- Supporting NMCP as appropriate to disseminate findings through high-quality presentations, reports, and publications, including for non-technical audiences- Coordinate with malaria implementing partners on surveillance and M&E activities- Provide capacity building for central NMCP staff on information system, data management and reporting- Co-facilitate subnational level training for national staff including staff from WHO and INGOs/NGOs- Support protocol and systems development for active case investigation and detection- Treating all NMCP data and data products (e.g. maps) to be confidential- Support NMCP to strengthen malaria case management systems, by providing technical assistance and strategic guidance to ensure healthcare workers have access to quality diagnostics, and patients have access to high quality medicines- Support data usage and data-driven decision making by NMCP, including:- Providing technical support regarding the management and analysis of malaria surveillance data, and enhancing NMCP data management: organizing and merging data of variable cleanliness and file type, collate available epidemiological and other relevant data, and assessing quality and suitability for analysis- Supporting the development, implementation and review of guidelines containing specifications and SOPs aiming at improving the availability, quality (completeness, uniqueness, timeliness, validity, accuracy and consistency) and accessibility of surveillance data and the effective use of surveillance-related technologies across the NMCP- Supporting the development of training material aiming at strengthening the technical capacity of the NMCP to manage and use of data at all levels- Support the investigation of high-risk areas to determine factors associated with transmission and collaborate with NMCP to develop interventions to reduce each locality’s transmission potential- Identify key impediments to successful collection of malaria surveillance data and work with NMCP and partners to develop solutions to rapidly address these bottlenecks- Identify opportunities for transformational change at the local, state/region and national level which could enhance efforts to eliminate malariaSupport other relevant activities as requested by NMCP