Institutional Support for PhilHealth Maternity Care Package Accreditation and Newborn Care Package Provision in 55 Health Facilities

UNICEF has now issued a Request for Proposals] in order to select a supplier for the provision of Institutional Support for PhilHealth Maternity Care Package Accreditation and Newborn Care Package Provision in 55 Health Facilities in BARMM, MIMAROPA, and Zamboanga Peninsula and Analyses for Strengthening of the PhilHealth Newborn Care Package

1) To support selected municipalities and RHUs in BARMM, Region IV-B (Palawan and Oriental Mindoro), and Region IX (Zamboanga Sibugay and Sulu) in achieving readiness for and obtaining accreditation under the PhilHealth Maternity Care Package (MCP), provision of the Newborn Care Package, and enrollment as a Newborn Screening Facility by addressing critical system gaps, strengthening service delivery capacities, and facilitating compliance with national standards and accreditation requirements; 2) To provide technical assistance to PhilHealth in the evaluation of NCP arrangements for newborn genetic, hearing, and cardiac screening to inform the strengthening of the NCP.

This tender will be run through the UNICEF e-submissions system.

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Please note that in order to access the tender documentation through UNICEF’s e-submissions system, vendors must: (i) be registered with UNICEF in UNGM as a company/NGO; (ii) have successfully completed all mandatory information currently required by UNGM when registering.

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