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JOB TITLE: SENIOR ECONOMIST ( Health )
JOB LOCATION: ABUJA
JOB #122729
Senior Economist ( Health )
The Africa Health, Nutrition, and Population Unit (AFTHW) is seeking a Senior Health Economist to be part of the health team. The position will be based in Abuja, Nigeria and the candidate will report to the AFTHW Sector Manager.
Nigeria has made limited progress in delivering critical health services. There appears to have been improvement in the under-5 mortality rate (from 217 per 1,000 live births in 2003 to 171 in 2008) but overall progress is not sufficient to achieve MDG4. Government through its National Strategic Health Development Framework and Plan (NHSDP) has recognized the importance of focusing on results to make significant progress, which requires greater accountability and more attention to governance. Furthermore, health financing issues such as high out of pocket (OOP) expenditure, little fiscal space for operational expense and weak oversight of state and local government authority (LGA) budgets have been critical issues in improving accountability and governance.
With Nigeria trailing on the Health MDGs, health has been an important part of the Bank’s portfolio. The Africa Strategy– Africa’s Future and the World Bank’s Support to it – is founded on strengthening governance and public sector capacity. It recognizes that critical services are too often delivered poorly due to weak management of public funds. The Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Nigeria focuses on improving governance and promoting human development. The CPS notes that the World Bank will invest in health MDGs by improving access to quality health services, vaccination coverage and maternal care services. The Bank has been supporting Nigeria over the last decade through both efforts at health system strengthening and “vertical” disease control programs, focused on HIV/AIDS, Polio and Malaria, and Maternal and Child Health.
As an initiative to strengthen governance and accountability and improve value for money, the World Bank has initiated the Nigeria State Health Investment Project (NSHIP), a US$ 170 million results-based financing (RBF) operation that aims at improving the delivery of high impact primary health care services. The project provides performance bonuses to health facilities based on their utilization and quality of services. It also provides finance to states and LGAs based on their achievement of a set of disbursement linked indicators (DLIs) that clarify responsibilities of each administration. These pilot innovations will be evaluated using rigorous impact evaluation methodologies.
In addition, with the Federal Ministry of Health and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the World Bank is preparing for quality assessment and resource tracking surveys at health facilities to: 1) identify predictors of success in quality and current gaps and 2) assess the efficiency of budget allocation and execution and implement effective resource tracking in selected states. This aims to help the government measure quality and resource use for continuous improvement.
Further, the Bank administers the Governance Partnership Facility (GPF) in Nigeria that intends to improve the development impact of public finances through initiatives that improve sector governance, increase accountability and effectiveness and enhanced citizen voice and participation in service delivery in key areas. Components of the GPF activities include governance of service delivery in key sectors such as health and education, public financial management transparency, accountability, effectiveness and sustainability, and engagement with citizens.
To support the overall development and work portfolio of the Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) work in Nigeria including above initiatives and to deliver on the Africa strategy that uses governance as the principal measure to strengthening service delivery, the Bank seeks a Senior Health Economist. The Senior Health Economist based in Abuja is expected to strengthen the Bank’s analytical and operational activities in Nigeria by mainstreaming governance, fiscal accountability and value for money in its health portfolio.
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Closing Date: 04/ 12 /2012
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