INVITATION FOR EXRESSION OF INTEREST CONSULTING SERVICES CS02: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Date: 06 October 2022 

Loan No. and Title: 3843/3844-MON: Improving Access to Health Services for Disadvantaged Groups Investment Program-Tranche 1 (49173-004)       

BACKGROUND

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been Mongolia’s key health sector development partner since 1993, providing five loans totaling $84.90 million, seven grants totaling $37.00 million, and 15 technical assistance (TA) projects totaling $10.65 million. The past projects achieved significant results through comprehensive health system support and strengthening, including for PHC reform and investments, information and communications technology, medicine and pharmaceutical procurement reforms, improvements in health insurance system, health infrastructure, and sector governance. Despite these achievements, Mongolia faces a continuing burden from both communicable and noncommunicable diseases, resulting in premature mortality and high levels of disability, which prevent the nation from fulfilling its economic potential. 

This Project aims to support in improving health care services to marginalized populations in Ulaanbaatar ger area, Khovd and Uvs aimags, and in selected soums, strengthening health financing system and procurement capacity nationwide. Emergency medical care will be strengthened by providing infrastructure and medical equipment. More information about the project can be obtained from: https://www.adb.org/projects/49173-003/main    

OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT 

The objective of the assignment is to support the Ministry of Health and the UB City Emergency Care Centre in developing and implementing the modernization plan of the EMS System to ensure rational and efficient use of EMS backed up by telemedicine and air service. The consulting service will require 35 person-months with international and national consulting inputs, and the expected commencement date is June 2023. 

The Ministry of Health  invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing the Consulting service “Emergency medical services” to 

i) Assess current situation of efficiency, performance of the current emergency care system, its management, infrastructure (UB emergency centre), vehicles (ambulances), equipment, including communication equipment, human resource at national level; 

ii)  Assess the feasibility of the introduction of Advanced Life Support (ALS)^[1] ambulances and an air ambulance service 

iii) Conduct training needs assessment

iv) Develop a concept for the upgrading of the existing UB City Emergency Care Centre to a National Emergency Care Centre (call and coordination centre) and upgrading existing infrastructure equipment  and  Emergency Departments of Aimag General Hospitals; v) Support in establishing link with the telemedicine network and emergency services in tertiary level hospitals (for the management of specific emergency situations like myocardial infarction, stroke, etc.); vi) Revise and update  emergency care protocols; develop and implement a capacity building program to improve emergency care and related services; assist in developing the communication networks to improve emergency care services in Ulaanbaatar and Aimags (call centres, telemedicine consultation).

Interested Consulting firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. More details on the Services are provided in the Terms of Reference at: 

Following documents should be attached to the expression of interest (EOI):

• Firm’s introduction and experience history,
• Copy of license,
• References from previous Clients and
• Team composition information

Interested and eligible consulting firms for this assignment should send expressions of interest together with information on relevant experiences by 04 November 2022 only via ADB’s Consultant Management System (CMS) available at  http://cms.adb.org for the selection number 182409. 

Please be noted that EOI hard copy will not be considered