Consultant – Release of Health Accounts Data on GHED at World Health Organization

Purpose of consultancy

The consultant will contribute to the preparatory work towards the release of health expenditure data on the Global Health Expenditure Database. More specifically:

• WHO Health Accounts Production Tool (HAPT), in particular extracting data and proposing solutions to production teams to handle difficulties they may encounter with the study files. 
• WHO Health Accounts Database Management System (DMS), in particular extracting data, building/editing reports and fixing any bugs.
• Global Health Expenditure Database (GHED), in particular with the preparation and publication of health accounts data, country profiles, etc. to the public web portal.

Deliverables

Deliverable 1 – HAPT – Expected by June 2023.

• Activity 1.1: Troubleshoot all corrupt studies or bugs brought to WHO’s attention.
• Activity 1.2: Investigate any HAPT or HAAT bugs identified by end users or health accounts team.
• Activity 1.3: Conversion of HAPT files into CSV files.

Deliverable 2 – DMS – Expected by June 2023.

• Activity 2.1: Extract data as per specifications given by the WHO team.
• Activity 2.2: Quality check of data issues within DMS.
• Activity 2.3: Investigate and correct any bugs or errors with DMS.

Deliverable 3 – GHED – Expected by April 2023.

• Activity 3.1: Publish health accounts data on GHED.
• Activity 3.2: Publish full data download file and country profiles.
• Activity 3.3: Investigate and correct any bugs or errors with GHED.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• University degree in computer programming, or related field.

Experience

Essential:

• At least five years of working experience related to computer programming.

Skills/Knowledge:

• Extensive knowledge on the Prognoz Platform, HAPT and DMS.
• Knowledge of the Global Health Expenditure Database.

Closing Date : Nov 15, 2022