RFP-CA-OTT-19-006 - Research Project on Health in Emergencies - Surge Capacity

The Canadian Red Cross (CRC) is soliciting a proposal from industry so that it may select a service provider for a research project to inform the direction of the Health in Emergencies surge capacity .

Main research question.
Given their role as Red Cross/Red Crescent National Societies (NSs) committed to the provision of surge support to Health Emergencies at the request of, and working with, a local NS, and keeping in mind the existing health surge tools and recent decisions to expand public health surge configurations, what health service(s) should Partner National Societies develop or expand to optimise the humanitarian impact of Movement’s health interventions, keeping in mind that the response should be as local as possible.
Sub questions

• Looking forward ten years, what crisis contexts are likely to require a Movement surge capacity to complement, empower or strengthen local health interventions to achieve an optimal humanitarian impact as described above?
• Given the capacity of NS in the contexts identified above, which at a minimum includes a network of volunteers that can be expanded or trained to lead or support health interventions, what emergency health surge services should NS offering health in emergency surge support prioritize, maintain, develop or drop?
• What are mechanisms to continuously review the priorities identified through the previous sub question and adapt them over time to the changing context? (what are the research questions we need to ask)
• Based on the proposed emergency surge support, what implementation modalities would ensure that surge is provided in a manner that it is as local as possible and leads to smooth transition to recovery and longer-term sustainable service delivery by local players?
• What scale of investment (linked to absorption capacity and humanitarian needs) in health support surge services would be required globally to optimise the Red Cross Movement humanitarian health impact?