PAHO Consultant - "HEARTS 2.0 Clinical Tools, Medicines, and Devices"

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OBJECTIVE OF THE OFFICE/DEPARTMENT This is a requisition for employment at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) Contractual Agreement: Non-Staff - International PAHO Consultant Job Posting: June 30, 2026 Closing Date: July 12, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern Time Primary Location: Off Site Organization: NMH Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Schedule: Part time PURPOSE OF CONSULTANCY Under the supervision of the Senior Advisor for Cardiovascular Disease Management, the Consultant will provide specialized technical assistance to support PAHO and countries implementing HEARTS in the continued development, updating, dissemination, and implementation of the clinical component of the HEARTS 2.0 strategy. The Consultant will provide technical inputs and technical contributions to the preparation of evidence-based clinical tools, guidance on medicines and health technologies, implementation resources, learning materials, and other technical products that support integrated cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic care in primary health care. The consultancy aims to: - Provide technical contributions to the continued development of the HEARTS 2.0 clinical strategy, including clinical management instruments, implementation tools, and learning resources. - Provide specialized technical assistance to countries implementing HEARTS for the updating, adaptation, and implementation of national clinical pathways consistent with the HEARTS 2.0 approach. - Provide technical support to PAHO initiatives related to medicines and health technologies that improve access to evidence-based treatments and technologies recommended by the HEARTS 2.0 Clinical Pathway. - Provide technical support for collaboration with relevant scientific and professional societies and non-State actors in official relations with PAHO to strengthen technical consensus, alignment, and dissemination of HEARTS 2.0. - Contribute to the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of scientific and technical evidence documenting the implementation, effectiveness, impact, and lessons learned from HEARTS 2.0 interventions. DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: The Consultant, with input from the respective supervisor, will be responsible for delivering the following: Pedro Orduñez Technical contributions to the development of a roadmap for the phased updating of HEARTS 2.0 Clinical Pathways across HEARTS-implementing countries, including country prioritization, implementation milestones, technical support approaches, and monitoring considerations. Technical inputs for updating the clinical content of the HEARTS App, including clinical recommendations, decision-support tools, educational resources, and other materials aligned with HEARTS 2.0. Technical contributions to the development of a methodological and policy framework supporting PAHO's market-shaping strategy to improve the availability, affordability, and equitable access to priority medicines and health technologies required for implementation of the HEARTS 2.0 Clinical Pathway. Technical contributions to an engagement and dissemination plan supporting the positioning of HEARTS 2.0 in priority regional and global scientific meetings in collaboration with relevant scientific societies and non-State actors in official relations with PAHO. Technical support for the development and implementation of a recruitment and training package for a roster of HEARTS clinical consultants supporting country implementation, training activities, and dissemination of the HEARTS 2.0 clinical component. Technical contributions to the preparation of technical documents, training materials, scientific presentations, and peer-reviewed manuscripts documenting the implementation, effectiveness, impact, and lessons learned from HEARTS 2.0. DELIVERABLES Deliverable 1 Contributions to the development of a roadmap for the phased updating of HEARTS 2.0 Clinical Pathways across HEARTS-implementing countries, including country prioritization, implementation milestones, technical support approaches, and monitoring considerations. Technical meetings with HEARTS-implementing countries to support the update of national clinical pathways to the HEARTS 2.0 model. Initial technical contributions to an engagement and dissemination plan to support the positioning of HEARTS 2.0 in priority regional and global scientific meetings, in collaboration with relevant scientific societies and non-State actors in official relations with PAHO. Concept note and work plan for the Regional Meeting on Access to Medicine & Technologies aligned with HEARTS 2.0. Deliverable 2 Technical feedback and recommendations provided to countries in the development of research protocols and reporting results on HEARTS implementation. Technical inputs for updating the clinical content of the HEARTS App, including clinical recommendations, decision-support tools, educational resources, and other materials aligned with HEARTS 2.0. Tec

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