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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
TO
DEVELOP AN EAC REGIONAL LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR HARMONIZATION OF HEALTH RESEARCH CONDUCT IN THE REGION THROUGH NATIONAL AND REGIONAL RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEES.

(Individual Consultant)

EAHRC/RFPs/2025/001

The East African Health Research Commission (EAHRC) is an institution of the East African Community (EAC) established by EAC Heads of State on 18th June 2007 as a mechanism for making available to the community, advice upon all matters of health and health-related research and findings necessary for knowledge generation, technological development, policy formulation, practices, and related matters. EAHRC is the principal advisory institution to the EAC on health Research and Development (R&D). The overall objective of the Commission is to promote, facilitate, and coordinate the conduct and application of health research for the improvement of health and for the well-being of the people of East Africa.

OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTANCY.                                                                                

The main purpose of this consultancy is to develop a comprehensive Regional Framework that harmonizes research governance, coordination, and ethics oversight across EAC Partner States, and to design the institutional framework and operational modalities for the functions of EAC National and Regional Research Ethics Committees.

The East African Health Research Commission invites eligible consultants to provide technical and financial proposals for the “CONSULTANCY SERVICE TO DEVELOP AN EAC REGIONAL LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR HARMONIZATION OF HEALTH RESEARCH CONDUCT IN THE REGION THROUGH NATIONAL AND REGIONAL RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEES."

Interested consultants must provide all relevant information indicating their qualifications to provide the service (CV/ resume, indicating relevant experience in the field and EAC, and academic qualifications) as well as the technical and financial proposals.                       

For more details, please visit: www.eahealth.org; www.eac.int  

HOW TO APPLY                                                                                                                   

Interested applicants who meet the requirements for the above-mentioned consultancy are advised to send their applications electronically in one single folder to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Kindly find below the details on the consultancy.

 The Ag. Executive Secretary
East African Health Research Commission
East African Community
Quartier Kigobe, Avenue des Etats-Unis N
o 71
P.O Box 350, Bujumbura, Burundi
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Deadline for applications: 10th January 2026

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CALL FOR AN INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT
TO
DEVELOP REGIONAL HEALTH POLICY BRIEF

EAHRC/RFPs/2025/003

The East African Health Research Commission (EAHRC) is an Institution of the East African Community (EAC) established by the 5th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State on 18th June 2007. The EAHRC has been established as a mechanism for making available to the community, advice upon all matters of health and health related research and findings necessary for knowledge generation, technological development, policy formulations, practices and related matters. The Commission is the principal advisory institution to the EAC on all matters related to health Research and Development (R&D).

In line with its’ Protocol, the EAHRC has launched two journals: the East African Health Research Journal (EAHRJ) and the East Africa Science (EASci) Journal. After nine (9) years of the inaugural launch of the EAHRJ first issue in 2017 and six (6) years of the inaugural launch of the EASci first issue in 2019, EAHRC would like to conduct a literature review on all published articles both in EAHRJ and EASci, and unpublished and grey literature on health in the East African Region to develop one regional policy brief on a key regional, health issue that will be identified through the literature review.

OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTANCY.                                                                                The objective of the consultancy is to develop one (1) policy brief on a priority health area within the East African Region through the literature review of all the articles which were published in the EAHRJ and EASci during the last nine (9) years, from 2017 to 2025; other published sources and grey literature on the EA Community health systems.

The East African Health Research Commission invites eligible consultants to send their proposal for A consultancy service to develop regional health policy brief to the Commission.

Interested consultants, who must be from the East African Community, must provide all relevant information indicating their qualification to provide the Services including the profiles and the resumes of the individuals ‘experiences, technical and academic qualifications.                         

For more details please visit: www.eahealth.org; www.eac.int.  

HOW TO APPLY                                                                                                                   

Interested applicants who meet the requirements for the above-mentioned consultancy are advised to send their applications online to: Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with copy to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Deadline for applications ‘submission: 10th January 2026

The Ag. Executive Secretary
East African Health Research Commission
East African Community
Quartier Kigobe
Avenue des Etats Unis No 71
P.O Box 350, Bujumbura, Burundi
Office Tel: +257 22279980

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
TO UNDERTAKE THE CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EAST AFRICAN HEALTH CLOUD BLUEPRINT

(Individual Consultant)

REFRENCE NO.  EAHRC/RFPs/2025/002

INTRODUCTION

The East African Health Research Commission (EAHRC) is an institution of the East African Community (EAC) established by EAC Heads of State on 18th June, 2007 as a mechanism for making available to the community, advice upon all matters of health and health related research and findings necessary for knowledge generation, technological development, policy formulation, practices and related matters. EAHRC is the principal advisory institution to the EAC on health Research and Development (R&D). The overall objective of the Commission is to promote, facilitate, and coordinate the conduct and application of health research for the improvement of health and for the wellbeing of the people of East Africa. 

OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTANCY

The main objective of the consultancy is to develop the digital architecture costed East African Health Cloud (EAHC) blueprint, coupled with stage-by stage implementation in consultation with the EAC Partner States Ministry of Health. The EAHC blueprint and costed implementation plan will lay the foundation for a pathway for scaling up and sustaining health information systems and digital solutions that are standardized and increasingly interoperable leading to better quality and complete information, resulting in better decisions and better health outcomes and delivery.

The East African Health Research Commission invites eligible consultants to submit the technical and financial proposals “TO UNDERTAKE THE CONSULTACY SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EAST AFRICAN HEALTH CLOUD BLUEPRINT” Interested consultants must provide all relevant documents indicating their experience, curriculum vitae which should include academic qualifications and previous professional references from similar assignments.

For more details please visit: www.eahealth.org or www.eac.int

HOW TO APPLY

Interested applicants who meet the requirements for the above-mentioned consultancy are advised to send their applications electronically to:

The Acting Executive Secretary
East African Health Research Commission
East African Community
Quartier Kigobe
Avenue des Etats Unis No 71
P.O Box 350, Bujumbura, BURUNDI
Office Tel: +257 22279980
Email:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Deadline for applications: 05th January 2026

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Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) for mid-term evaluation of EASTECO strategic plan 2023–2028 (fixed-budget selection for Regional Individual Consultants)

Interested candidates may submit their bids:

Through the e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and NOT to any other. The application should have a PASSWORD, until the opening date and time: Thursday 28TH August 2025 at 3 PM East African Time, or 2 PM Rwanda Time, when the Consultant shall IMMEDIATELY send the said password to the same email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to officially open their application. 

ALTERNATIVELY, submit your application via registered mail, courier service or hand delivered in a plain SEALED envelope with consultancy’s subject and reference provided above and addressed to: 

The Secretary, Procurement Committee, 
East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO),
Queensland House, 4TH Floor, Kigali-Rwanda.
Tel: +250 789 44 77 81

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Interested candidates may submit their bids:

Through the e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and NOT to any other. The application should have a PASSWORD, until the opening date and time: Thursday 28TH August 2025 at 3 PM East African Time, or 2 PM Rwanda Time, when the Consultant shall IMMEDIATELY send the said password to the same email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to officially open their application. 

ALTERNATIVELY, submit your application via registered mail, courier service or hand delivered in a plain SEALED envelope with consultancy’s subject and reference provided above and addressed to: 

The Secretary, Procurement Committee, 
East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO),
Queensland House, 4TH Floor, Kigali-Rwanda.
Tel: +250 789 44 77 81

For more info, open the link below:

Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) development of the East African Community (EAC) Regional Artificial Intelligence Strategy

 


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