Overview
The incumbent will manage communicable diseases, emerging infectious disease, pandemic influenza preparedness, NTDs and EPI programmes in the country, providing technical expertise to advise the government on integrated programmes and initiatives to strengthen their capacity building in investigation, surveillance, prevention and control.
Tasks Summary
- Facilitate management and coordination of expertise to provide technical advice on national strategies, policies, interventions, and plans for health systems and capacity building in prevention and control of communicable diseases, emerging infectious diseases, NTDs, VPDs, EPI Programme.
- Coordinate implementation of global and regional commitments on integrated disease surveillance, HIV/TB, VPD, EPIs, One Health, and PIP.
- Provide technical advice on building core capacities for surveillance, early detection, verification and rapid response to epidemics, pandemic and other public health events of international concern.
- Act as a focal person for planning, implementation and monitoring of biennial workplan for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Partnership Contribution funds.
- Facilitate implementation of activities aimed at enhancing national capacities in epidemic and disease-trends’ forecasting and detection systems.
- Collect and verify data on reported outbreaks or rumors received from multiple sources.
- Manage WHO Country Office’s support to the improvement of the National Influenza Center, CPHL and other laboratory capacities.
- Facilitate the implementation of projects and activities for the control of respective emerging infectious diseases, VPD, NTDs and other communicable diseases.
- Analyze and evaluate data and information related to emerging infectious disease and other communicable disease surveillance and outbreaks.
- Monitor the national burden of emerging infectious disease, VPDs and other communicable diseases or factors.
Experience Requirements
- A minimum of five years of work experience relevant to the position (in communicable and noncommunicable diseases, focusing on disease investigation, surveillance, and control, as well as developing strategies and action plans for implementing capacity building and disease prevention programmes).
- Demonstrated professional experience providing technical services to national counterparts, Ministries of Health, and other partners on communicable disease related issues.
- Relevant work experience, with WHO and/or United Nations agencies, health cluster partners, nongovernmental or humanitarian organizations.
Qualification Requirements
- A university degree (bachelor’s) in a relevant field (such as public health, epidemiology or statistics).
- Master’s degree in public health (Desirable).
- Training or specialization in communicable diseases and noncommunicable diseases (Desirable).
