Position: GNM Staff Nurse, Latent TB Testing, Project FOSTER
No of Positions: 2
Location: New Delhi
Overview
The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.
CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.
At CHAI, our people are our greatest asset, and none of this work would be possible without their talent, time, dedication and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skillsets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with the majority of our staff based in program countries.
In India, CHAI works in partnership with its India registered affiliate William J Clinton Foundation (WJCF) under the guidance of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) at the Central and States’ levels on an array of high priority initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes. Currently, WJCF supports government partners across projects to expand access to quality care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, tuberculosis, COVID-19, common cancers, sexual and reproductive health, immunization, and essential medicines.
Project Overview
About one-quarter of the world’s population has a TB infection, which means people have been infected by TB bacteria but are not (yet) ill with the disease and cannot transmit it.
Project Name: Project FOSTER- Facilitation of integrated TB services at tertiary facilities
The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries, while strengthening the capabilities of governments and the private sector in those countries to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance.
India has the world’s highest incidence of TB, with 2.8 million cases annually, and accounts for more than a quarter of the global TB burden, attributing to approximately 435,000 deaths each year. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, announced its aim to eliminate TB by 2025, 5 years before the Global target of 2030.
WJCF has been supporting this ambitious agenda by providing catalytic support through technical assistance, increasing awareness, expanding availability of new tools viz diagnostics and drugs, and research/project implementation. WJCF is now undertaking an 18-month pilot, “Project FOSTER”, for improving TB diagnosis in superspecialist nephrology and rheumatology facilities as well as dialysis and solid organ transplant facilities in Delhi, India. The study seeks to understand the effects and feasibility of screening for active and latent TB amongst a potentially vulnerable population (chronic kidney disease and rheumatology patients on immunosuppressants and solid organ transplant recipients) using digital chest X-rays, tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) / Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRA) respectively to inform the NTEP for potential in-country scale up and hasten the TB elimination goal.
Responsibilities
- Conducting Latent TB testing at project implementation site
- Maintenance and safe upkeep of Latent TB Testing Kits including keeping a record of utilization and storage of Latent TB test kits
Key Deliverables
- Registration of eligible patients for Latent TB testing at the study site
- Administration of Latent TB test at the site
- Administration of patient consent and maintenance of test administration record at the site.
- Take responsibility for ensuring safe storage and utilization of the Latent TB test kits only for use in Project FOSTER
- Coordinate and work closely with Project FOSTER field team and supervisory team
- Providing weekly/ monthly reports to the project team
- Provide health education and counselling to the patients and family members registered with the project.
- Ensure the quality of services provided to achieve the program objectives in assigned areas
- Establish liaison with public and private providers (dispensaries/hospitals) to promote compliance with national norms, facilitate referral and ensure registration and notification.
- Coordinate and collaborate in the districts for effective programmer reporting.
Qualifications
- Essential Educational Qualification: BSc Nursing or GNM from a recognized university/ institution
- 1 years’ clinical experience either in a Govt. or in any other large hospital with is preferred but freshers are welcome.
- Knowledge and experience in an active TB project is preferred
How To Apply
To apply, please fill in this Job Application – William J Clinton Foundation (WJCF) with your details or share your updated resume with details such as (Current CTC, Expected CTC, Current Location and Notice Period) to careers@wjcf.in with the position name mentioned in the subject line.