Technical Officer

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Job Description

The National Technical Officer TB Public Private Mix (NTO PPM) works under overall guidance of WHO Representative to Myanmar, and direct supervision of the Medical Officer TB. The NTO will support the work of WHO to accelerate TB control in Myanmar as a flagship programme of the WHO SEA Region. The support is expected to improve TB Prevention, case finding, and quality of care. In additions deaths due to the disease will decrease including catastrophic cost incurred by families. National TB Strategic Plan for 2021-2015 will guide the interventions which is aligned to the WHO GPW, SDG, END TB and UNHLM targets.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

To assist in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating public private and public public TB (PPM) care and prevention activities:

To support coordination of various partners involved in PPM activities
To support planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating activities related to drug sensitive and childhood TB
To facilitate PPM review and Childhood TB missions
To support addressing underlying social determinants of TB
To assist to improve mandatory case notification system
To perform any appropriate duties as required.

Qualifications:

Educational background
Essential: University Degree in Medicine
Desirable: Post graduate Degree health or Public health will be an asse
Professional Experience and knowledge
Essential: Experiences of TB control and care for 5 years and more
Desirable: Working knowledge of TB epidemiology and surveillance

Other skills:

Good understanding of National TB response through PPM is required.
Proficient in the management of drug sensitive and childhood TB

language skills:

Excellent knowledge of English and knowledge Myanmar Language.

Source: https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2310599

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