Technical Officer - Tenders Global

Technical Officer

World Health Organization

tendersglobal.net

<!–

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.

<!—

<!–

–>

To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your cover/motivation letter where (tendersglobal.net) you saw this job posting.

Job Location