World Health Organization
Experience: 5 to 10 Years
Skill Required: Project and Program Management
Apply By: 25-01-2023
BACKGROUND
The Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) Programme is part of and contributes to the work of the Universal Health Coverage/Communicable and Non-communicable diseases (UHC/UCN) cluster in the WHO African region. The strategic agenda of the cluster is to reduce disease burden in the WHO African Region, by guiding disease control agenda in Africa, and using analytics to inform strategic investments and tailored interventions for disease control.
The specific objectives of the UCN cluster to which the VPD programme contributes, are to: (i) provide leadership on disease control coordination, partnership and resource mobilization; (ii) contribute to the development of WHO disease-control technical products, services and tools including adoption of new technologies and innovations; (iii) support generation and use of strategic information for action and decision making including optimizing investment; and (iv) provide or facilitate provision of technical support in deployment of WHO technical products and services and institutional capacity building, including support to national disease programmes and regulatory authorities.
PURPOSE OF CONSULTANCY
The consultant will be the focal person for VPD surveillance within the Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (VPD) Programme at the IST West Africa, which supports the achievement of universal immunization coverage in the African Region, accelerated disease control and integrated disease surveillance, as part of broader efforts to strengthen primary health care and achieve universal health coverage, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Specifically, the consultant has first line responsibility for all aspects of vaccine preventable disease surveillance, guided by the Global Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA 2030), the Regional Strategic plans, the Addis Ababa Deceleration on Immunization targets contributing to provide transformational leadership in the implementation of the UCN/VPD programme. These This will be achieved in a context of strengthened and resilient health systems, contributing to attaining UHC and other health related SDG targets through proactive contribution to supporting governing bodies, technical working groups and advisory bodies, coordination with member states and partners.
Under the overall direction by the Director of the Universal Health Coverage-Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases Cluster, and supervision by the VPD IST WA team leader, the consultant is will lead the integrate vaccine preventable disease surveillance contributing in the development, implementation and monitoring of WHO AFRO’s regional integrate VPD surveillance strategies, polices, plans, programmes and interventions to detect VPDs outbreaks timely and respond promptly to minimize the impact of VPDs outbreaks in Central African countries. The consultant duties include supporting member states on efforts in development of VPD surveillance plans aligned with the Immunization Agenda 2030 and the Regional Strategic Plan on Immunization, monitoring implementation of annual operational plans, coordinating innovative approaches and strategies to control, eliminate and eradicate targeted VPDs; coordination with partners, conducting and contributing to capacity building activities. The consultant will facilitate coordinated approaches to VPD surveillance, contributing to the needs of the Member States in the WA sub-Region. S/he will oversee capacity building and training based on technical norms, standards, best practices and Standard Operating Procedures.
SCOPE OF WORK
The consultant will Coordinate integrated vaccine preventable diseases surveillance and support to the immunization programmes through the following:
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