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Purpose of the Post:

Afghanistan has experienced outbreaks of ARI, COVID-19, measles, Cholera, Dengue, and other epidemic prone diseases in the past year. These outbreaks are attributed to a weakening health system due to protracted conflict, poverty, and returnees from neighboring countries. As there are many opportunities for communicable disease like Influenza, COVID-19, measles, Dengue, CCHF, etc. to strike and cause epidemics of disease spreading across the country, the National Diseases Surveillance and Response (NDSR) System within Monitoring & Evaluation and Health Information System General Directorate (M&E-HIS GD) needs to rapidly detect the outbreak at the early stage in coordination with disease control department and other stakeholders, apply/advise timely public health interventions to stop disease transmission and reduce morbidity and mortality that could result from the spread of the epidemic.

Objectives of the program and the immediate strategic objective (Overview of the programme)

The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to help countries, and to coordinate international action, top event, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies.

Organizational context (Describe the individual role of incumbent within the team, focusing on the intricacy and difficulty of working environment):

Influenza surveillance is conducted by the General Directorate of ME-HIS at the Ministry of Public Health, and is an integral part of the National Disease Surveillance and Response (NDSR) System. In Afghanistan, the Influenza surveillance is financially and technically supported by WHO.   

The candidate will be part of NDSR team to provide supportive services in Influenza surveillance systems at National Diseases Surveillance & Response (NDSR) Department of GD of ME-HIS-MoPH-Afghanistan

This is a junior post in this system with the following responsibilities and qualifications.

Summary of Assigned Duties (Describe what the incumbent has to do to achieve main objectives; include main achievements expected):

The incumbent will perform the following duties:

• To represent NDSR at CPHL for all technical tasks mainly focusing on SARI/ILI activities.
• Follow the influenza/SARI & ILI weekly reports with the sentinel sites
• Provide regular feedback on data quality issues to SARI/ILI assistants
• Assist the Respiratory Disease Surveillance Specialist on influenza and ARI surveillance routine activities
• Assist the Respiratory Disease Surveillance Specialist on report Milestones and Indicators to WHO
• To share the influenza/SARI & ILI weekly report with NDSR Department of GD ME-HIS
• Attend the monthly regular meeting with NIC and WHO
• Follow up of decisions taken in the influenza monthly meetings
• Assist the NIC in receiving and reporting the EQAP panels
• Follow up and collection of the Influenza Assistants’ (MTR) and sharing with Respiratory Disease Surveillance Specialist
• Participated in Monitoring & Evolution, visit and provide on the jab training to the (SARI/ILI) Assistants
• Follow up with the Influenza specimens’ shipment to WHO CC as per IATA standards
• Follow up of the supplies to all influenza surveillance sentinel sites
• Follow up of the IRR kits shipment
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisors.

  Qualifications Required

  Competencies:

  1) Producing results

  2) Fostering Integration and Teamwork

  3) Communicating in a credible and effective way

  4) Moving forward in a changing environment.

  5) Effective use of resources

  Functional Skills and Knowledge

• Sound organization skills
• Stress and time management skills
• Good knowledge of WHO systems, procedures, and practices

experience in immunization program planning, public health, epidemiology & disease control, MCH & community engagement, SBC / RCCE, vaccine & logistic management, accountability to affected populations or another related areaHEALT

1. Educations:

Essential: MD from a recognized medical university

Desirable: Training in epidemiology will be an asset.

2. Experience:

Essential:

At least five years of work experience in disease surveillance, reporting and data management

Desirable: Relevant experience in the UN system.

             Languages

•  Excellent communication and drafting skills in English, Pashto and Dari

    IT Skills

Proficiency in the use of Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, power point, etc)

Knowledge of using online data capturing platforms such as DHIS2, HMIS and EMFLU.

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