Action Against Hunger/Action Contre La Faim (AAH/ACF) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was created in France in1979. AAH/ACF has been active in Afghanistan in the medical, nutrition, food security, and water and sanitation fields since 1995.AAH/ACF improved access to health and nutrition services for the most vulnerable people, who live in remote areas without a localhealth system. In particular, the country team supported pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under five, who are atgreater risk of malnutrition. Nutrition programs rely on an integrated approach, addressing both primary and underlying causes, inorder to have a lasting impact on nutritional status. The country team worked at community level, in villages and at provincial level,strengthening the public health system. It also worked at national level to ensure reliable information about the nutritional situation reached the wider humanitarian community. Covid-19 prevention was integrated into all interventions and additional responseactivities were implemented, such as the disinfection of health facilities and public places, cash assistance, psychosocial support andthe distribution of hygiene kits to affected populations.

Objective 1: Ensure the provision of high quality medical and nutritional care in the TFU

• Carry out the daily rounds in the assigned ward – approximately 10 patients.
• Clinical examination of patients daily in order to determine any change in their clinical status
• Carry out any appropriate and available investigations that may adjust diagnosis
• Prescribe medications and therapeutic foods according to patients’ diagnosis, age and weight, and be aware of possible drug interactions.
• Ensure timely consultation and/or referral for complex medical cases which require higher medical support,
• Re-evaluate critical patients regularly during the day and night
• Carry out the admission visit, prioritize the emergency, take a comprehensive history, and clinical examination, medical and nutritional prescription
• Perform night duties in TFU ward and assure quality and continuity of care 24/7
• Support the treatment of complicated cases with medical doctor

Objective 2: Nutritional Responsibilities:

A) Admissions of eligible beneficiaries (children U5 with severe acute malnutrition with medical complications:

• Decide which patients are at major risk and need special care in phase I.
• Decide which patients should be admitted rapidly and examine after formal admission and the start of treatment.
• Monitor, prevent and treat hypothermia.
• Monitor, prevent and treat hypoglycemia.
• Diagnose and treat dehydration were present (strictly using the protocol).
• Follow up on the anthropometric measurement of the children (height, weight, MUAC, checking bilateral edema and W/H percentage) with a nurse or doctor.
• Follow up on the registration of all the beneficiaries in the TFU (registration book ID number, medical and nutrition treatment sheets, follow-up card ID number).
• Follow-up and implementation of the medical treatment for severe acute malnourished children in the IPD SAM.

 B) Follow up in the treatment phases in the TFU:

• Calculation, preparation, distribution, and monitoring of therapeutic milk according to the standard protocols for the beneficiaries.
• Follow up on the anthropometric measurements taken by the registrar according to the protocols, daily, each other day, or on weekly bases and record in the registration book, follow-up cards for each beneficiary.
• Identified patient who needs to be transferred to another phase or OTP, patient with failure to respond to treatment and patients who need to be discharged.
• Follow up of the gain weight and feedback to the caregivers.

C) AT discharge

• Check if all the procedures are completed before discharge (anthropometric measurements, medical and nutritional treatment, systematic treatment, and health and nutrition education).
• Record all the necessary information on the registration book and card for each beneficiary.

D) Health and Nutrition Education

• Supervise health and nutrition education to the caregivers and beneficiaries on (breastfeeding, complementary feeding, hygiene, care of pregnant and lactating women, and prevention of illness).

 E) Reporting and statistics of the center

• Keep a tally of all the beneficiaries admitted and discharged from the nutrition center (admission, cured, defaulters, death, transfer and referral) by age group and admission criterion used.

• Bachelor`s degree in Medicine (MD) and Specialization degree in Paediatrics from MoPH
• At least one years’ experience as paediatrician post specialization
• Humanitarian spirit
• Good organization,
• Good Interpersonal and communication skills
• Good team interaction and positive attitude
• fluent in Local language(Pashto Language is essential) and some English knowledge

Qualified and interested candidates should submit a cover letter and full CV with three Referees indicating the vacancy announcement to the address:

Human Resources Department AAH office

or can also be emailed to:

vacancies-bd@af-actionagainsthunger.org indicating the job tile and vacancy number of the position in the email subject line.

Eligible candidates are invited to apply by the earliest possible, until 06 July 2025. 

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Do not submit academic certificates with the application. These will be requested if the candidate is selected. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the written test/interview.  

Action Against Hunger/Action Conter La Faim is an equal opportunity employer.  We strongly encourage women and people with disabilities to apply.  ACF/AAH has zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and abuse (SEA).