Consultant National Facilitateur FNG
Ente: WFP - World Food Programme
Paese: INTL
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Clinical Specialist FHI 360 Open positions at FHI 360 Accra ( Ghana ) Show advice for this position Open application form Boost Your Job Search: Go Pro with Advanced Filters & Tracking UN Talent Pro Details Project Description Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC), a global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), that provides strategic technical assistance and direct service delivery to achieve HIV epidemic control among all at-risk populations and people living with HIV (PLHIV); strengthen global health security (GHS), including outbreak response; expand tuberculosis detection and treatment (TB), improve maternal and child health (MCH), address malaria; and promote health systems strengthening (HSS) including supply chain management. In Ghana, EpiC will work to support the Ghana Ministry of Health (MOH), Ghana Health Service (GHS)-National AIDS/STI Control Programme (NACP) and Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), Regional Health Directorates (RHDs) and District Health Directorates (DHDs) to achieve the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets by 2030 in the three PEPFAR-supported regions through the focused implementation of innovative prevention, case finding, linkage to care and treatment, treatment continuity, and viral load suppression strategies. Job Description: The Clinical Specialist, will support the effective delivery of integrated HIV clinical care and laboratory services across program implementation sites within the EpiC Ghana project. S/he will be in routine contact with NACP, RHDs, DHDs, health facilities, and implementing partners in the three PEFAR supported regions in the country, providing ongoing technical and quality assurance support for HIV clinical care and laboratory functions to enhance program outcomes and contribute to achieving HIV epidemic control. The Clinical Specialist will lead quality improvement initiatives and provide support for supply chain. The role will also strengthen clinical–laboratory coordination to improve viral load coverage, ensure timely sample processing and return of results, and promote the use of results for clinical monitoring and patient management. The position requires close collaboration with the HIV Technical Advisor and other program staff within EpiC and the FHI 360 Ghana country office to ensure application of best practices and alignment with project strategies. Key Responsibilities: Supports the design, implementation and monitoring of clinical care and lab services related to HIV treatment, continuity of treatment, viral load and AHD activities for PLHIV, HIV prevention (including PrEP) for pregnant and breastfeeding women, PMTCT, EID, and case detection. Collaborates closely with the Ghana Health Service-NACP, RHDs, DHDs, health facilities/ART Centers, PEPFAR-supported nurse assistants, community organizations and EpiC community/facility treatment staff to ensure quality clinical care and lab services for PLHIV, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and HIV exposed infants. Collaborate with NACP to ensure that commodities such as ARVs, HTS test kits, PrEP commodities are available on a consistent basis at all clinical service provision facilities. Is knowledgeable about the national protocols on HIV Clinical management and all the differentiated models of ARV delivery such as MMD, SDART, DSD, Early refills Expert inpatient-centered care strategies that prioritize a holistic approach to maximize chances of patient ART adherence and viral load suppression Ensures high quality standard operating procedures for clinical care contextualized to the Ghana environment. Assists in strengthening the implementation and monitoring of the project diagnostic components such as specimen collection for viral load, specimen referral, specimen transport, supply chain, equipment management, expansion of point-of-care diagnostic services, and , especially related to HIV testing, viral load monitoring, CD4 testing and TB/HIV diagnostics. Contributes technical and programmatic expertise in diagnostics, quality management systems relevant to the Ghana context. Assists in assuring that commodities such as ARVs, HTS test kits (rapid, self-testing), TB Prophylaxis drugs and TB diagnostics, and viral load reagents are available on a consistent basis at all clinical service provision facilities and labs. Participates in the development and facilitation of clinical and laboratory training within the EpiC Ghana project and contributes to reporting on the effectiveness of such training. Supports the development and implementation of EpiC Ghana project workplans and budgets related to clinical lab & supply chain activities. Supports in the design and development of corrective workplans to address performance issues identified in the sub-network of the PEPFAR supported regions. Contributes to the preparation of timely and accurate technical reports specific to EpiC Ghana clinical HIV ac
Settori: Logistics / Food Security / Programme Management / Humanitarian
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