Provincial Coordinator
Job Description
Title: Provincial Coordinator
Company Name: FIND
Vacancy: 6
Location: Barishal, Khulna ...
Experience:
∎ At least 5 years
Published: 7 Sep 2024
Education:
∎ Post-graduate degree in Life sciences with background (e.g. epidemiology, microbiology, molecular biology etc)/Postgraduate degree/diploma in health or MPH or MSW would be preferred.
∎ Post-graduate degree in Life sciences with background (e.g. epidemiology, microbiology, molecular biology etc)/Postgraduate degree/diploma in health or MPH or MSW would be preferred.
Requirements:
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Nature of Appointment: The selected candidate shall be offered a Fixed Term Employment contract through third party agency until September 2025.
∎ FIND accelerates equitable access to reliable diagnosis around the world. We are working to close critical testing gaps that leave people at risk from preventable and treatable illnesses, enable effective disease surveillance, and build sustainable, resilient health systems. In partnership with countries, WHO and other global health agencies, we are driving progress towards global health security and universal health coverage. We are a WHO Collaborating Centre for Laboratory Strengthening and Diagnostic Technology Evaluation.
∎ For more information, please visit www.finddx.org
∎ FIND, under its Global Fund support Technical Assistance project in 2022-23, conducted assessment of the TB laboratory network. FIND developed a landscape report of GeneXpert implementation and undertook various activities for improving lab quality management systems including developing Core Quality Management Systems Operations plan, updating lab SOPs, training supervisory staff for mWRD site monitoring, developing equipment management plan, developing plan for bio-medical engineering capacity strengthening, developing biosafety framework, developing B-LIMS for referral labs, etc.
∎ Bangladesh continues to be amongst the 30 high TB and drug resistant TB burden countries in the world. The TB laboratory infrastructure of Bangladesh includes 1 National TB Reference Laboratory, 5 Regional TB Reference Laboratories, 508 GeneXpert sites, 38 TrueNat sites and 1120 designated microscopy centers. National TB Program has 40 external quality assurance centers for monitoring external quality assurance activities at designated microscopy centers level. Although, National TB Program envisages an extensive and well-functioning TB diagnostic network that can cater to the increasing demand generated by initiatives.
∎ Bangladesh has a low HIV prevalence with HIV testing and Counselling services available in 13 districts and a plan to expand the same to other districts with a focus to reach priority population. Additionally, there is a scope of utilization of existing GeneXpert machines for HIV viral load and Hep C as per program needs. This expansion and integration of testing needs adequate planning through diagnostic network analysis and optimization exercise focused towards improving access of HIV and Hep C testing while keeping cost efficiencies in mind. Further, the country has a wide X-ray capacity which can be leveraged for TB diagnosis while effectively utilizing them for non-TB lung and other illnesses. An analysis to support understanding of current capacity, access and utilization of these X-ray services can prove of value to improve disease diagnosis and patient outcomes.
∎ The National Malaria Elimination Program under its NSP (2021-2025) plans to eliminate Malaria from the country by 2030. Malaria surveillance and radical treatment of Malaria are the main stay for achieving the said goal.
∎ The scale-up of diagnostic services under the TB, HIV and Malaria program needs adequate planning that can be undertaken through the Diagnostic Network Optimization (DNO) exercise in Bangladesh.
∎ Nature of Appointment: The selected candidate shall be offered a Fixed Term Employment contract through third party agency until September 2025.
∎ Organization:
∎ FIND accelerates equitable access to reliable diagnosis around the world. We are working to close critical testing gaps that leave people at risk from preventable and treatable illnesses, enable effective disease surveillance, and build sustainable, resilient health systems. In partnership with countries, WHO and other global health agencies, we are driving progress towards global health security and universal health coverage. We are a WHO Collaborating Centre for Laboratory Strengthening and Diagnostic Technology Evaluation.
∎ For more information, please visit www.finddx.org
∎ Background:
∎ FIND, under its Global Fund support Technical Assistance project in 2022-23, conducted assessment of the TB laboratory network. FIND developed a landscape report of GeneXpert implementation and undertook various activities for improving lab quality management systems including developing Core Quality Management Systems Operations plan, updating lab SOPs, training supervisory staff for mWRD site monitoring, developing equipment management plan, developing plan for bio-medical engineering capacity strengthening, developing biosafety framework, developing B-LIMS for referral labs, etc.
∎ Bangladesh continues to be amongst the 30 high TB and drug resistant TB burden countries in the world. The TB laboratory infrastructure of Bangladesh includes 1 National TB Reference Laboratory, 5 Regional TB Reference Laboratories, 508 GeneXpert sites, 38 TrueNat sites and 1120 designated microscopy centers. National TB Program has 40 external quality assurance centers for monitoring external quality assurance activities at designated microscopy centers level. Although, National TB Program envisages an extensive and well-functioning TB diagnostic network that can cater to the increasing demand generated by initiatives.
∎ Bangladesh has a low HIV prevalence with HIV testing and Counselling services available in 13 districts and a plan to expand the same to other districts with a focus to reach priority population. Additionally, there is a scope of utilization of existing GeneXpert machines for HIV viral load and Hep C as per program needs. This expansion and integration of testing needs adequate planning through diagnostic network analysis and optimization exercise focused towards improving access of HIV and Hep C testing while keeping cost efficiencies in mind. Further, the country has a wide X-ray capacity which can be leveraged for TB diagnosis while effectively utilizing them for non-TB lung and other illnesses. An analysis to support understanding of current capacity, access and utilization of these X-ray services can prove of value to improve disease diagnosis and patient outcomes.
∎ The National Malaria Elimination Program under its NSP (2021-2025) plans to eliminate Malaria from the country by 2030. Malaria surveillance and radical treatment of Malaria are the main stay for achieving the said goal.
∎ The scale-up of diagnostic services under the TB, HIV and Malaria program needs adequate planning that can be undertaken through the Diagnostic Network Optimization (DNO) exercise in Bangladesh.
∎ View Detail: https://hotjobs.bdjobs.com/jobs/find/find8.htm
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Compensation offered: The annual salary (CTC) will commensurate with the available skills and experience of the incumbent as per the selection process.
∎ Compensation offered: The annual salary (CTC) will commensurate with the available skills and experience of the incumbent as per the selection process.
Employment Status: Full Time
Job Location: Barishal, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet
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Company Information:
∎ FIND
∎ Flat No. 8, 9th Floor, Vijaya Building, 17 Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110001, India
∎ FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, seeks to ensure equitable access to reliable diagnosis around the world.
We connect countries and communities, funders, decisionmakers, healthcare providers and developers to spur diagnostic innovation and make testing an integral part of sustainable, resilient health systems.
We are working to save 1 million lives through accessible, quality diagnosis, and save US$1 billion in healthcare costs to patients and health systems. We are co-convener of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator diagnostics pillar, and a WHO Collaborating Centre for Laboratory Strengthening and Diagnostic Technology Evaluation.
120 staff
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Regional hubs: India, Kenya, South Africa, Viet Nam
Address::
∎ Flat No. 8, 9th Floor, Vijaya Building, 17 Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110001, India
∎ FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, seeks to ensure equitable access to reliable diagnosis around the world.We connect countries and communities, funders, decisionmakers, healthcare providers and developers to spur diagnostic innovation and make testing an integral part of sustainable, resilient health systems.We are working to save 1 million lives through accessible, quality diagnosis, and save US$1 billion in healthcare costs to patients and health systems. We are co-convener of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator diagnostics pillar, and a WHO Collaborating Centre for Laboratory Strengthening and Diagnostic Technology Evaluation.120 staffHeadquarters: Geneva, SwitzerlandRegional hubs: India, Kenya, South Africa, Viet Nam
Application Deadline: 30 Sep 2024
Category: Medical/Pharma
