Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 12, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
  Kenya: TB Epidemiologist, Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor
Date:
09 August 2019
Organization: Public Health Institute
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 09 Sep 2019
SUSTAINING TECHNICAL AND ANALYTIC RESOURCES
FELLOWSHIP TITLE: TB Epidemiologist, Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor
HOST ORGANIZATION: National Tuberculosis Program, Ministry of Health
LOCATION: Nairobi, Kenya
POSITION LEVEL: Mid-Career Technical Advisor
STAR-P1-055
TRAVEL: 40% estimated travel
STAR PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Sustaining Technical and Analytic Resources (STAR) is a project of the Public Health Institute (PHI) supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Health (GH) Bureau. Its purpose is twofold: (1) Through individual fellowships, STAR will help strengthen the capacity of diverse American and low-and-middle-income country (LMIC) health professionals at all levels to make innovative contributions to global health (GH); and (2) STAR will create ground-breaking opportunities for both US and LMIC GH academic institutions and other groups, including professional associations, to create systems for open-access knowledge sharing, resulting in effective partnerships. STAR’s individual and institutional participants are contributing to the development of self-sustaining systems and tools that will produce global citizens with the full spectrum of relevant health competencies. STAR is managed by the Public Health Institute and implemented in partnership with Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH).
ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP
The STAR Fellowship is a two-year global health and learning opportunity with:
• Individualized, tailored support to enhance the fellow’s achievement personal and professional goals
• Personalized learning plans and access to learning resources (courses, conferences, mentoring) based on fellow’s learning style and preferences.
• Access to broad professional networks to enhance peer learning and knowledge sharing.
FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION
Background:
USAID is a leader in the global fight against tuberculosis (TB) and supports anti-TB efforts in high burden TB countries. STAR Fellowship is a key component of the USAID Administrator's TB Accelerator initiative that aims to reach the UN General Assembly TB Declaration targets as well as to build the capacity and commitment of the host governments to ensure TB self-reliance through evidence-based TB programs.
The USAID investment for TB in Kenya aims to increase TB case notification, case detection and treatment outcomes through health system strengthening with the goal of ending the TB epidemic in Kenya. USAID TB investment leverages U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) supported TB/HIV activities, Global Fund (GF) TB grants, and the Kenya government funding supporting health care staff and infrastructure.
INTRODUCTION:
The TB Epidemiologist and Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor (Advisor) will focus on strengthening the current national TB surveillance and vital registration systems through assessing the level of, and trends in, TB disease burden (incidence, prevalence, mortality) using available surveillance, survey, programmatic and other data; establishing whether trends in TB disease burden indicators are related to changes in TB-specific interventions; and identifying investments needed to measure future trends in TB disease burden..

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Job Education Requirements: Not Specified
Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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