Job Vacancy For Surveillance Officer

• To serve as the Technical Adviser for Disease Surveillance in Ghana, under the authority of the WR with supervision and orientation from the WHO/EPI Inter country Support Team (ICST) for the epidemiological Block, and as such:--

• 1. Participate in developing or revising national plans of action and contribute to improving the coordination between donor agencies to ensure adequate implementation of plans.
• 2. Follow up on progress and constraints in the implementation of national VPD surveillance/IDSR plans in all areas and focusing on the areas targeted by grants provides by WHO and other agencies as requested and provides relevant reports to national authorities and WHO.
• 3. Collaborate with Partners on issues of laboratory equipment and reagents, logistics, advocacy and communication etc
• 4. Participate in the preparation, implementation and evaluation of capacity building plans, and identify and advise on need internal and external support for specific areas.
• 5. assist in monitoring progress of surveillance activities by collecting and analyzing data from districts and using them at national, regional and district levels
• 6. Participate in the identification and planning of operational research activities supportive of boosting routine coverage as well as in their evaluation of their implementation.
• 7. Assist in the review of Disease surveillance to identify needs for reorientation in national; policies and strategies for national surveillance
• 8. Document lesson learnt and best practices particularly from areas with support from grants and dissemination for national benefit.
• 9. Undertake other activities relevant to child survival and development as may be requested by WHO or the Government.

• 1. Development and implementation of annual and annual reports,
• 2. Monthly district data review for feedback on performance for decision-making
• 3. Supportive supervisory visit to regions and districts to improve surveillance performance indicators
• 4. regular resource management monitoring and inventory
• 5. Training to build capacity at al levels for disease surveillance
• 6. Support planning and conducting supplemental immunization activities (SIAs) for VPD (polio, measles, yellow fever MNT etc)
• 7. Advocacy and social mobilization to improve community involvement and participation
• 8. VPD surveillance activities
• 9. Support for technical committees - NPEC, NCC, ICC etc.
• 10. Collaborate with private sector and community interest groups to strengthen community-based surveillance programmes.

• Essential: Graduate or post graduate degree or equivalent in medicine, nursing or any health related field from a recognized university.Technical expertise in public health, epidemiology, disease control and immunization
• Desirable: Experience in Epidemiology or Public Health education

• Essential: Some years public health experience in planning, training and implementation of EPI and disease surveillance

• Communication
• Knowing and managing yourself
• Producing results
• Teamwork
• Ensuring the effective use of resources

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