Medical Officer

2 weeks ago


مصر, Egypt World Health Organization Full time

**Grade***: P4

**Contractual Arrangement***: Fixed-term appointment

**Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days)**

**Job Posting***: Mar 26, 2023, 3:41:30 AM

**Closing Date***: Apr 16, 2023, 4:59:00 PM

**Primary Location***: Egypt-Cairo

**Organization***: EM/DCD Division of Communicable Disease Control

**Schedule***: Full-time

**OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME**:
The Universal Health Coverage (UHC) communicable diseases department leads the work of the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region to prevent, control, eliminate and eradicate communicable diseases under the broader mandate of the organization to achieve universal health coverage, protect people from health emergencies and achieve healthier lifestyle. The Immunization, Vaccine preventable diseases and Polio transition (IVP) unit provides technical leadership and coordination in vaccine preventable diseases and immunization to achieve the programme's objectives in partnership with United Nations Agencies, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, donor institutions and Ministries of Health in Member States.

**DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES**:
The incumbent will perform the following duties:
Achieving hepatitis control and elimination:
1. Introduce, promote and improve coverage of Hepatitis B birth dose and primary series and guide Member states in implementation.

2. Partner with the national authorities to develop initiatives in the areas of universal infant immunization.

3. Monitor the progress of Member States towards achieving the control goal the 1% control goal of hepatitis B through universal infant immunization as a first step towards the 2030 0.1% elimination goal in compliance with the WHO's GPW13 overall strategy, and guidelines.

4. Provide expertise to Member States in documenting the evidence for verification of the 1% control goal as regional and global guidance.

5. Review country dossiers for the verification of the 1% hepatitis B control goal submitted to the Regional Verification Commission and provide feedback Provide technical expertise and secretarial support to the Regional Verification Commission for hepatitis B control.

6. Harmonize the procedures for the verification of the hepatitis control goal and validation of the hepatitis elimination goal.

Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus elimination (MNTe):
7. Guide member states to plan, implement and monitor activities to achieve MNT elimination status.

8. Design MNT surveillance guidelines and systems to ensure effective and outbreak response activities.

9. Provide technical guidance and support to countries in pre-validation and validation of MNT elimination in liaise with concerned focal points in WHO HQ and UNICEF to resolve issues or concerns.

10. Provide policy guidance and recommendations on plans of actions for introduction and improving coverage of tetanus toxoid containing vaccines.

Defeating meningitis:
11. Provide technical guidance to member states to plan, implement and monitor activities to defeat meningitis.

Strengthening vaccine preventable diseases surveillance:
12. Strengthen and oversee implementation of integrated disease surveillance for vaccine preventable diseases.

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Education**:
**Essential**: Master's degree in the field of health sciences or public health or related field
**Desirable**: University degree in medicine, pharmacy, or veterinary sciences

**Experience**:
**Essential**: At least seven years of experience in public health, public health surveillance or Expanded programme on Immunization (EPI) with international exposure.
**Desirable**: Experience in the control of communicable diseases and the development of immunization policies. - Experience in low or middle-income countries. - Training in EPI planning. - Training in communicable disease epidemiology.

**Skills**:
Demonstrated knowledge of principles, practices, methodology and techniques of immunization programme - Excellent knowledge in data analysis - Synthesizing information and presenting clear and concise conclusions and decision making - Good understanding of epidemiology of vaccine preventable communicable diseases

**WHO Competencies**:
Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
Producing results

**Use of Language Skills**:
**Essential**: Expert knowledge of English.
**Desirable**: Intermediate knowledge of Arabic.

**REMUNERATION**:
**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**:

- This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level
- A written test may be used as a form of screening.
- According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as po



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