Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center for Communication Programs Cost Analysis Consultant Jobs in Ethiopia
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center for Communication Programs Cost Analysis Consultant Jobs in Ethiopia
Project BackgroundTrachoma is an infectious, bacterial eye disease that thrives where sanitation is poor and access to water for personal hygiene is limited.
Prolonged trachoma infection can cause trichiasis - an advanced stage where the eyelashes turn inwards and painfully scratch the cornea, causing irreversible damage that can eventually lead to blindness.
Besides being extremely painful, trichiasis may lead to long-term disability, reducing productivity in the household and agricultural activities, and adding economic pressure on often already deprived households.
WHO targets to eliminate blinding trachoma by 2020 Many countries have adopted the SAFE strategy that includes Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial hygiene and Environmental Sanitation.
Creating access to trachomatous trichiasis (TT) surgery and providing quality service by reducing post-operative complications are critical aspects of the elimination target. However, with only one year left for the 2020 target, Ethiopia has 310, 962 backlog that needs surgical intervention.
WHO recommends use of mid-level health professionals as part of its trachoma elimination strategy (WHO, 1999). Despite this recommendation, such professionals have always been in short supply in many countries including Ethiopia.
Specifically, the overall project objectives are to:
Project Background Trachoma is an infectious, bacterial eye disease that thrives where sanitation is poor and access to water for personal hygiene is limited.
Prolonged trachoma infection can cause trichiasis - an advanced stage where the eyelashes turn inwards and painfully scratch the cornea, causing irreversible damage that can eventually lead to blindness.
Besides being extremely painful, trichiasis may lead to long-term disability, reducing productivity in the household and agricultural activities, and adding economic pressure on often already deprived households.
WHO targets to eliminate blinding trachoma by 2020 Many countries have adopted the SAFE strategy that includes Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial hygiene and Environmental Sanitation.
Specifically, the overall project objectives are
to:
Eliminate the TT backlog in endemic areas in Ethiopia
Reduce the TT prevalence below 0.2%
Reduce recurrence and reinfection of TT treated cases
Improve the behavioural barriers against TT surgery uptake and,
Build government sustainability to retain and retrain IECWs with own capacity
The overall project interventions to meet the stated program objective include:
Recruitment, training, deployment, and follow up of the IECWs
Community sensitization and demand creation for TT surgery
Monitoring the quality of TT surgery through individual follow up of cases using biometric methods and,
Building government capacity to sustain the project beyond the intervention period
Job Overview
The consultant will lead and participate in costing of the project by gathering, analysing, and reporting findings.
He/she will provide support to the Institute and will share what the Institute learnt at local and global levels.
Key Responsibilities
Develop a suitable methodology for the costing evaluation (cost per TT cases treated)
Develop an evaluation protocol that will be part of the overall project evaluation protocol
Develop a data collection tool and plan for the costing evaluation
Lead the costing evaluation data analysis, and report writing and dissemination of findings in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
Job Requirements
Education Background and work experience
MPH/MSc/MA degree in health economics, economics, health leadership, health service management, with a minimum of 8 years’ experience.
Significant experience at developing and implementing economic assessments in health and related projects
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Amharic.
Proactively applies relevant local/ international best practices to own work.
Adapts own approach and style when interacting with clients, as opposed to requiring them to adapt.
Overcomes unexpected difficulties and challenges to produce desired outcomes
How to Apply
Please email your CV/resume, academic records, 3 reference letters and any other necessary or related credentials to emebet.zerfu@iifphc.org and hr@jhuccpeth.org by December 18, 2020.
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