Medecins Du Monde -france Exploratory Mission Public Health Focal Point Jobs in Ethiopia
Medecins Du Monde -france Exploratory Mission Public Health Focal Point Jobs in Ethiopia
For more than 30 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organization committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad.
It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies.
Those working for this independent organization do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations.
MdM currently works in more than 30 countries across all continents where it focuses on 5 priority areas: emergency and crisis, sexual and reproductive health, harm reduction, migrants and displaced populations (health rights), health and environment.
Médecins du Monde in Ethiopia
MDM has been working in the country since 1986. Presently MDM runs 2 projects:
In the Afar region, MDM through a holistic and partnership-based approach, provide medical cares to sex workers.
In Somali region, MDM is implementing several health activities in and around the village of Gerbo, Somali Region, focusing on SRH, BEmONC and prevention of epidemics, whereas a local partner NGO is focusing on Nutrition and WASH activities.
MDM has been also very active in supporting health authorities about the COVID19 response in Somali, Afar regions but also in Addis Ababa.
Presently, MDM is concerned about the situation in the Oromia region. Indeed, according the 2020 Humanitarian Overview report, the highest number of people in need are in the Oromia region (3,3 million, 10 % of Oromia’s population). About 600 000 persons has been internally displaced(IDP) due to conflicts but also natural hazards (mainly drought).
The health system has been disrupted by violence and is not always in capacity to respond.
The major burden of disease among the population include, communicable and vector transmitted diseases.
Most reported diseases amongst IDPs are diarrhoea, pneumonia and untreated wounds. Access to health services is suboptimal due to limited healthcare facilities, limited staff, and inadequate medical supplies available public facilities.
For these reasons, MDM has decided to launch an exploratory mission in the Oromia region in order to better understand the situation with the ambition to develop a new health intervention in the coming months.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
The exploratory mission medical focal point will have the responsibility to carry out the need assessment of the Oromia population, and propose a
medical intervention in line with primary health care.
The medical response will have to be gender sensitive and with a strong focus on strengthening the health system.
Missions / roles
Assess
Main burden of disease among the population, with special attention to IDP needs, this will be done through:
Desk Review,
collection of secondary and primary
sociodemographic and sanitary data.
Development/adaptation of specific data collection tools in coordination with team leader/coordination>> checklist, FGD grids, KII…
Perform data entry and analysis
Health services available in the visited health facilities for the population (specially IDPs) and potential health barriers, including sociocultural, economical, geographical, gender barriers.
Need of small rehabilitations (including wash), equipment / materials, in close concertation with the log/security focal point of the exploratory team.
Health intervention carried out by other humanitarian actors and gaps.
Define the health intervention strategy for MDM.
More precisely:
The added value for MDM F, considering the needs, the intervention of other actors and potential evolution of the humanitarian context.
The potential areas of intervention (health structures, including in camps) as well as the content and operational modalities.
Potential synergies with other actors already intervening in the area.
The medical team to be recruited as well as profile, resources, that are necessary for MDM response.
She/he will actively contribute to the writing of the intervention proposal narrative, budget (medical component) and organigram.
Job Requirements
Expected Profile
University background and experience
Doctor, nurse or midwife, (at least 5y working experience)
Proved experience in public health (ideally 2y or more experience): leading qualitative and quantitative data collections, data analysis.
Previous experience in carrying out field need assessment (preferably in line with primary health care) is mandatory.
Previous experience in managing health project, particularly in line with primary health care is mandatory.
Good understanding of project cycle, project programming is mandatory.
Experience at coordination level is an asset.
Experience in crisis / conflict environment is an asset.
Excellent communication skills, including writing report / proposal.
Capacity to represent MDM with medical authorities but also other stakeholders (ex: community leaders, health structure manager).
Analytic and synthetic mind.
Language: English. Local languages are mandatory: Oromia, Amharic.
Social Skills
Diplomacy and patience.
Methodological and organizational capacities.
Autonomy, and problem solving oriented.
Skills and team spirit.
Culturally sensitive and capacity to adjust to multicultural team.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Medecins Du Monde -france Exploratory Mission Public Health Focal Point Jobs in Ethiopia
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