REPORTS TO: Regional Coordinator
PROJECT: TB REACH Project
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information. Working from more than 30 country offices and our Arlington, Virginia and Cambridge, Massachusetts US headquarters, our staff from 65 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and commitment to making a lasting difference in health. We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.
MSH is seeking applicants for a STOP-TB Partnership funded TB REACH project in Amhara region of Ethiopia. The overall aim of this project is to improve TB case finding in Amhara region by engaging previously unengaged segments of private health facilities in the region.
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Regional Lab Advisor will lead the coordination of regional lab and testing centers, support lab quality assurance activities, and ensure establishment of strong network of private-public health facilities linked with a functional sample transport system. S/he will ensure effective implementation of specimen referral and linkage.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
Qualification and Experience: