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Project Assistant (Health Promotion Unit) job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2024 - 2025
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: 04 September 2024
Hiring Organization: IOM
Job Details:
Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
IOM is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment. Internal and external candidates are eligible to apply to this vacancy. For the purpose of the vacancy, internal candidates are considered as first-tier candidates
Background and Context:
Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
Since 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been supporting migration health initiatives in Uganda. Within its Health border and mobility management (HBMM) framework, IOM delivers and promotes comprehensive, immediate and long-term preventive and curative health programmes which are beneficial, accessible, and equitable for migrants, mobile population and other vulnerable and hard to reach populations. IOM works within existing health framework and with government authorities, NGOs and civil society. IOM provides travel health assessments, emergency lifesaving assistance and health system strengthening which has been disrupted by a protracted humanitarian crisis and limited resources.
IOM supports the Ministry of Health to strengthen health service capacity at the border points to effectively prevent, detect and respond to the infectious diseases and other public health threads. IOM provides; integrated surveillance and disease control training for the frontline health staff working in border areas, necessary medical and health commodities for the border posts, analyses and reports on population mobility trends in priority health zones to inform preparedness efforts, as well as risk communication assistance to sensitize cross border population and neighboring communities. IOM is an active partner of the Ministry of Health in supporting Point of Entry Surveillance during outbreaks, including the current M-Pox outbreak.
Under the direct supervision of the National Project Officer, and overall supervision of the Head of
Programme and Policy Development the successful candidate will be responsible and accountable for supporting the implementation of the health promotion the Public health emergency response activities under the Migration health division.
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Date Posted: 2024-08-28
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