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BACKGROUND
QUEEN ELIZABETH DIAMOND JUBILEE TRUST TRACHOMA INITITAIVE PROGRAM -
TRACHOMATOUS TRICHIASIS SURGERY PROJECT – KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA
Adopting the World Health Organization-endorsed SAFE strategy, the Trust’s Trachoma
Initiative is funding: Surgery; the distribution of Antibiotics donated by Pfizer to treat and prevent active infection; activities to encourage Facial cleanliness to prevent disease transmission; and
Environmental improvements to increase access to clean water sources and sanitation.
Together with the International Coalition for Trachoma Control (ICTC) and its appointed grant manager, Sightsavers UK, the Trust aims to eliminate blinding trachoma entirely in Malawi and
Kenya and make significant advances towards elimination in Mozambique, Nigeria (Katsina), Tanzania and Uganda.
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) is also working with the ICTC and Sightsavers UK to implement the SAFE strategy in Chad, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia.
Based on current need and coordination with the DFID integrated NTDs programme currently being implemented in Nigeria, Katsina state will be targeted for this TT surgery intervention.
Katsina state is located in north-western Nigeria and is divided into 34 Local Government Areas.Katsina has an estimated total population of 5,801,584 1 . All 34 Local Government Areas have been fully mapped under the Global Trachoma Mapping Programme with 30 LGAs confirmed to be endemic for TT. The results of the survey showed a trichiasis prevalence rate of 0.1-3.55%, with a surgical backlog of 29,061. The UIG for Katsina State is 24,204. Six LGAs where TT prevalence is 1% or above and are in the extreme northeast part of the state have the highest numbers of TT burden ranging from slightly over a thousand cases to nearly 4,000. These six LGAs account for 60% of the total TT UIG in the state. Through this intervention, these 6 LGA, plus two others in the northwest will be targeted for surgical outreaches and campaigns to significantly reduce the TT backlog. The 8 LGAs are Batsari, Batagarawa, Baure, Daura, Dutsi, Mai-aduwa, Safana and Zango. The focus will be to operate on at least 15,760 cases of TT representing 65% of the total UIG for Katsina state fro 2014-2019. While 8 LGAs will be prioritized in the first two years of the programme, there is a need to ensure that the health system is strengthened in all LGAs to take care of all current and incident cases of trichiasis.
Qualification:
A first degree in microbiology, parasitology, entomology or similar field; medicine or health related field, Minimum of Master of public health or related Masters Degree and Minimum of 3 years experience working in public health.
Job Summary:
Under the supervision of the NTDs Program Manager, the Program Officer oversees the formulation, execution, monitoring and evaluation of the TRUST-funded TT surgery project in
Katsina state to ensure consistency .with the project priorities and outcomes.
Reports directly to: Program Manager
Specific duties include:
Program Planning
Program Management
Program Monitoring & Evaluation
Advocacy and Strategic Alliances
Competencies Required:
All applicants should submit electronically; forwarding the following under listed to
Nigeria.recruitment@hki.org
Kindly note that:
Applications received after 5pm on the day will not be considered.
Only applications submitted electronically shall be considered.
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