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WHO Field Presence in Gaziantep has created support activities on enhancing access to quality primary and secondary health care services for vulnerable populations in Idleb and Aleppo governorates in northwest Syria while ensuring continuity of care across health facilities. WHO is trying to provide access to good quality primary and secondary health care services for those who are underserved and in hard-to-reach areas.
This position aims to provide immediate support to the WHO Gaziantep Field Presence and support tasks and operations of the External relations and M&E unit, including support in implementation of routine programmatic M&E activities and resource mobilization/ proposal writing by providing analytical, planning, and technical support for the healthcare delivery in northwest Syria.
As the crisis enters its tenth year, more than 6.5 million people remain internally displaced (IDPs) within Syria , the most of whom had been displaced more than once. Changes in security and control in different areas continue to drive internal population movements, over 1.8 million reported in 2020. Delivery of health services to those in need in Syria remains challenging, not least because of the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic but also more than half of all health care facilities are closed or only partially functioning, which makes it difficult to reach the over 11 million people throughout Syria in need of humanitarian health assistance.
Health facilities serve as the critical entry point for humanitarian lifesaving and life-sustaining essential health services at the primary level. Availability of humanitarian life-saving reproductive, maternal, new-born, and child health services is critical in humanitarian settings, which typically see rises in maternal deaths, unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, unsafe abortion, and gender-based violence . Pregnant women require ante-natal and post-natal care, and access to skilled birth attendants , children under five need routine immunization services and enhanced efforts are especially needed in areas with low vaccination coverage rates, such as parts of Aleppo and Idleb .
Recent assessments indicate the need for a more coordinated and coherent supply of medicines and services within Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs), particularly for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), a common cause of preventable morbidity and mortality. Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) needs are also critical: prolonged exposure to conflict is believed to increase the prevalence of mental health conditions above the WHO global prevalence of 15% , yet social stigma surrounding mental health care and shortages of trained health workers are remain ongoing barriers to treatment. Referral capacity, including ambulances, is needed to overcome gaps in secondary care and connect patients to humanitarian life-saving care. Specialized services are needed for physical rehabilitation, assistive devices, tuberculosis, dialysis, in-patient treatment of severe acute malnutrition with medical complications, and burns. Surveillance data for epidemic-prone diseases indicate that influenza-like illness, acute diarrhoea, cutaneous leishmaniasis, and suspected hepatitis are the most common morbidities in northwest Syria . Broad coverage of surveillance activities and response teams, a joint efforts with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) actors to ensure safe water supplies and sanitation, are needed to both prevent and control disease outbreaks.
Essential: A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, public health and/or social sciences from an accredited/recognized institution.
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Desirable:
Ability to undertake delegated tasks and work independently under short deadline modality and inside fast changing environment. Strong Presentation skills, including design and usage of visualization tools. Project management experience is an asset.Excellent command of spoken and written English, Turkish (ability to provide written oral and translation as required) and Arabic.
A combination of onsite work (Gaziantep, Türkiye) and offsite work (remotely).
Travels may occur.
a. Remuneration: The proposed fee is equal to Band A international consultant: 5,000 USD /per month.
b. Expected duration of contract: 6 months.
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