Overview:

The CDC Enhancing Global Health Security (EGHS) project is a global mechanism that supports Global Health Security Agenda goals through programs and activities focused on protecting and improving health security at country and regional levels. Core priorities include strengthened laboratory and surveillance systems, public health workforce, emergency operations and capacity to implement the International Health Regulations.

The primary function of this position is to provide technical assistance to recipients of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria’s COVID-19 Response Mechanism (GFATM C19RM) to capacitate the Division of Disease Surveillance and Response (DDSR) to support linkages of surveillance data for preparedness and response at national and county levels.

Technical Responsibilities:

  • Support and improve linkage of event-based surveillance and hospital event-based surveillance with national and county emergency operation centers (EOCs) for investigations.
  • Support rolling out of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response technical guidelines.
  • Support organizational leadership and coordination capacities during disease investigation and response
  • Closely work with DDSR’s leadership to support adoption and dissemination of national policies, procedures, protocol, algorithms and plans for preparedness and response at county Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs).
  • Provide technical assistance for training multisectoral response teams at national and sub-national levels
  • Supporting with national and counties disease prevention and control including water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs

    Applied Knowledge and Skills

This vacancy is archived.

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