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Risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) or Information, education, and communication (IEC) in public health specialist.
Purpose of consultancy:
Support to the Ministry of Health of Angola to develop the risk communication strategy for the human papillomavirus Vaccine introduction.
Background
The mission of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Programme (WHE) is to build the capacity of Member States to manage health emergency risks and to lead and coordinate the international health response when national capacities are overwhelmed, to contain outbreaks and to provide adequate relief and recovery to affected populations.
Risk communication is a cross-cutting program that contributes to the organization’s support to governments in responding to emergencies, enabling those most at risk to understand and adopt protective behaviors during a crisis, facilitate enhanced surveillance, reduce confusion, and minimize miscommunication and rumors.
The consultant will report directly to the Emergency Cluster Lead under the overall guidance of the WHO Representative. S/he will work closely with the External Relations and Immunization clusters and collaborate with relevant technical officers and the Risk Communication teams in the respective Regional Office (RO) and WHO/HQ. S/he has first-line responsibility to support the National Department of Surveillance and Health Promotion Department in promoting effective risk communication strategies to promote human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination launch and coverage among risk group people. S/he will engage with all levels of the organization, will liaise with the National Director of Public Health and the National Coordinator of Health Promotion as well as with relevant stakeholders, target audiences, and official representatives from the national authorities to obtain information and, as necessary, provide advice on risk communication initiatives for the referred vaccine launch in the country.
a. Develop a risk communication strategy, including a respective chronogram for the launch of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the country.
b. Identity in collaboration with relevant stakeholders,
This vacancy is archived.