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The WHO Country Office in Mongolia is looking to hire a short-term consultant to provide technical assistance for strengthening the systems for childhood cancer care and control and improving the quality and accessibility for anti-cancer medicines for childhood cancer.
The short-term consultant will provide overall technical assistance and support towards this goal to strengthen the childhood cancer care and control and access and quality of cancer medicines.
Description of duties
Under the guidance and supervision of the Technical Officer/Non-Communicable Disease, the incumbent to perform the following tasks:
Support the local health officials including responsible officers for childhood cancer care, medicine regulation, NCD prevention and control of the Ministry of Health and relevant national health authorities under the Ministry of Health in Mongolia in implementing the GICC, and in ensuring adequate preparations and the pilot implementation of the Platform in Mongolia;
Output 1: Support the local health officials including responsible officers for childhood cancer care, medicine regulation, NCD prevention and control of the Ministry of Health and relevant national health authorities under the Ministry of Health in Mongolia; support the Ministry of Health for developing, translating and adapting materials related to the implementation of GICC, and preparations and the pilot implementation of the Platform; conducting necessary evaluations for clinical capacity and supply of medicines/diagnostics and procurement; implementing and monitoring national action plan for strengthening childhood cancer care; and conducting trainings for healthcare workers, where appropriate
Deliverable 1.1: Coordinate among the Ministry of Health, relevant national health authorities under the Ministry of Health and WHO Country Office to develop, revise and update national guidelines, regulations and standards for childhood cancer and cancer medicines/diagnostics;
Deliverable 1.2: Coordinate among MOH, relevant agencies under the Ministry of Health and WHO Country Office in conducting necessary evaluations for clinical capacity and supply of medicines/diagnostics and procurement; and implementing and monitoring national action plan for strengthening childhood cancer care;
Deliverable 1.3: Support the WHO Country Office for any administrative procedures involved in the implementation of GICC and the Platform
Output 2: Coordinate with the Ministry of Health and relevant national health authorities for implementing the national clinical guidelines for 6 index childhood cancer care; for planning, preparing and organizing trainings of pediatric oncologists, nurses and other specialties; coordinate and support for strengthening pediatric cancer registry and integration with the SJCARES registration system
Deliverable 2.1: Coordinate among MOH and relevant national agencies and centers in implementing standards of care for the 6 index cancers in the country by following the standards recommended by WHO and WHO CC St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Deliverable 2.2: Coordinate and liaise among the Ministry of Health and its affiliated institutions, MNUMS WHO Country Office in planning, preparing and conducting trainings on implementing the national clinical guidelines for 6 index childhood cancer care for healthcare specialists
Deliverable 2.3: Support the Ministry of Health, NCMCH and NCC for developing and finalizing national pediatric cancer registry and integration with the SJCARES registration system
Deliverable 3.3: Write consolidated final report on the consultancy as at the end of the consultancy period
Essential: University degree in medical science, pediatric medicine, pediatric oncology, pediatric pharmacy or public health-related field from a recognized university.
Desirable: Advanced university degree in pediatric medicine, pediatric oncology, pediatric pharmacy or related field from a recognized university
Essential: Minimum of five (5) years' experience in public health,
This vacancy is archived.