[JOB VACANCY USAID BEBAS-TB INDONESIA]
CONSULTANT – PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERT
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a mission-driven, global nonprofit advisory organization that provides governments, health organizations, and the private sector with the strategies, tools, and management support to deliver high-functioning health systems effectively and efficiently. For more than 50 years, we have focused on the people at the heart of the health system - from health ministries to communities, private sector to civil society - in each environment in which we work, serving as trusted advisors to make foundational changes that support the whole health system. Working shoulder-to-shoulder with countries and communities, MSH helps to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by building strong, resilient, sustainable health systems.
MSH started working in Indonesia in 1980 with a focus on improving child health, decentralizing health services, expanding access to care and treatment for TB, and strengthening pharmaceutical management. In 2023, MSH was awarded the five-year USAID BEBAS-TB activity to reduce TB incidence and mortality by addressing critical gaps and challenges in the TB program. This activity builds on the work of previous USAID projects and aims to improve access and utilization of quality and patient-centered comprehensive TB services. To achieve the objectives, MSH is looking for Consultant with roles as Public Health Expert.
While improving TB screening, diagnosis and notification are critical steps, ensuring everyone diagnosed receives appropriate and timely treatment is very important. The gap between notification and treatment could arise due to different reasons in service delivery, access and barriers to care, and issues in the health systems including sources, quality and completeness of data. An assessment to better understand the root causes and mitigating them would be urgently needed. Therefore, this assessment aims to examine the process, barriers, and good practices in treatment initiation including the vertical and horizontal referrals between healthcare facilities.
The assessment approach could be streamlined balancing scientific rigor and pragmatic and time needed.
The assessment would use both qualitative and quantitative approaches. These include desk reviews at the beginning of the assessment, development of a data collection tool/questionnaires, plan for data collection including site visits and data analysis.
Overall Responsibilities
- Work in close collaboration with Data Analyst to ensure all the tasks for DS-TB enrolment gap assessment are done on time
- Liaison with NTP and related partners to ensure the implementation of activities related to DS-TB enrolment gap assessment, esp. the stakeholders meeting, field visit, key informant interviews
- Support the coordination with NTP for the administrative issues related to DS-TB enrolment gap assessment activities Review and provide feedbacks for the data analysis, and reports developed by data analyst
- Participate in meetings and regular communication with NTP and USAID-BEBAS TB
Qualifications:
Education:
Doctorate or master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, health policy, or a related field
Experience:
- Extensive experience (at least 7-10 years) in TB control programs, including experience in leading or managing similar assessments or projects
- Proven track record of publications, research, or projects related to TB control, epidemiology, or public health.
Please send your application through website: PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERT
Only applicant who meets the above qualification will be considered
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