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Jobs in Tanzania: Vacancies at KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, August 2018
KNCV Tuberculosis FoundationKNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the fight against tuberculosis (TB), the first deadliest infectious disease in the world. KNCV is an international center of expertise for TB control that promotes effective, efficient, innovative and sustainable tuberculosis control strategies in a national and international context. We are an organization of passionate TB professionals, including doctors, researchers, training experts, nurses and epidemiologists. We aim to stop the spread of the worldwide epidemic of TB and to prevent the further spread of drug-resistant TB. We operate from a central office in The Hague in the Netherlands, a regional office in Central Asia and country offices worldwide. KNCV raises funds from private, institutional, corporate, and government donors. KNCV’s main funding source is the USAID funded Challenge TB project, which is also implemented in 22 countries.
Background: In Tanzania, more than 75% tuberculosis patients opt for home-based DOT and are supported by a family or community member. However, this approach is difficult to implement in mobile populations like artisanal miners, resulting in lower treatment success rates in mining-heavy districts.
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Under TB REACH Wave 6 funding, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTLP) and Everwell Heath Solutions will
Implement a demonstration project of 99DOTS, an mHealth solution for improved monitoring of patient treatment adherence that also enables automatic prioritization of at-risk patients for health care worker follow up.
The proposed 18-month demonstration project will assess practicalities, scalability and impact of implementation of 99DOTS adherence technology. Implementation will take place in Geita, Simanjiro, Kahama and Chunya districts.
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is looking for a full time
Technical Coordinator Adherence Project
Duty station: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
The position will be based in Dar es Salaam and will require travel to project sites.
Organizational position
The Technical Coordinator reports to the Country Director (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) and Digital Health Team (The Hague, Netherlands).
Education
Relevant degree in public health, medicine, epidemiology, project management, or other related field
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KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is looking for a full timeTechnical Officer Adherence Project
Duty station: Geita Tanzania
The position will be based in Geita region and will require travel to other project district.
Organizational position
The Technical Officer reports to the Technical Coordinator.
Education
Relevant degree in public health, project management, IT systems, or other related field
