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About Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance

Background: Afghanistan is one of the high reported PV malaria cases (11%) among the (85%) of estimated vivax malaria cases among six Eastern Mediterranean countries. Malaria continues to be a major public health problem in Afghanistan. The transmission of malaria is seasonal, and its distribution varies largely from place to place, depending on a variety of factors related to parasites, vectors, and human populations under different geographical, ecological, and socio-economic conditions in the country. 27% of the Afghan population lives in areas at high risk for malaria, 50% at medium risk, and the remaining 23% live in areas with no risk or very low risk of malaria transmission (WMR 2019)

Due to the substantial impact of scaled-up interventions (including the distribution of LLINs through the mass campaign and ANC, the use of a new generation of anti-malarial (ACT) and Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT), indoor residual spraying during the outbreaks) along with the mobilized serious commitment of the government and international partners, socio-economic improvements, climate changes and some other factors a significant progress has been made toward control of malaria resulting in decreasing its burden in Afghanistan. Countrywide there is a significant reduction in malaria deaths from 47 to zero death and malaria cases from 384,943 to 174,893 (54.6%) compared to 2016 to 2019.

The malaria project is implemented across the country with the biggest operation in the endemic eastern region. UNDP will contract BPHS implementers to deliver the project as an integrated package with the BPHS grants. The BPHS implementers will use its offices across the country, storage facilities, and health centers. To ensure the sustainability of malaria control efforts, malaria case management and surveillance are integrated into BPHS/EPHS health service delivery and the services are delivered through community engagement (CBMM). The use of CHWs to deliver services to the communities ensures efficient coverage of the population in remote areas.

Objective: Lead, coordinate and monitor the malaria project activities at the national and provincial levels.

Job Description

• Screening of under 5 years of age children on a regular basis to identify cases of malnutrition and lactating and pregnant women.
• Providing regular daily base integrated management of child illness (IMCI) services at the NPH center.
• Treat under five children suffering from severe and moderate acute malnutrition.
• performing regular growth monitoring for under 2 children.
  Completing treatment cards and ration cards for children with severe and moderate acute malnutrition.
• Registering cases of malnutrition and promoting their treatment and making a comprehensive registration system for the nutrition unit (OPD SAM and MAM).
• Distributing nutritional IEC materials according to the national nutrition guidelines.
• Regular reporting according to the national nutrition guidelines.
• providing first aid health care assistance in urgent cases and other cases that are necessary.
• Accurately measure and record MUAC, weights, heights, edema, and lengths of the beneficiaries according to the nutrition criteria and proper nutrition counseling to clients as per Nutrition cluster/ MoPH nutrition guideline or policy.
• Able to Calculate RUTF/RUSF, super cereal, and other medical supplies (Vitamin A, Mebendazole, Ferfolic, etc.) to malnourished children and give on a weekly basis and biweekly distribution of nutrition supplies to SAM and  MAM cases.
• Performing additional tasks (related to the health center services) is requested by the relevant manager.
• Checking the cleanliness of materials and equipment after each use and correctly carrying out the sterilization process of materials.
• Follow up on malnourished children if they do not center through CHW.
• Filling the IMAM report template on a monthly basis and reporting to World Vision
• Filing information on MNS awareness-raising or psychosocial support sessions
• Submit relevant forms at the end of each day and restock field supplies as necessary.
• Fully implement the IMAM guideline based on the nature of the work.
• Check the stock make a consumption report and request new supplies.
• maintain all equipment in good working order and report any problems or needs.

Skills Required

• Fluency in English, Pashto/Dari

Submission Guideline:

interested and qualified candidates should submit their CVs along with a cover letter to the HR Department CHA Parwan field office through the email address admin-parwan@cha-net.org

Submission Email:

admin-parwan@cha-net.org