Ebola Health Coordinator

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• The Ebola Health Coordinator will oversee all technical aspects of Medair’s Ebola response in DR Congo. Reporting to the Ebola Projects Coordinator, and closely coordinating with Medair’s in-country Health and Nutrition Advisor, the Ebola Health Coordinator will represent Medair at a senior level in all technical Ebola coordination meetings, reporting back to relevant internal stakeholders ensuring Medair is strategically positioned. The job-holder will provide technical oversight to Ebola-related activities in Medair-supported health facilities and Ebola Treatment centres in Ituri and Nord Kivu Provinces, working with specialist staff to ensure that health facility staff are adequately trained and Ebola protocols are strictly observed.
• Medair is significantly scaling up its programming in DR Congo in response to the recent Ebola outbreak. Medair is implementing specific pillars of the response to the outbreak, including Infection Prevention control, Case Management, Surveillance, Risk Communication and Community Engagement and Mental Health/ Psychosocial Support.

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