[afro-nets] FHI opportunities

FHI opportunities
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Family Health International (FHI) is dedicated to improving lives,
knowledge, and understanding worldwide through a highly diversified
program of research, education, and services in HIV/AIDS prevention,
care and treatment, reproductive health, and infectious diseases. We
are seeking qualified candidates for the following positions:

Technical Advisor, Strategic Behavior Communication (Arlington, VA)

To provide technical leadership by designing and developing global-
level Strategic Behavior Communication (SBC) strategies and tools for
the Institute for HIV/AIDS, focusing on innovative behavior change
approaches to reinforce prevention, care and treatment and impact
mitigation. Main responsibilities: Provide technical leadership across
the institute in the development, implementation and evaluation of
innovative communication strategies based on the global framework;
Supervises and provides strategic technical direction to communication
officers and others involved in communication activities at HQ and in
country offices; Provides SBC technical input including standard
setting and monitoring guidelines to implementing agencies; Remains on
top of current communications issues in the HIV/AIDS/STI field;
Participates in resource development; Liaises closely with IP for the
documentation and dissemination of Promising/Best Practices; Performs
other duties as assigned

Ph. D or MA and equivalent in Behavioral Sciences or Public Health;
Minimum of seven years experience in the innovative design of behavior
communication programs with two years relevant management experience.
Fluency in French and/or Spanish is preferred

Technical Advisor, Clinical and Community Care (Arlington, VA)

Provide technical leadership by designing and developing global-level
innovative technical strategies and tools in HIV/AIDS Clinical and
Community Care for the Institute of HIV/AIDS. Main responsibilities
include: Oversees and helps to ensure the quality of implemented
HIV/AIDS clinical and community care activities of the Care and
Treatment Division; Stimulates and acts as a resource for the
development of innovative and expanded responses in clinical and
community care for HIV, in particular, in areas such as HIV clinical
management including preventive therapies, TB (tuberculosis)/HIV
relationships, care for mothers and infants, the introduction of safe
and effective use of ARVs (antiretroviral treatments), and palliative
care; Provides strategic development, technical inputs, and technical
assistance on clinical and community care activities at all levels,
including the monitoring and evaluation of such activities; Provides
overall technical leadership in clinical and community care in
coordination with relevant officers in regional and country offices;
Participates in proposal preparation and other resource development
activities; Remains informed on current programs in the HIV/AIDS field
by review of current literature and is alert to any implications of
such experiences and research for department activities; Performs other
duties as assigned by the Director, Care and Treatment Division.

MD degree with at least seven years experience in the field of HIV/AIDS
clinical care. MPH degree preferred. Overseas field experience
required.
Fluency in French or Spanish desirable.

FHI has a competitive compensation package. Interested candidates
please submit cover letter, resume including salary requirements online
at http://www.fhi.org/ or e-mail to: mailto:humanresources@fhi.org.
Please specify source in your application.
AA/EOE/M/F/V/D

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Theresa Zhao
mailto:TZhao@fhi.org

Mother-Child Medical Center and healthcare in rural Africa
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Dear all,

The Mother-Child Medical Center strives to improve the health of
residents in rural Singida, with an emphasis on women of reproductive
age and children under the age of five years, by building, staffing and
operating a maternal and child medical center in the village of Ipuli,
Tanzania.

The center is planned to operate in August 2006 and provide dental,
ophthalmology, pharmacy, and laboratory services. Alongside the center
will be a medical training center for approximately 300 students and a
primary school for local children.

The most urgent factors preventing women in Ipuli from accessing
healthcare are cost of services and distance to a health facility. The
nearest hospital is Haydoum hospital in Arusha District, located 81
kilometers from Ipuli. It is common that many sick die on the way to
the hospital- including young children with malaria and women with
complicated pregnancies. The center will also focus on health education
and prevention (i.e. HIV/AIDS prevention).

In order to reduce death and disability of women and children, quality
maternal and child services must be available and accessible. The
Mother-Child Medical Center, training center and primary school will
operate as an example of a comprehensive approach to meeting health and
education needs of rural populations. Plans are set to duplicate this
model in Tanzania and in other African countries.

The innovation of the Mother-Child Medical Center is that it is
directed by the community of Ipuli. The need for a medical center was
made by the community in 2005 and they subsequently donated 10 acres of
land for this purpose. The construction of the medical center, training
center, and primary school is lead by a local board. Funding for the
project has been made possible by companies and individuals in and out
of Tanzania. The entire community of Ipuli and residents in the Singida
region are enthusiastic about the development of this project, which is
being called a "Rural Center of Excellence" due to it's focus on
providing both comprehensive health and education services in one
location.

To learn more about or partner in this project, please e-mail
mailto:info@motherchildmedical.org or call +1-831-419-1763 in the US.

Thank you,
Neema

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Neema Mgana
Forum for Global Action
mailto:nmgana@yahoo.com
http://www.forumforglobalaction.org