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Health Field Officer 3 (Flying)
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Abuja, Nigeria
Fixed-term
Published 2 months ago · Expires 3 weeks from now
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Who we are
- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence.
- We take action in response to emergencies and at the same time promote respect for international humanitarian law.
- We are an independent and neutral organization, and our mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
- We work closely with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and with their International Federation in order to ensure a concerted, rational and rapid humanitarian response to the needs of the victims of armed conflict or any other situation of internal violence.
- We direct and coordinate the international activities conducted in these situations.
- Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Health Coordinator, Flying Health Field Officer 3 (HFO) is part of the health team within the delegation.
- He/she supports the field health team in the implementation and oversight of the ICRC’s Primary Health Care programs across the Delegation.
- He/she is the focal person for the ICRC emergency response (Cholera) and interacts with the Ministry of Health (MoH), and the midwifery training academies, maintains relationships with relevant health stakeholders at Federal and State levels where required, and other actors involved in the PHCC activities to ensure coordination and complementarity of ICRC health program activities.
- Assists and advises the Deputy Health Coordinator and the Health Department to enable a deeper understanding on the country’s health system specifically on the Primary Health Care (PHC) activities in Nigeria and identify the added value and distinctiveness of the ICRC.
- Analyses the overall context and the humanitarian situation in Nigeria and ensures synergies within the other ICRC Health programs to strengthen the continuum of care together with the Deputy Health Coordinator
- Assists and contributes to implementing the ICRC's Primary Health Care Center (PHCC) program and the overall health strategy.
- Supports the field PHCC teams in needs assessment and assists with the design of an appropriate health response related to PHC and health emergency.
- Liaises with the Medical Logistics team to ensure appropriate supply, follow up on drugs and other medical consumables forecasted and ordered for the supported PHCC and the Emergency response (Cholera).
- Provide technical support to field PHC team on the program indicators, data collection and analysis, monitoring of the monthly data as per the Medical Activity Database (MAD) requirements.
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