Antimicrobial resistance AMR/IPC officer

Volunteering Medical & Health

Overview

Develop and support implementation of national One Health AMR Action Plans.

You have:

• Experience in the field of Public Health, implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs, OR working in IPC activities.
• Experience in developing AMR Action Plans.
• Experience in implementing IPC programs at national and hospital levels.

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

4COVID-19 is now a pandemic affecting many countries globally. To achieve the highest level of effectiveness in the response to the COVID-19 outbreak using the strategies and practices recommended in this document, an IPC programme with a dedicated and trained team or at least an IPC focal point should be in place and supported by the national and facility senior management. One Health; is an approach to designing and implementing programmes, policies, legislation, and research in which multiple sectors communicate and work together to achieve better public health outcomes. The ‘One Health’ approach is critical to addressing health threats in the animal, human and environment interface. The areas of work in which a One Health approach is particularly relevant include food safety, control of zoonotic diseases, laboratory services, neglected tropical diseases, environmental health and antimicrobial resistance.

Antimicrobials used to treat various infectious diseases in animals may be the same or similar to those used for humans. Resistant bacteria arising in humans, animals or the environment may spread from one to the other and from one country to another. An AMR/IPC focal point will be required to support the development, implementation, and monitoring of One Health National Action Plans for the Member States and facilitate the mainstreaming of effective strategies and actions, including on the prevention and control of infection, antimicrobial stewardship, awareness creation, and communication, research and development in their health and development agendas in partnership with FAO, OIE, and other key partners.

Under the direct supervision of the Technical Officer – Surveillance, Preparedness and Response, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

Developing and supporting the implementation of national One Health AMR Action Plans.

Reinforces strategic country-level capacity to mitigate the spread of AMR in health facilities and communities in the situation of AMR Impact on COVID-19 clinical care

Work in coordination with the outbreak response team to ensure IPC priorities and activities are managed effectively within the overall COVID19 response, and in particular in coordination with the clinical/case management teams.

Assess IPC capacities and practices epidemic treatment centers, in hospitals and health care facilities in the areas affected by the COVID19 outbreak and at risk. Identify needs for further assessment based on this assessment.

Support the monitoring and evaluation systems of the national IPC preparedness plan to confront the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) programmes and emergencies operations on country level

Review the IPC measures implemented in the affected areas and advise on prevention of healthcare-associated infections in healthcare settings within the affected health settings

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Ethics and Values, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams.

Experience in the field of Public Health, implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs, OR working in IPC activities
Experience in developing AMR Action Plans. Experience in implementing IPC programs at national and hospital levels.

The duty station will be Cairo, which is a family duty station with a wide range of services (health, education and leisure) and good living conditions. Cairo (and Egypt) has long been a centre of the region’s political and cultural life, with high levels of tourism. Like other similar cities, Cairo offers good quality of life in terms of access to shopping centres, banks, medical services, educational facilities, cultural events, etc.

The Arab Republic of Egypt has a unique geographical position in Northeast Africa, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and its connection to Sub Saharan Africa through the Nile Valley. The country is defined by desert and the Nile, the longest river on Earth. Egypt is bordered by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba to the east, the Red Sea to the east and south, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west. With over 90 million inhabitants, two-thirds of which are below 30 years, Egypt is Africa's third most populous country after Nigeria and Ethiopia and has the highest population in the Arab world's most densely populated areas, especially in greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta. The country has witnessed significant political and economic changes since 2011. Through this transition, which includes periods of political unrest, the main income sources of the economy have been negatively impacted, particularly in the tourism sector, as well as revenues from the Suez Canal, oil and remittances from Egyptians working abroad, affected by the global economy. However, with the current political stability, tourism is getting improved, and touristic activities are going back to normal. UN staffs are not directly targeted in Egypt and for the most are vulnerable to being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It is recommended to keep dwell time in the immediate vicinity of military, police and other prominent official installations to the minimum.

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