Consultant - Travel Health

Overview

Provide technical support to EMR countries on travel health.

You have:

• Master's degree in biological science, public health or related domain
• At least 10 years of experience in fields related to International Health Regulations (2005), international travel and transport/points of entry public health issues
• Excellent knowledge of English and Arabic languages
• Demonstrated capacity to work within different cultures
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Demonstrated ability to interact in complex situations involving technical, cultural and political elements
• Demonstrated understanding of the IHR (2005)
• Post graduate diploma in travel medicine or training in health surveillance, public health, emergency preparedness, travel and health, Point of Entry capacities
• Experience working with WHO
• Demonstrated international experience, particularly working at country-level

Contract

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1. Purpose of the Consultancy

To support countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) to build and enhance their capacities on travel health and to develop roadmap on establishing/enhancing travel health programs in countries.

2. Background

The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Program is to build the capacity of Member States to manage health emergency risks and, when national capacities are overwhelmed, to lead and coordinate the international health response to contain outbreaks and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations.

As the world grows more interconnected, it is easier for people to travel from one location to another, which increases the likelihood of disease transmission. As a result of rapid and severe changes in altitude, humidity, and temperature, as well as exposure to a variety of infectious diseases, international travel can pose numerous health concerns including infectious disease transmission. In areas with poor hygiene and sanitation and fragile health systems, more severe health hazards may be anticipated. Moreover, accidents are a common source of morbidity and mortality among travelers. Therefore, travel health is gaining significant importance to identify the health risks associated with travel, protect the travelers’ health, and minimize the risks of accident and of acquiring disease and prevent the cross-border and international spread of disease. The risk of cross-border spread of disease are especially high in areas where there are weak health systems and weak surveillance systems, making it difficult to detect and respond to emerging infectious diseases. As such, it is important for travelers to be aware of the risks associated with travel and the potential for the spread of disease.

The objective of this consultancy is providing technical support to the Eastern Mediterranean Region in areas of travel health and to develop policy brief, clear roadmap and deliver webinar on travel health to EMR countries.

3. Planned timeline (3 months ) (subject to confirmation)

• Start date: 01 May 2023
• End date: 31 July 2023

4. Description of duties

Work to be performed:

• Design and conduct a survey to assess the status of travel health programs in countries of the Region.
• Conduct 1-2 countries missions to collect detailed information on the nature of travel health programs
• Prepare and organize a regional meeting to introduce the topic, discuss the outcomes of the survey, strengths, challenges, and way forward.
• Develop a policy brief and conduct 1-2 webinars targeting decision makers for awareness raising and advocacy purposes.
• Develop a roadmap with clear actions for establishing and enhancing travel health programs in countries of the Region based on the discussion during the regional meeting.

5. Technical Supervision

   Responsible Officer:

   Dr Dalia Samhouri, Manager, CPI/WHE

   Email:

   samhourid@who.int

   Manager:

   Dr Dalia Samhouri, Manager, CPI/WHE

   Email:

   samhourid@who.int

   Specific requirements

- Education:

Essential

• Master’s degree in biological science, public health or related domain

Desirable

• Post graduate diploma in travel medicine, training in one or more of the following fields: health surveillance, public health, emergency preparedness, travel and health, Point of Entry capacities

- Work experience:

Essential

• At least 10 years of experience of work in fields related to International Health Regulations (2005), international travel and transport/ points of entry public health issues,

Desirable

• Experience working with WHO,
• Demonstrated international experience, in particular working at country-level.

- Skills / Technical skills and knowledge:

Essential:

• Demonstrated capacity to work within different cultures,
• Demonstrated ability to interact in complex situations involving technical, cultural and political elements,
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office

Desirable

• Demonstrated understanding of the IHR (2005),

- Language requirements:

• Excellent knowledge of English and Arabic languages.

7. Place of assignment

Cairo, Egypt

8. Medical clearance

The selected Consultant will be expected to provide a medical certificate of fitness for work.

9. Travel

The Consultant is expected to travel. Destination and duration of travel will be identified through the progress work identified in-countries.

All travel arrangements will be made by WHO – WHO will not be responsible for tickets purchased by the Consultant without the express, prior authorization of WHO. While on mission under the terms of this consultancy, the Consultant will receive subsistence allowance.

Visas requirements: it is the consultant’s responsibility to fulfill visa requirements and ask for visa support letter(s) if needed.

Additional information:

• This vacancy notice may be used to identify candidates for other similar consultancies at the same level.
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• A written test may be used as a form of screening.
• If your candidature is retained for interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
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• Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.
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• WHO shall have no responsibility whatsoever for any taxes, duties, social security contributions or other contributions payable by the Consultant. The Consultant shall be solely responsible for withholding and paying any taxes, duties, social security contributions and any other contributions which are applicable to the Consultant in in each location/jurisdiction in which the work hereunder is performed, and the Consultant shall not be entitled to any reimbursement thereof by WHO.

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