Technical support of essential medicines and health Technology (EMT) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

(Special Service Agreement)

Purpose of the Post:

This Special Service Agreement (SSA) aims to provide technical support in the areas of essential medicines and health technology (EMT) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to relevant departments in Ministry of Health (MoH) and hospitals. 

Description of Duties:

Under the direct supervision of the WHO HSD Unit the staff will undertake the following tasks:

Method(s) to carry out the activity

1. Support the World Health Organization technical officers to provide technical assistance in the implementation and monitoring work in the areas of Essential Medicines and Technology (EMT) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), particularly Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP), Pharmacovigilance (PV) and Antimicrobial Consumption (AMC).
2. Support relevant Ministry of Health departments and hospitals to implement Good Pharmacy Practice in public and private sectors.
3. Support relevant Ministry of Health departments and hospitals to implement Pharmacovigilance in public and private sectors. 
4. Support Food and Drug Department and central and provincial hospitals to implement Antimicrobial Consumption monitoring at National and hospital levels.
5. Perform other duties as instructed by the direct supervisor.

Output/s

Output 1: Technical support for the implementation of GPP

Deliverable 1.1: Training materials/tools for GPP implementation and monitoring developed.

Deliverable 1.2: Training for central and provincial hospital for the implementation and monitoring of GPP conducted

Output 2: Technical support for the implementation of PV

Deliverable 2.1: Training material for PV in private pharmacies developed  

Deliverable 2.2: Training in PV for private pharmacies conducted

Output 3: Technical support for the implementation of AMC monitoring and other AMR activities related to antimicrobial utilization monitoring and antimicrobial stewardship

Deliverable 3.1: Training for AMC monitoring in central and provincial hospitals conducted

Deliverable 3.2:  Collecting and Analysing AMC data at national and hospital Levels conducted

Deliverable 3.3:  AMC report at national and hospital levels developed

Deliverable 3.4: support for training, data collection and coordination for other AMR related activities

Knowledge & skills:

• Knowledge about pharmaceutical areas and antimicrobial resistance
• Ability to work independently under pressure and to deliver high-quality work on-time.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as a member of a team.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good knowledge in standard MS Office applications including MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint.

Education:

Essential: Bachelor’s degree in medicine, pharmacy, or health-related field

Desirable: Advanced degree in medicine, pharmacy, or health-related field

Experience:

Essential: At least two years of work experience in the field of public health, infectious diseases and/or pharmacy within a hospital setting.

Desirable: Experience in writing reports and working with government, nongovernment and/or with regional or international organizations.

Languages:

• Good knowledge of English in speaking, reading, and writing
• Expert knowledge of Lao in speaking, reading, and writing.

Other skills (e.g. IT):  Proficiency in standard MS Office applications. 

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit applications and curriculum vitae in the English language with a subject "SSA - Technical support of essential medicines and health Technology (EMT) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)" to the following Email address: wplaohr@who.int by 24 May 2022 at 17:00. Applications without the proper subject line might be disregarded.