Medical Officer (Tuberculosis), New Delhi

Closing date: Tuesday, 22 March 2016

The mission of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.
Vacancy Notice No: SE/CO/P/2016/FT5
Title: Medical Officer (Tuberculosis)
Grade: P5
Contract type: Fixed-term Appointment
Duration of contract: Two years
Date: 2 March 2016
Application Deadline: 22 March 2016
Duty Station: New Delhi, India
Organization unit: SEARO Countries (SE_ACO) / SE_IND WR Office, India (SE_IND)
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
WHO India Country Office collaborates with the Government of India and relevant stakeholders within the framework of the collaborative Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS), to actively support the development and implementation of national health policies, strategies and plans aiming at promoting access to and utilization of affordable and quality health services and improving the financial protection against health related risks.
The Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) of the Government of India has implemented basic TB care and control services across the whole country since early 2006. The RNTCP now plans to move forward towards achieving universal access to TB quality patient-centred diagnosis and treatment for all, and is scaling up nation-wide interventions for drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) and HIV-associated TB. The medium term target of the RNTCP is that by 2015 to have achieved the TB-related indicators and targets laid out under the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals and the Stop TB Partnership's 'Global Plan to Stop TB, 2006-2015'.
The WHO TB programme aims to support the RNTCP efforts towards achieving universal access to quality diagnosis and patient-centered treatment for all TB patients and the effective monitoring of tuberculosis prevention, care and control activities in India, including DR-TB and HIV-infected patients. Major areas of WHO technical support are in operational research, drug resistant TB, TB/HIV collaborative activities, surveillance including impact measurements and private sector engagement in TB care in India. WHO provides technical support at national, working with TB related national research and academic institutions and at state level with a network of (about 85) technical officers for developing necessary guidelines, innovative models, research, monitoring and evaluation and now works towards a gradual transitioning of this network.