Consultant – Measles and Rubella Elimination, Suva, Fiji - World Health...

Updated: March 04, 2024 10:30 AM GMT

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Suva, Fiji

Purpose of consultancy

The Division of Pacific Technical Support (DPS) and WHO Representative Office to the South Pacific is seeking technical assistance to support the National Immunization Programme (NIP), disease surveillance/epidemiological unit, and MOH in the PICs with the following objectives:
• To support the planning, preparation, implementation, and monitoring of the “Strategies and Plan of Action for Achieving Verification of Measles and Rubella Elimination in the Pacific Island Countries and Areas 2023-2025” in countries and areas in the Pacific;
• To strengthen the immunization systems and programmes by providing guidance and support for the implementation of identified priority activities aimed at reducing immunization coverage inequities with a special focus on reaching the unreached, especially for measles and rubella-containing vaccines;
• To strengthen the VPD epidemiological and laboratory surveillance systems including improving detection and reporting of... More Detail