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Overview: Infectious Disease Detection and Surveillance (IDDS) is a five-year USAID-funded project with the following overall objectives: (1) Improve the detection of diseases of public health importance and identification of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in priority infectious diseases through an accessible, accurate, adaptable, timely, and integrated diagnostic network system; (2)Improve the quality of real-time surveillance systems for pathogens of greatest public health concern, including AMR and zoonotic diseases, and; (3) Generate evidence-based guidance and innovative solutions to strengthen in-country diagnostic networks and surveillance systems.
Scope Of Work:
Work with local stakeholders and partners to gather information about current systems to pick up and transport samples to be sent to Jakarta for COVID-19 testing
Help to identify gaps in those transport systems and where additional support can be provided
Help to adapt standard operating procedures for sample collection, packaging, and transportation to the local context
Adapt training materials for how to safely collect, pack, and transport specimens
Conduct training to laboratory and healthcare staff for safe collection, handling, and transportation of samples
Visit facilities and monitor compliance with the SOPs for safe collection, handling and transport of samples
Interested candidate please send your applications and CVs to hr.indonesia@fhi360.org by the latest 10th March 2020. Please put position title as the e-mail subject.
