Sub-district Coordinator

CissdBihar Zone
Required Experience
- 0 - 5 Years
- Posted On
- 17 Mar 2023
Basic Section- Band- Support Staff- Grade- I- Designation- Sub District Coordinator - Communicable Disease- Employment TypeOrganisational- Company- CISSD- Business Unit- SPU-2- Function- BTSP- Sub Function- HEALTH- Cost Center- LF Project- Country- India- Zone- Bihar Zone- State- Bihar- Working Location- Patna- Sub Unit- BR- SkillsSkill

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BA - BACHELOR OF ARTS

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- Job Description**Position**:
Sub-district Coordinator - Communicable Disease

**Grade/Level**

I

**Project/Unit**

VL Project

**Reports to**:
**District Program Officer - communicable disease**

**Location**:
Multiple positions at any Block within Bihar & Jharkhand

**Project Duration**:
October 2021 - September 2024

**Project Background**:
Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) and Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) are two serious public health problems on the Indian subcontinent, causing high morbidity and mortality. The governments in the region have launched elimination initiative for both these diseases. The Govt of India (GOI) goal is to eliminate LF and VL, i.e. Reduce annual incidence of the disease to less than threshold levels at the sub district (block) level.

CARE, through generous funding from BMGF, is providing strategic leadership and on-ground implementation support to the overall VL control activities in Bihar and Jharkhand in close partnership with respective departments of State Government and the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program (NVBDCP).

This is the third phase of the Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL, or kala azar) program, this phase grant aims to consolidate the work of strengthening systems to accelerate progress towards elimination and to support sustaining it thereafter, building on the current momentum in the program to aim for “elimination of VL as a public health problem”, reaching an annual incidence of below 1/10000 in all blocks by 2020 as presently defined.

With Generous support of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CARE’s is starting a project on elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand. The two key strategies for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) are: Mass Drug Administration (MDA) and Morbidity Management & Disability Prevention (MMDP).

The strategic goal and primary outcome of the project is to support the Government of Bihar and Government of Jharkhand to attain sustainable elimination of LF in the two states. The project started in October 2021 and will continue till September 2024.

**Job Summary**

The Sub-district Coordinator is responsible for ensuring high quality operational support to the key activities of the disease control program of the government in the assigned Block. The key elimination program activities include Vector control, disease surveillance, Mass Drug Administration (MDA), Morbidity management and disability prevention (MMDP), Line listing of cases. The nature of operational support to be provided includes capacity and skill building; generation, analysis and use of data in supervision and monitoring; generating and filing reports; participating in pilots and formative studies; supporting the organization of program reviews and communication campaigns. S/he work closely with the Block officials and staff to ensure this and maintain appropriate working relationships with staff of partner agencies involved in disease control program.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead, support and ensure high coverage and quality of activities.
- Liaise with MOIC, BDO, VBDS, BHM, BCP to support VL & LF activities and provide techno-managerial support at block level
- Liaise with MOIC and share regular programmatic updates.
- Oversee adequate organization of patient services for at PHC/SDH/DH (Patient flow, diagnostics, drug supplies, incentives) and Coordinate with BHM, MOIC for above
- Work very closely with Medical Officer in Charge (MOIC) and Vector Borne Disease Supervisor (VBDS) and Block Community Mobilizer(BCM) to support NBS, MDA and Vector control, cases surveillance, MMDP activities
- Enhance the use of data for program management by health functionaries block level.
- Coordinate with VBDS, BCM & ASHA facilitator for Malaria Inspector - for micro planning, supervision plan, training of DA for MDA, Squad members and other health worker.
- Ensure adequate update and maintenance of line list of Kala azar, lymphedema and hydrocele cases.
- Facilitate in hydrocele operation camp.
- Work closely with health system to ensure post-surgical follow-up of all operated cases and management / treatment of all LF patients.
- Build capacity and strengthen knowledge base of FLW on an ongoing basis through training and mentorship
- Follow up and ensure availability of test kits, medicine and required logistic for VL & LF program.
- Supportive supervision during MDA & IRS program and data sharing for midcou