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Job Title ⇒ Contact Tracing and Linkage Officer
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Organisation ⇒ Uganda Development and Health Associates UDHA
Duty Station ⇒ Uganda
Reports to ⇒ Project Coordinator
About US ⇒
Uganda Development and Health Associates UDHA strives to empower, promote
and strengthen key health and development interventions in communities we
work. We envision a society in which people are fully empowered to manage
their health and development needs. UDHA is Sub Recipient to TASO under the
new funding model implemented in partnership with TASO and aims to support the
implementation of Uganda’s Response to the HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis.
Job Summary ⇒ The Contact Tracing and Linkage Officer will work closely
with ALL TB Diagnostic and Treatment UnitsDTU to facilitate Health workers
to carry out contact tracing for TB confirmed cases and ensure that TB
preventive therapyTPT is provided to those that are eligible as spelt out in
the Operational guidelines for TB contact investigation 2019. He/she will
ensure that all data related to contact tracing and TPT is correctly collected
and entered into national database.
Key Duties and Responsibilities ⇒
⇗ Provide timely Facilitation to Health workers to be able to carry out
contact tracing to all patients diagnosed with TB at DTU.
⇗ Ensure complete documentation of all contact tracing activities carried out
⇗ Ensure that ALL persons eligible for TPT receive it as per guidelines.
⇗ Ensure that ALL those diagnosed with TB during contact tracing are started
on TB treatment.
⇗ Work closely with DTU to ensure complete, correct and accurate
documentation and reporting is done.
⇗ Carry out geographical mapping of DTUs and come up with rates for transport
rates for Health workers
⇗ Providing technical support in performance improvement and implementation
of the HIV/TB Program activities in the respective areas of operations.
⇗ Coordinating regular tracking of results relevant to core HIV/TB program
targets and report to the respective program areas offices.
⇗ Carrying out quarterly performance audits and feedback in their respective
districts, taking care to involve the participation of district authorities,
area Teams, and other stakeholders
⇗ Collating program monitoring and evaluation reports on quarterly, and
annual basis for the TB contact tracing and TPT provision.
⇗ Build stronger collaborations between the DHOs, DTLS, TB focal person at
Health facilities, District Laboratory Supervisor, Biostatistician and
Facility-Community Linkage Facilitators
⇗ Work with project officers in the Comprehensive districts to ensure that
activities related to TB contact tracing and TPT provision are implemented as
expected.
⇗ Gather monthly contact tracing and IPT provision reports from Project
officers and compile them into one reports.
⇗ Be responsive when called upon by the donor or NTLP to provided performance
progress updates.
⇗ Support Differentiated service delivery models and community support
programs plans in collaboration with CHWs and CBOs
⇗ Perform any other duties assigned to you from time to time by the immediate
supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The job holder should have a minimum of Diploma in Clinical Medicine,
Public Health, and Certificate in Nursing or Laboratory training, Health
Assistants or Medical related background training.
⇗ Bachelor’s degree in sciences or post graduate training is in science
related course is an added advantage.
⇗ Riding skills and possession of a valid riding permit a Must
⇗ Good report communication and report writing skills.
⇗ Computer skills especially Word processing, Excel spread sheet and power
point.
⇗ The job holder should have a work experience of at least 3 years in a
health institution, NGO and exposure health facility and community activities
is an added advantage. Exposure to work environment managing TB patients is an
added advantage.
How to Apply ⇒
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to submit in
single PDF their cover letter, CV and CERTIFIED copies of academic documents
addressed as below to info@udhauganda.org with copy to udhajobs@gmail.com
The Executive Officer
Uganda Development and Health Associates UDHA,
P.O. Box 77, Iganga Municipality
Deadline 9 th April 2021 by 500pm
While UDHA appreciates all the interested applicants, only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted for interviews. In case you do not hear from UDHA
one month after the closing date, please consider yourself unsuccessful.
Please note that any form of canvassing will lead to automatic
disqualification. Any telephone solicitation will lead to automatic
disqualification.

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