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Emergency Health Assistant
| Status: | Filled |
|---|---|
| Organization: | Canadian Society for International Health |
| Acronym: | CSIH |
| Type: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Mandate: | The Canadian Society for International Health, a national voluntary organization, facilitates and supports health and development activities around the world through the mobilization of Canadian and other resources. CSIH advocates for health policy and programming which contributes to global objectives of health for all, equity, and social justice and builds partnerships with Canadian and other institutions and organizations. |
| Address: | One Nicholas Street, Suite 1105 Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 7B7 FAX: (613) 241-3845 |
| Please visit the website of the organization offering this internship to verify its application requirements prior to sending your resume. | |
| Contact Person: | Guillermina Rodriguez |
| E-Mail: | yppp@csih.org |
| French Web Site: | |
| English Web Site: | www.csih.org |
| Country: | Zimbabwe |
| City: | Harare |
| Sector: | Health |
| Position Description: |
The intern will be associated with the main project that provides
''Emergency assistance to mobile and vulnerable populations in Zimbabwe.'' This
project aims to reduce the impact of the present Zimbabwe humanitarian crisis
on the displaced population through the provision of food, non-food
requirements, gender, HIV/AIDS mainstreaming, health interventions, shelter and
livelihood activities. HIV and AIDS mainstreaming components of the program are
designed to provide HIV prevention and mitigation activities among the already
identified displaced ex-farm workers and their families variously affected by
the epidemic. The program also develops strategies aimed to prevent and control
communicable diseases, promote reproductive health, and prevent and respond to
gender based violence among the IDP (Internally Displaced Person) community
assisted. The intern will: - Design and implement a surveillance system for communicable diseases among IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) - Draft information communication materials on prevention of communicable diseases within IDP communities - Organize and facilitate a training on the use of UNFPA reproductive health kits, as well as prevention of GBV (Gender Based Violence) for humanitarian workers - Draft information materials on prevention of Gender Based Violence - Document lessons learned - Assist with the on-going development of a strategy for adressing communicable diseases that includes: definition of activities, training of the community health volunteers - Establish links and maintain continous dialogue, supervision and capacity building activities for IOM implementing partners in the field of HIV/AIDS - Prepare written progress reports for the mission. |
| Host Organization: | International Organization for Migration (IOM) |
| Host Organization Details: | IOM has been assisting governments worldwide to address migration challenges since 1951, and it has been active in Zimbabwe since 1985. IOM in general is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. As an intergovernmental body, IOM acts with its partners in government, civil society and the international community in its endeavour to assist mobile and vulnerable populations in Zimbabwe. |
