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Integrated Bite Case Management (IBCM) Field Officers

with The General Directorate of Animal Health and Production

BTDC-ID: 19537

Closing Date:

Announcement Description

The General Directorate of Animal Health and Production (GDAHP) of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is working closely in collaboration with the Department of Communicable Disease Control (CCDC) of Ministry of Health (MoH) to improving rabies prevention and control in Cambodia with the support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) with its Global Programme for Pandemic Prevention and Control, One Health (GPPPOH), which aims at strengthening the capacities of epidemic prevention and control at national, regional and global level through a One Health approach. As part of the Global Programme, the country package in Cambodia aims at strengthening the country's capacities for rabies prevention and control through a One Health approach.

Guided at its core by the principle of One Health, Integrated Bite Case Management (IBCM) provides an integrated surveillance system to identify and prevent rabies exposures in both humans and animals. Additionally, IBCM helps to establish the baseline for the burden of rabies disease and elimination progress evaluation. It also ensures, through follow up mechanisms, that patients bitten by a suspected rabid dog receive the lifesaving vaccine at an official health clinic.

We are seeking two qualified candidates for the position of Integrated Bite Case Management (IBCM) Field Officers based in Battambang. These positions will work under the direction of focal point of Department of Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health (DAHVPH) and BTB Provincial Office Animal Health and Production (POAHP).

Announcement Positions

Integrated Bite Case Management (IBCM) Field Officers (2 Positions)

  • Category: Health/Medical
  • Type : Job Opportunity
  • Location: Battambang Province
  • Schedule: Full-time
  • Salary: N/A

These positions will work under the direction of focal point of Department of Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health (DAHVPH) and BTB Provincial Office Animal Health and Production (POAHP).

Duties
  • Work closely with and provide technical support to the focal point of POAHP for coordinating and facilitating the planning and implementation of IBCM activities in BTB province
  • Assist in facilitating the training on IBCM to district vets and other relevant colleagues
  • Support POAHP officers to coordinate, facilitate and conduct field investigations in timely and thorough manner in Battambang province through close collaboration with BTB PHD focal point, district vets, and village animal health workers (VAHW)
  • Visit the dog/cat bite victims to conduct field investigations for identifying the high risk rabid (dog/cat) cases
  • Work with high-risk rabid dog/cat owners to take quarantine measures of their pets
  • Catch and euthanise suspected dogs/cats and prepare the sample collection, transportation and submission for rabies testing at a collaborating laboratory in Phnom Penh
  • Conduct the awareness raising of rabies and its prevention in the communities (e.g. dog owners, village chiefs, VAHW, village health support group, teachers, general population) during a field investigation
  • Timely and accurately report data of human and animal cases via smartphone technology and the information on transport of samples to the partnering laboratories for rabies diagnostics
  • Support DAHVPH and POAHP in preparing the IBCM progress report
  • Liaise with all key stakeholders working on rabies prevention and control to enhance rabies surveillance
Requirements
  • Bachelor of Veterinary medicine/Animal science
  • Previous experience in working with dogs is beneficial
  • Basic knowledge or understanding of Zoonotic disease control and Cambodian animal health system
  • Good written and spoken English and Khmer mother tongue
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including familiarity and competency with smartphone technology
  • Good organisational and time management skills with an ability to manage several tasks simultaneously
  • Computer literacy: Word, Excel, Power Point
 

How to Apply

Interested candidates should send curriculum vitae and cover letter by the closing date to email address provided in the contact details

Women and people living with disabilities are encouraged to apply and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

 

Contact Details

Office Address
  •  St 371, Trea village, Sangkat Stueng Mean chey, Khan Mean Chey, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 
Contact Name
  •  Mr. Sin Grandy
 
Email
 
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