Since 2008, the World Lung
Foundation (WLF) Maternal Health Program has contributed to the Government of
Tanzania’s efforts to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by improving
women’s access to good-quality emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC).
EmONC is the package of health services necessary to treat life-threatening
complications that cause the majority of maternal and neonatal deaths.
The WLF program currently works
in 37 public facilities in the regions of Kigoma, Morogoro and Pwani to bring
good-quality EmON
C to rural, isolated populations. WLF has upgraded health
centers, strengthens district hospitals, and trains and mentors Assistant
Medical Officers to provide emergency obstetric and neonatal care including
cesarean sections, trains and mentors nurse-midwives/clinical officers to
provide anesthesia, skilled birth attendance and basic emergency obstetric
care.
WLF’s strategic plan 2015-2018
underscores the need to share lessons learned from the
program implementation to the wider local, regional and international
scientific audience for possible scale-up. To this end we seek to mobilize and
organize routine data and information from our archives and from facility
records in the project-supported facilities for possible dissemination.
Consultant(s) will work with WLF experts to map, collect and organize data on
ruptured uterus across all the supported facilities. This task will be
supplemented by documentation of case by case records for the proposed
variables related to uterine rupture for five years, from January 2011 to
December, 2015, by visiting 15 supported facilities. Therefore, the consultant
will work with WLF’s focal persons at the supported facilities to sort out
patient records and extract information for the specific cases as per indicated
variables.
Access to all records and
information archived in the WLF’s data collection tools for the
mentioned period (2011 to 2015) will be provided and the consultant will be
assisted to access records and information at the supported facilities from
respective local government authorities.
Responsibilities
The maternal health consultant will team-up and lead a data clerk to accomplish
the following;
1. Records and data mapping: Use the archived monthly and quarterly data
collection templates to map out ruptured uterus reported for five years
(identify the cases and record when and where it was performed), from January
2011 to December 2015.
2. Data and information records review/audit: Review case by case records in
the sorted files and information to establish various demographic data,
management choices and outcomes associated with the cases
3. Data organization and analysis: Lead the data clerk to analyze the collected
information and data and therefore recommend selected variables for possible
publication.
Requirements
i. Masters Degree in obstetrics and gynecology (MMED; O/G) or related
qualification.
ii. Demonstrated experience and technical competency in obstetrics and
gynecology.
iii. Comprehensive understanding of maternal and reproductive healthcare,
maternal mortality reduction, neonatal care, quality improvement initiatives
such as clinical audit.
iv. Ability and willingness to travel to project sites in rural Kigoma,
Morogoro and Pwani.
v. Excellent writing and oral presentation skills
vi. Computer literacy: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
vii. Excellent computer skills using MS Office (Excel, Access, PowerPoint) and
viii. Knowledge and skills in data analysis software (STATA, SPSS, etc.).
ix. Fluency in Speaking/Reading/Writing English and Kiswahili.
Compensation: Considerable
consultancy fee will be provided. Travel arrangements will be made by World
Lung Foundation.
How to apply: Email your
Curriculum Vitae and cover letter along with the names, email addresses and
phone numbers of three professional references to the Clinical Director by
email at SDominico@worldlungfoundation.org before 1600hrs, 10th October, 2016.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.