{"id":772,"date":"2009-04-23T16:35:56","date_gmt":"2009-04-23T21:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mchtulane.wordpress.com\/?p=766"},"modified":"2009-04-23T16:35:56","modified_gmt":"2009-04-23T21:35:56","slug":"senior-advisor-for-maternal-newborn-and-child-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatscourtney.space\/blueprint\/senior-advisor-for-maternal-newborn-and-child-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Advisor for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Global Health Fellows Program<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Technical Advisor Level IV: \u00a0Senior Advisor for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Maternal and Child Health Division, Office of Health, Infectious Disease, and Nutrition, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Location: Washington, DC<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Assignment: 2 year fellowship<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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GHFP-09-135<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP)<\/span> <\/strong>is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute (PHI) in partnership with the Harvard School of Public Health, Management Systems International and Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. GHFP is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The goal of GHFP is to improve the effectiveness of USAID Population, Health and Nutrition programs by developing and increasing capacity of health professionals in Washington, DC and overseas. This is accomplished through the recruitment, placement and support of junior, mid and senior level health professionals; a diversity initiative focused on providing internship and mentoring opportunities in international public health to underrepresented communities; and professional and organizational development activities to bolster USAID\u2019s ability to maximize results and strengthen its leadership role in global health.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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INTRODUCTION:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Maternal and Child Health Division (MCH) within USAID\u2019s Office of Health, Infectious Disease, and Nutrition (HIDN) of the Bureau for Global Health (GH) works closely with USAID Missions and international partners to:\u00a0advocate for investments in improving maternal and child health, with a focus on the major causes of mortality and associated morbidity; introduce innovative cost-effective interventions to address these issues ; and leverage human, technical, financial resources to help countries improve their capacity to deliver such lifesaving interventions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Senior Advisor for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (Senior Advisor) will provide technical assistance to the GH\/HIDN\/MCH Division and to USAID field Missions on programmatic approaches to increase the uptake, use, and impact of key interventions to reduce maternal and child mortality. The focus of this position will be child health, working closely with the existing child health team in the Division, the MCH Element co-Head for Child Survival, and the MCH Division Chief, and complementing the work of existing teams in maternal and newborn health, immunization, and environmental health.\u00a0The Senior Advisor must have the capacity and interest to promote and program integrated approaches to maternal, newborn, and child health, including the roles of family planning, consistent with overall strategic approach to MCH articulated in 2008 (see <\/span>http:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/our_work\/global_health\/mch\/publications\/mch_report.html<\/span><\/a>) and the Division\u2019s Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As an active member of the USAID MCH Element Team, the Senior Advisor will contribute to the overall development of MCH strategies and activities and, in particular, setting child health priorities. A substantial portion of the Senior Advisor\u2019s effort will be devoted to program development and support in the MCH focus countries, currently numbering 30:\u00a017 in the sub-Saharan Africa; 9 in Asia; 3 in Latin America and the Caribbean, and 1 in Europe and Eurasia.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As a key member of the MCH Division, the Senior Advisor will:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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General MCH and Public Health Technical Support (50%)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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