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Job Description Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara, Dodoma, Singida, Tabora and, Tanzania, United Republic of Full-time Location / Region: Tanzania Job Architecture / Organizational Level: TZA Company Description Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) is on a mission to create a world where no mother, child or family is devastated by HIV and AIDS. Join us on our fight for an AIDS-free generation. Job Description Position Details Job title: HTS and HIV Care and Treatment Advisor Primary manager: Senior HIV/TB Sustainability Manager Technical Manager: Senior Technical Advisor HTS and HIV care and treatment advisor Location: Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara, Dodoma, Singida, Tabora and Kagera Roles Summary The HTS and HIV Care & Treatment Officer will provide regional-level technical assistance, mentorship, and performance support to strengthen the quality, coverage, and effectiveness of HIV Testing Services (HTS) and HIV care and treatment interventions. The Officer will work closely with the Regional Health Management Team (RHMT), Council Health Management Teams (CHMTs), health facilities, community structures, and other EGPAF project staff to improve performance across the HIV [...]
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leading and coordinating HTS and PrEP activities in the region and councils including planning, implementation, monitoring, documentation and reporting He/she is responsible for overall HIV testing activity within the region with main focus on index testing, PrEP and HIVST Provide support and monitor implementation and reporting of HIV Testing Services (HTS) specifically index testing, optimized PITC and linkage of all clients identified positive using linkage case management (LCM) approach.
- Strengthen the system for identification and referral of HIV infected clients from all entry points including community-based testing.
- Work close with facility CTC providers for elicitation of index contacts to plan for facility and community testing, document and report follow up outcome Conduct weekly testing data review for updating testing outcomes at the facility and obtaining list of new index contacts Build capacity of facility and community teams on HTS, PrEP and HIVST Provide technical support to facility and community HTS providers in implementation of community index testing, focused PITC, PrEP, HIVST activities Ensure availability of up to date HTS and PMTCT guidelines, SOPs, registers and reporting formats in all facilities and testing areas.
- Offer supervision and mentorship of CTC staff, community HTS/PrEP providers and RCH staff Provide TA for implementation and monitoring of HIV care services cascade Strategize and actively work with CTC providers to increase number of new clients in care Provide support to CTC in the implementation of Service Delivery Model (SDM) in accordance to National guideline and share best practices of SDM direct from site level.
- Provide support to sites to ensure clients receive appropriate care such as SDI, MMD, ART outreach refills and clients put on more efficacious ART regimen (TLD Transition) and Advanced HIV disease management (AHDM) as per national guideline and donor directives Follow up and updates clients monitoring status on HVL testing, documentation and reporting appropriately including EAC cascade monitoring and timely actions Provide technical assistance to ensure clients are retained on care including supporting sites mechanism to retain returned LTF clients on care Ensure [...]
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