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HIV Clinical Services Officer Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Full-time Opportunity Type: Current Opening Company Description Amref Health Africa -Tanzania is a non-profit public health organization supporting the Government of Tanzania to address public health issues, including maternal and child health, HIV, TB, Malaria, and Nutrition in Tanzania since 1987. Amref Health Africa in Tanzania is funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through CDC Tanzania to execute a robust HIV care and treatment clinical cascade project aimed at accelerating the achievement of the current 95-95-95 goals and HIV epidemic control in Tanzania. Branded as Afya Thabiti, this project has been implemented in Mara, Simiyu, and Zanzibar since October 2023 and expanded to Dar es Salaam starting January 2026, covering facility and community-based prevention, care, and treatment services. Afya Thabiti works in collaboration with and under the guidance of the Tanzania Ministry of Health, the Zanzibar Ministry of Health, and the President’s Office, Regions Authority, and Local Government (PORALG). That said, Amref Health Africa Tanzania is announcing the following vacancies to be filled [...]
RESPONSIBILITIES
- : Support the provision of comprehensive HIV/AIDS care and treatment services in accordance with national guidelines.
- Ensure effective implementation of the clinical cascade from HIV case identification and linkage, adherence counseling, retention, to attaining ad sustaining viral load suppression.
- Facilitate integration of Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) services, CD4 testing, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, and mental health screening into HIV care.
- Provide technical support and oversight to healthcare providers in collaboration with CHMTs on implementing Differentiated Service Delivery Models (DSDMs) such as same-day ART initiation, 3/6MMD, and community ART refill.
- Collaborate with Facility and Community HIV Case identification officers and peer navigators to ensure timely linkage and enrollment of newly diagnosed PLHIV into care and treatment.
- Work closely with Retention Officers to ensure proper follow-up and documentation of ART clients.
- Strengthen community engagement through the use of community health workers and expert clients to trace and re-engage clients with treatment interruption.
- Support linkage of PLHIV to economic strengthening and life-skills initiatives where available.
- Support clinic preparation processes, client reminder systems, and eligibility checks to prevent missed opportunities and enhance client retention.
- Build capacity of healthcare providers through technical support, oversight, virtual data driven performance meetings; dissemination of SOPs, job aids, and national guidelines.
REQUIREMENTS
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- Monitor clinical outcomes among recipients of care (RoC), including viral load testing, prompt interpretation and client management with all abnormal laboratory results Track facility, council performance weekly, monthly, quarterly using Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) indicators and timely develop remediation plans where necessary.
- Collaborate with M&E and data teams to ensure accurate, timely, and high-quality data reporting.
- Utilize data to guide decision-making and quality improvement interventions.
- Prepare and submit weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to the HIV Clinical Services Advisor and relevant stakeholders.
- Participate in periodic data [...]
HOW TO APPLY
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