PRE-ELIMINATION COORDINATOR – Ministry of Health and Child Care 123 views

Pre-Elimination Coordinator-Head Office; National Malaria
Control Programme
Reports to Director NMCP

Summary of key functions

The Malaria Pre-Elimination Coordinator is a senior-level position based
at the National Level. The Coordinator will liaise with members of
Provincial Health Executives to ensure smooth implementation of
activities.
The officer will act as the Focal Point for pre-elimination activities with
the following expected outputs:
1. In consultation with Provincial Health Teams, coordinate the
development of the elimination plans and oversee their
implementation
2. In consultation with the Provincial Health Executes, establish a
notifiable system for all malaria cases and ensure all malaria cases
are reported
3. Reorient public and private health delivery structure towards the
new goal of malaria elimination in the country.
Develop a Pre-elimination Framework for the private sector health
care providers.
4. Set up an elimination database, including GIS-based data on foci,
cases, vectors, parasite isolates and interventions
Establish an epidemiological investigation system for all malaria
cases in pre-elimination districts.
5. Assist provinces in delimiting Malaria areas and establish an
inventory of transmission foci (mapping)
Working together with the Assistant M&E officer to carry out critical
analysis of malaria pre-elimination data to track progress towards
malaria elimination in the country.
6. Establish and/ or maintain joint cross borders activities with the aim
of standardising control interventions across borders.
7. Ensure classification of every malaria case, after case investigation,
is done.
8. Perform retrospective analysis of the timing of IRS versus the onset
of local transmission in sprayed localities
9. Facilitate training of health workers in malaria case investigation,
contact tracing and case follow up for malaria pre-elimination
10. Facilitate the training of the community and its leadership on their
roles in malaria pre-elimination activities
11.Coordinate the development of training manuals focussing on preelimination.

Qualifications and experience

1. A Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences
2. Masters degree in Health Sciences is an added advantage
3. At least five years’ experience working in the public health delivery
especially at district or provincial levels.