Abt Global is seeking a suitably qualified individual to fill the role of Nursing Officer – TB on the PNG – Australia Transition to Health (PATH) Program with Abt Global. This role is based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and open to PNG citizens only.
About the Program
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Australia Transition to Health (PATH) is a six-year (2020-2026) health sector program funded by the Australian Government under the PNG – Australia Partnership for Development. PATH works with the Government of PNG (GoPNG) to improve coverage and quality of health services for the people of PNG through effective, equitable, efficient, and inclusive interventions. Guided by the National Department of Health (NDoH), Provincial Health Authorities (PHAs) and the Bougainville Department of Health (BDoH) are responsible for the delivery of health services across PNG.
PATH assists NDoH, PHAs and BDoH to strengthen systems for health service delivery targeting infectious diseases, and reproductive, maternal, newborn child and adolescent health, with a focus on promoting women’s leadership.
PATH’s end of investment outcomes (EOIOs) are:
1. PHAs more able to lead provincial health reform and manage effective, efficient, equitable and quality essential health services in selected provinces.
2. DFAT-funded health services are demonstrating efficient and effective models of service delivery, influencing PHA performance; and building sustainability by transitioning to PHA management in selected provinces.
PATH’s intermediate outcomes (IOs) are: Provincial Health Authority Leadership, Women in Leadership and Essential Health Services.
PATH is a locally led, adaptive, and politically informed program that seeks to maintain flexibility to respond to changing and local circumstances over the life of the program.
About the Project
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has the 7th highest rate of new TB cases in the world (432/100,000), which rises to 1,117/100000 population in the National Capital District. PNG is a WHO high-burden country for TB, TB-HIV, and drug-resistant TB. Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) serves as an entry point for the diagnosis and treatment initiation in the NCD and surrounding region.
Available evidence shows that pregnant and post-partum women are at higher risk of developing TB than the general population and that these women are considered a priority for TB screening by the PNG National Department of Health and by the World Health Organization (WHO) . Each year at PMGH, there are 14000 deliveries and 40-60 women are diagnosed with TB in the obstetrics ward, with an estimated detection gap of 25-50%.
The Child-Maternal TB/HIV Program (CMTHP), implemented by the Paediatric Society of Papua New Guinea (PSPNG), is working to integrate TB services into maternal and child health care at PMGH. The program provides family-centered care to pregnant and post-partum mothers. TB screening is offered at antenatal care (ANC) clinics, labor ward, and post-natal word. Screening includes patient education, symptom surveys, and—when indicated—diagnostic tests such as chest X-ray (CXR) and sputum examination, in line with national and international guidelines.
About the Opportunity
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For applications to be considered, a response to the key selection criteria below must be provided.
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