Background
Following the collapse of the central government in Somalia in 1991, the implementation of the national medicines policy as an integral part of the national health policy ceased.
With the stabilization of the political situation in Somalia, the national medicines policy appropriate for the Somali public health sector became one of the key priorities of the zonal health authorities
WHO’s support to the Somali Health Authorities in the area of Essential Medicines (EM) has been by addressing the development of medicines policies including strengthening regulatory national capacities for medicines quality control, the rational use of medicines and supply chain management. Until today, the programme has supported the development of a National Medicines Policy and trained health care providers in EM management and their rational use by using standard treatment guidelines based on the Somali Essential Drug List. A quality consciousness programme was introduced for basic screening of quality of medicines by minilabs at field level. Recently efforts have been made to develop a viable medical supply chain system.
General Objectives
Provide technical assistance to the Somali Health Authorities to address critical issues in the areas of rational use of Essential Medicines and Master Plan of Supply Chain Management
Specific Objectives
a) Provide technical assistance to the health authorities for the implementation of the national medicines policy and action.
b) Finalize the supply chain management master plan for the three Somali zones;
a) Review and finalize Standard Treatment Guidelines for Somalia (STGS), harmonizing existing treatment protocols for the different levels of health care by respecting the Essential Package of Health Services;
b) Support to the zonal Drug & Therapeutic Committees to assist in the harmonization exercise of STGS;
Expected deliverables
1) Finalized standard treatment guidelines booklets for different levels of the PHC system;
2) Finalized supply chain management master plan for endorsement;
Competencies
The candidate should have:
- Ability to work under pressure;
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills;
- Ability to quickly adapt to complex working environment;
Qualifications and experience
University Degree in Pharmacy;
Master’s Degree in Public Health or related field;
At least seven years of experience at national and international level in the field of public health and essential medicines;
Additional information
Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply.
How to apply:
Interested candidates are kindly requested and strongly encouraged to apply in writing sending their CVs and technical proposal relevant to the ToRs to:
Administrative Officer, WHO Somalia;
