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• Technically support Ministry of Health to
  raise the profile of laboratory services within the Ministry of Health
  (MOH) in order to provide stewardship, coordination and management of
  laboratory services.
• Support the operationalisation of an
  effective and functional laboratory network in the country to support
  effective patient management, disease surveillance, epidemic
  investigation, research and other specialized services in line with Uganda
  National Minimum Health Care Package (UNMHCP).
• Actively promote acceptable safety
  standards within all laboratories in respect of space, personnel, clients
  and the community.
• Support MoH to establish a system to
  ensure that all laboratories have appropriate functional equipment with an
  effective and sustainable mechanism for equipment maintenance as well as
  safe disposal of obsolete items.
• Render support MoH to develop/strengthen a
  laboratory logistics system to ensure that an effective supply chain
  management system is in place to provide adequate supplies to support
  uninterrupted delivery of the UNMHCP.
• Support the establishment of a national
  regulatory system that ensures that all equipment supplies (including
  donations) comply to national specifications and standards and are
  registered by the appropriate regulatory authority
• Support national development of an
  adequate and skilled human resource to deliver quality laboratory services
  at all levels.
• Promote and support the establishment of a
  comprehensive national laboratory quality assurance system that will
  ensure quality service delivery through an accreditation system for
  laboratories for different levels of services and participation in
  Internal and External Quality Assessment (EQA) with linkages to
  international recognized EQA bodies;
• Support laboratories to participate in
  relevant health research, assessments, and monitoring and evaluation
  initiatives to improve patient management, laboratory performance and
  disease control; including supporting laboratories to detect any emerging
  or transmitted resistances to patient medications.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the
  WHO Representative.

• The ideal candidate for the World Health
  Organization (WHO) career placement should have attended basic training in
  Medical Laboratory Technology, that demonstrates the ability to perform
  the duties and responsibilities as described i.e. a Master’s Degree in
  Microbiology or virology or related medical laboratory science. Possession
  of a Masters in Public Health or health services management will be an
  added advantage.
• A minimum of five or more years’ experience
  in medical laboratory services with a reputable organization with
  acceptable evidence of knowledge, competence and contribution to the
  organization’s goals and acceptable knowledge of the Ugandan National
  Health System.
• Working knowledge of various data
  management packages such as EPI Info, SPSS, STATA, MS Excel, or SAS.

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