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Vital Strategies is a global health organization that believes every person should be protected by a strong public health system. We work with governments and civil society in 73 countries to design and implement evidence-based strategies that tackle their most pressing public health problems. Our goal is to see governments adopt promising interventions at scale as rapidly as possible.
Resolve to Save Lives is a global health initiative that aims to save millions of lives by reducing preventable deaths from cardiovascular disease and preventing infectious disease epidemics. Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) is housed within Vital Strategies. Since September 2017, Resolve to Save Lives has worked closely with low- and middle-income country governments, the World Health Organization, academic and other civil society partners to build capacity for and implement a core package of interventions to reduce cardiovascular disease. The Resolve to Save Lives Cardiovascular Health Initiative focuses on large-scale hypertension management, global elimination of trans fat, and effective interventions to reduce sodium consumption. Resolve’s cardiovascular health programming and surveillance is being supported in India, China, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Turkey and the PAHO region in partnership with national governments and other organizations. For more information about our cardiovascular health programming, visit: www.linkscommunity.org
In Nigeria, Resolve to Save Lives is partnering with the Federal Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization on a hypertension prevention and control project in selected Local Government Areas of two States. The project aims to improve population hypertension control through screening, treatment, monitoring, and health education at the primary health center level. Resolve to Save Lives also supports dietary trans fat elimination activities in Nigeria, through the World Health Organization, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator, and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition.
Overall Role and Duties:
Resolve to Save Lives seeks a Cardiovascular Health Technical Officer to support efforts to prevent cardiovascular disease in Nigeria. This is a full-time position based in Abuja and requires frequent travel to the field. The Cardiovascular Health Technical Officer will report to the Resolve to Save Lives Country Representative in Nigeria. They will receive technical support from the Resolve to Save Lives Director of Global Hypertension Control and Director Nutrition Policy and Surveillance who are based in New York. The CVH Technical Officer will also receive periodic technical guidance and remote or on-site support from Resolve’s Nigeria Hypertension Control Consultant.
The Cardiovascular Health Technical Officer shall be responsible for the following:
Qualifications sought:
Please submit a cover letter and a CV and include salary expectations.
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