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Laboratory Specialist job at Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) | Apply Now
Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) emerged from the Mulago-Mbarara Teaching Hospitals Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) which was established in November 2004 under the then Makerere University Faculty of Medicine. With funding from the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and technical assistance from the United States of America Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), MJAP established a strong trail in the provision of quality comprehensive HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) services.
Overtime, MJAP has broadened its work beyond the support of provision of comprehensive HIV and TB services to include capacity strengthening for health care workers across Uganda and conduct of research to inform policies for HIV/TB and other HIV comorbidities in the country.
Currently, the flourishing institution plays a pivotal role in the Uganda health care system having developed strong links with the Ministry of Health through its contribution to various technical working groups and long term support of HIV/TB services in districts, regional referral hospitals and public health facilities across the various regions in the country.
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Laboratory Specialist job at Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP)
Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP)
Job Description
Job Title: Laboratory Specialist
Organisation: Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP)
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
Job Summary: Provide overall technical leadership, coordination, and supervision of the provision of laboratory services for the Local Partner Health Services East Central project. Working in collaboration with the MoH CPHL/UNHLS and the districts, to coordinate training, mentorships, and support supervision to strengthen the capacity of laboratory staff in the EC region to provide quality HIV and TB laboratory services.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership, oversight, and support planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the laboratory systems strengthening activities within the EC region.
Support the Laboratory Advisor in the coordination and supervision of laboratory services in liaison with the district laboratory focal persons.
Support implementation of Laboratory Management Quality Systems in the supported laboratories.
Support monitoring and improvement of TB laboratory services including GeneXpert reporting, ZN and TB LAM.
Prepare regular monitoring progress reports.
Support functionality and improvement of laboratory hub services in liaison with the hub staff and the partners within the region.
Support the establishment and strengthening of efforts to implement Bio-risk management systems and institute measures to enhance compliance to the MoH Biosafety and Health Care Management guidelines at supported health facilities.
Support and strengthen the laboratory supply chain system of supported districts alongside the district health teams.
Develop lessons learned from activities related to laboratory systems strengthening and management for HIV/TB care and treatment and apply these lessons to improve the program.
In liaison with hub coordinators, plan and participate in technical capacity building of district and facility laboratory personnel in lab service delivery, commodity management and quality assurance to facilitate provision of quality integrated HIV/TB services.
Develop lessons learned from activities related to laboratory systems strengthening and management for HIV/TB care and treatment and apply these lessons to improve the program.
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