13 Aug
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Jhpiego
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Odisha
Overview
About the Organization
Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization and an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, dedicated to improving the health of women and families in developing countries. For over 50 years, it has focused on providing high-quality, low-cost health care solutions, training health workers, and strengthening health systems.
Jhpiego has been working in India since the 1980s in close partnership with national and state governments. With deep technical expertise and strong on-the-ground execution, Jhpiego helps design, test, and scale practical solutions and innovations that fit real-world systems across multiple thematic domains, including Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases.
About the Program
Under its TB portfolio, Jhpiego supports the National TB Elimination Program (NTEP) in implementing creative and evidence-based strategies to accelerate TB case detection and improve treatment outcomes.
The Cough Syrup Surveillance Initiative aims to identify individuals with presumptive TB through pharmacy-level monitoring of cough syrup sales and strengthen their linkage to timely TB screening, diagnosis, treatment initiation, and follow-up through structured surveillance and referral mechanisms.
About the Position
The Sr/Program and Data Coordinator- TB will support state and district-level implementation, coordination, monitoring, and data management for the Cough Syrup Surveillance Initiative. The position will work closely with State TB Cells, district health teams, Drug Control Administration, pharmacists, chemist associations, private drug retailers, health facilities, and project teams to operationalize the intervention and ensure effective referral and linkage of individuals with presumptive TB to NTEP services.
The role combines program implementation with data management and analytics. The incumbent will first ensure effective rollout, stakeholder engagement, referral tracking, capacity building, and supportive supe
📌 Sr./ Program (Odisha)
🏢 Jhpiego
📍 Odisha