HEED Bangladesh is a Non-Government and non-political National Organization working in the field of Health, Education, and Economic Development for more than 52 years. The Organization invites applications from suitable candidates for its TB Control Program in Sylhet, Habiganj, Sunamganj & Moulvibazar Districts of GFATM project as a sub-recipient NGO of BRAC.

Job Responsibilities:

Prepare monthly work-plan to implement the project activities.
Perform community mobilization for ACF (active case finding), organize outreach centers, collection of samples and transport them to the nearby facilities for Xpert/Truenat/Microscopy testing through extensive field visit.
Ensure treatment initiation, regular follow-up of ongoing patients and ensure quality DOT by monitoring Shasthya Shebika/DOT provider/community health workers.
Perform contact investigation (CI) of bacteriologically-confirmed pulmonary TB patients (both DS-TB and DR-TB).
Refer contacts of index cases to the physician for screening the eligibility of TPT and ensure enrolment.
Guide community health workers/volunteers to identify Child TB presumptive in the community and refer them to the facilities for testing.
Ensure HIV screening of TB patients in the respective working area.
Ensure referral of microscopy positive TB cases to molecular diagnostic sites for re-testing.
Ensure referral of retreatment cases for Xpert/Truenat testing and link them with the DR-TB treatment initiation centers.
Ensure ambulatory treatment initiation at community level as early as possible in coordination with UH&FPO and MODC.
Organize courtyard meetings, TB campaigns, special outreach centers for key and vulnerable populations to enhance case detection.
Update private sector mapping including formal and informal healthcare facilities/providers and visit them on a regular basis to enhance presumptive and case referral.
Ensure incentives for Shasthya Shebika/DOT providers and social support for eligible TB presumptive and patients.
Maintain regular coordination, communication, and liaison with upazila/union level stakeholders including HA, HI, CHCP etc.
Contribute in the preparation of monthly/quarterly reports and submit them in due time.
Practice and promote the organization’s gender policy and support implementation of gender equality and women empowerment at all levels.
Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the organization’s goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise in safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.