Job Context

Khulna Mukti Seba Sangstha (KMSS) is a Bangladeshi development organization, has been working in the public health sector for more than two decades since 1997 and currently implementing different projects in 7 districts in the country.
As a partner of BRAC, KMSS is implementing the program titled "Integrated Tuberculosis Care and Prevention, for Enhancing Case findings, health System Strengthening and Sustainability" funded by GFATM.
Tuberculosis program is implementing at 2 City Corporations (Ward No 6-8, 10, 11, 16 DNCC & 30-37, 43 DSCC).
Location: The position will be based at the field level (Dhaka)

Major 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 in 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