JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose:
Supporting microbiology testing services across the national healthcare system. The position involves leadership on Anti-microbial (AMR), surveillance activities, diagnostic stewardship, policy development, and strategic planning to optimize microbiology services and ensure high-quality, standardized testing.
Key Functions:
• Guide the provision of services for the national Microbiology Health laboratory network.
• Participate in strategic planning initiatives, aligning microbiology services with public health goals and priorities.
• To improve access to quality-assured laboratory testing for priority bacterial/fungal infections and antimicrobial drug susceptibility testing at all levels of the health system.
• Support AMR diagnostic stewardship and integration of antimicrobial drug susceptibility testing in existing national tiered laboratory networks.
• Provide sustainable technical expertise, mentorship and training models to strengthen capacity in microbiology laboratory and diagnostics for national and sub-national teams, applying national guides for AMR control and diagnostics.
• Collaborate with regional microbiologists and laboratory…
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