Job Title: Research Officer
Organization: Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Project Supervisor
About the Company:
Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) is the leading National Humanitarian Organization in Uganda and a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
About FORECASE Project:
With funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), URCS will partner with Malaria Consortium, Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA), Erasmus University, and the Netherlands Red Cross – 510 to implement a 4-year Research Project “FORECAST – Forecasting Outbreak Risks from Extreme Climate with Active Surveillance Technology” that aims at improving early warning and control of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks associated by extreme weather in Uganda. The two major outputs of the study include: (a) an epidemic risk mapping system based on an impact-based forecast (IBF) platform; and (b) an improved outbreak preparedness and response…
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