VN016- Programme Assistant to support National Immunization Programme

Background:

National Expanded Program on Immunization (NEPI) has been one of long-standing health programs in Viet Nam. With high routine coverages of vaccines through this program, Viet Nam has been achieved polio free, tetanus elimination, and other vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) under control. WHO has been provided support for immunization activities including routine immunization and campaign planning and implementation, technical guidelines developments, as well as VPDs surveillances as a back born to provide evidence for immunization program planning and implementation.

COVID-19 the pandemic has been suppressing essential health program over the world since 2020. While Viet Nam is well controlling COVID-19 with strong preventive measures, immunization activities had been affected by the COVID-19 especially in highly affected provinces due to repurpose the human resource to the pandemic response and the necessity of physical distancing measures. To maintain immunization activities as an essential health services including VPDs surveillances is critically important to detect any resurgence or epidemics and respond to such events especially of outbreak-prone VPDs such as measles during COVID-19.  Further workload on NEPI since late 2020, as Viet Nam started the preparatory activities for COVID-19 vaccine introduction with target introduction through phased approach in Q1 2021. It is crucial to maintain or strengthen human resource in Immunization Program, both for successful COVID-19 vaccine introduction and maintaining routine immunization activities. VPDs surveillance implementation and its data management at national level requires high level knowledge and skills, to guide lower level EPI staff.  

Therefore, WHO representative office of Viet Nam commences a SSA to provide support to National EPI office to well maintain immunization activities and to coordinate effective support by WHO in the year of 2021.

Address for applications:

Administrative Officer

World Health Organization

UN Building, 304 Kim Ma Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Or by email at: wpvnmapplicants@who.int