Opportunities & Recruitment

Planning and monitoring meeting of the technical teams of the
Expanded Vaccination Program and the SIBASI North Ilopango in
El Salvador: Lic. Thelma de Pache, Head Nurse of
SIBASI North ILOPANGO; Lic. Concepción de Orellana,
Technical EPI Coordinator of; Dra. Xiomara de Orellana,
Head Doctor of SIBASI North ILOPANGO.
Photo: Vicenta Machado, 2004

WHO/PAHO/UNICEF

CIII-2 identifies and recruits Canadian technical consultants to assist the World Health Organization (WHO), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and national Ministries of Health in strengthening national childhood immunization systems in developing countries and in Eastern and Central Europe. Assignments are very diverse as they answer direct requests from WHO, PAHO, and UNICEF for highly qualified individuals with a very specific expertise. Examples include assistance with the planning or evaluation of immunization campaigns and programs, specific training in laboratory diagnostics, advise on vaccine injection safety and the surveillance of adverse events, and training on specific aspects of media relations and communications. CIII-2 maintains a registry of interested professionals to contact in the event that a request matches their qualifications.

STOP Program

Many CIII-2 technical consultants participate in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STOP Transmission of Polio Program. Since the inception of the STOP program in the fall of 1998, STOP Teams have worked in over 50 countries. In the first years of the program, most STOP Team members worked primarily to strengthen acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance, supportnational immunization days, and conduct polio case investigation and follow-up. Though the focus remains on polio activities, the role for some Team members has expanded to include measles mortality reduction, strengthening routine immunization activities, support to the Integrated Disease Surveillance initiative, and data management. The approach aims to build the capacity of local health care providers through one-on-one training and discussion, group training, monitoring visits, and evaluation activities.