Main Tasks & Responsibilities

• Together with the India endTB Coordinator, identifying the needs of the mobile health support in the target population and participating in the definition, planning and updating of the endTB activities, DWBI strategy and the mobile health activities and its budget.
• Performing initial data collection and establishing base line criteria, analyzing data and mapping the potential problems (e.g. sample collection, adherence problems, etc.)
• Providing technical reference for the medical activities of endTB Trials as per trial protocols and NTEP guidlines at both Mumbai and Pune sites
• Provide support for coordination of the endTB Trial according to DWBI standards, endTB protocols and procedures in order to provide the most appropriate support to the target population. Collecting and analyzing data and documenting the lessons learnt.
• To support and supervise a medical team composed of doctors, nurses, health educator, etc.
• To represent as a medical focal person for endTB trial sites.
• Conduct hospital visits, including discussion with referral hospital medical team as per schedule defined by clinical manager and do medical home visits when needed.
• Arrange referral activities and admissions for DWBI patients between referral hospital, diagnostic facilities, specialty center.
• To standby over the weekend, non-clinic hours, and public holidays for any emergency consultations for endTB trials and DWBI patients and emergency condition in general.
• To search actively for information ,both local and external, related to HIV, TB, hepatitis, opportunistic infections, co-morbidities, and other public health emergencies.
• To participate in any relevant operational research activities, publications, and conferences, including writing publications and providing data analysis
• Be prepared to rotate to other areas of the endTB/endTB-Q trials, if required.
• To follow and implement DWBI infection control protocol in the project premises.