Npo (Health Promotion and Social Determinants of - New Delhi, India - World Health Organization

World Health Organization

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New Delhi, India

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Deepika Kaur

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Description

Grade:
NO-B

Contractual Arrangement:
Fixed-term appointment

Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): Two years

Job Posting:
Feb 16, 2023, 2:57:06 AM

Closing Date:
Mar 2, 2023, 4:59:00 PM

Primary Location:
India-New Delhi

Organization:
SE_IND WR Office, India

Schedule:
Full-time

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME:

The WHO Country office for India collaborates with the Government of India and relevant stakeholders within the framework of the collaborative Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS), to actively support the development, implementation and evaluation of interventions aiming at reducing the burden of NCDs and co-morbidities through strengthening public policies and health systems.

The Country office contributes to (i) reducing risk factors for NCDs and underlying social determinants by supporting development of strategies and interventions to create health-promoting environments, in line with the national multi-sectoral action plan; (ii) strengthening and orienting health systems to address the prevention, early detection and appropriate management of NCDs and co-morbidities through people-centered primary health care and universal health coverage.

In this context, the WHO Country Office for India will continue to provide necessary technical support to the Government of India for finalization (and endorsement) of the national multi-sectoral action plan on NCDs and its adaptation and operationalization at state level as appropriate.

The South-East Asia Region of WHO is made up of 11 countries, with over 1.9 billion people, with India's population of 1.3 billion.

The diversity of people and health situations requires, on the demand side, a solid understanding of the emerging socio-economic, epidemiologic and demographic patterns and trends at both aggregate as well as national and sub-national levels, with due sensitivity to disadvantaged populations and vulnerable segments of society.

On the supply side, it is equally crucial to have a solid understanding of the commonalities and divergences of the health systems as well as of the circumstances and political economy under which they have evolved and operate.

Mission of the WHO Country Office for India:

Within the framework of WHO's Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS), the mission of the WHO Country Office is to support India in: (i) developing and sustaining its own health policies, health systems and public health programmes; (ii) working to prevent and overcome threats to health; (iii) anticipating future challenges; and (iv) advocating public health.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Head of WHO Country Office India and the direct supervision of Team Leader (Non-Communicable Diseases and Comorbidities), with a view to achieve the expected results set outin the relevant WCO-India biennial work plans in accordance with WHO's Country Cooperation Strategy with India , as part of the WCO-India team working on NCDs and co-morbidities, the incumbent will have the following responsibilities:

Strengthen the WCO-India capacity to provide advice and technical support to the GOI for reducing risk factors of NCDs and underlying social determinants by creating health-promoting environments, implementing relevant strategies and interventions, in the context of the national multi-sectoral action plan.
Provide support for adopting the national multi-sectoral action plan for prevention and control of NCDs into state operational plans.
Build up the WCO-India capacity to provide advice and technical support to the GOI for strengthening capacity for health promotion, as well as the prevention, early detection and appropriate management of NCDs.
Promote health in all policies, and provide technical support for development of healthy villages, healthy cities, healthy educational institutions, healthy workplaces and other healthy settings, and promotion of healthy diets and physical activity.
Maintain regular good working relations with relevant national and state authorities and other stakeholders with a view to advancing health promotion through policies, strategies, legislations, regulations, fiscal and administrative interventions related to the prevention and control of NCDs.
Support and coordinate with national authorities and multi-sectoral partners in the development, implementation and evaluation of national strategies, polices and plans for health promotion programmes.
Work with international and national partners towards improving the surveillance, monitoring and evaluation of NCDs and their risk factors. Coordinate the compilation and validation of data for the National NCD Capacity Survey. Coordinate with relevant partners to strengthen implementation of the surveillance, monitoring and research component of the national multi-sectoral action plan on NCDs.
Identify necessary external technical support, and facilitation of the missions, evalua