Coordinating Office for Global Health
IETA - Hosting Countries and Programs
Ghana
IETA - Countries and Programs
Examples of 120 IETA Participants serving 10 programs in 29 countries
Program: CDC/NCHSTP/GAP, Carter Center Global 2000 Program,, CDC/GWEP/MOH/GRCS, CDC/NIP/STOP, Guinea Worm Eradication Program
http://www.ifrc.org/where | http://www.cdc.gov/nip/global/stopteam
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/Gap/Countries/Ethiopia.htm
Location: Ghana - West Africa
Placement(s): 2
Duration: 3 months each
Work Objectives:
- Asst the major function of the CDC/WHO collaborating center with the Guinea Worm Eradication Program (GWEP) by strengthening the capacities of the Ghana Red Cross Society to assist the Ghanaian Ministry of Health in achieving guinea worm eradication.
- Provide management and operational support including support with cooperative agreements, contract development, implementation, and management.
- In conjunction with national counterparts, work with STOP team to promote, conduct, and evaluate active surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis, conduct polio case investigations and follow-up, as well as plan, implement and evaluate National Immunization Days and house-to-house 'mopping up' immunizations.
- Assist the Ghana Red Cross Society to train women's club volunteers in active surveillance, filter distribution and prevention in over 400 villages.
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Page last modified: September 19, 2006
Page last modified: September 19, 2006
