KIU JOB VACANCY: RESEARCH ASSISTANTS FOR THE KIU 41 OPTIC TB PROJECT
- Obinna Osigwe
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- Jan 31, 2025 05:05 pm
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Job Summary
Kampala International University in collaboration with Makerere University Lung Institute, the National TB Program and the World Health Organization (WHO) are together implementing a study titled “Optimizing the Implementation and Scale-Up of the WHO Treatment-Decision Algorithms for Children with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa” (OPTIC-TB). The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability of implementing the WHO-recommended Treatment-Decision Algorithms (TDAs) for pulmonary TB in children under 10 years old to increase case detection, reduce TB treatment delay and improve TB treatment outcomes in Uganda, Tanzania and DR Congo. The study has received funding from EDCTP and seeks to recruit two Research Assistants (RAs) to support data collection.
Study Reference No. | KIU-041 |
No. of RAs needed & period | 2 RAs for 3 weeks including the protocol training period |
Reports to: | The Study Coordinator |
Location: | Nwoya, Gulu city, Kitgum, Lamwo, Bundibugyo, Fort Portal, Kamwenge, Kasese, Kyegegwa. Kyenjonjo |
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