Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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Background Information
The mining industry is an important source of employment in Southern Africa and attracts labour from within the country and across borders. The industry involves both large scale mining and artisanal and/or small scale mining done by locals. Miners are prone to lung diseases including TB due to prolonged exposure to silica dust; crowded living and working conditions with inadequate ventilation; high incidence of silicosis; and HIV/TB co-infection among others. Research shows that 89% of mineworkers have latent TB. One of the challenges in TB control is to provide real access to diagnostic services (increased case finding) and make sure patients are treated correctly and able to complete the whole treatment period.
Despite the country’s longstanding history of mining, inadequate mediations have been implemented in the mines to limit the spread of communicable diseases such as TB and HIV and provide continuity of care and compensation support for mineworkers, ex-mineworkers and their families. Instead, the industry has for many years conveyed occupational related illnesses such as TB, silicosis and public health burden such as HIV to the public sector. Even though the government and Civil Society Organisations have responded to this burden to a certain extent, a lot more needs to be done. .

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Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications: Not Specified

  Job Education Requirements:
The ideal candidate should possess an advanced degree in any of the following areas:
• Public Health
• Health Economics
• Medical Demography
• Epidemiology
• Medical Sociology
• Biostatistics
• Social Work

Job Experience Requirements:
• Experience with programming for key populations, especially those living in and around mining areas is an added advantage.

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Job application procedure
  If you meet any of the above requirements, you can send your application letter with an updated CV to the following address no later than 27th September 2019. Only shortlisted candidates shall be notified:
The CHEP Board of Directors
C/O The Executive Director
P.O Box 23567
Plot No. 8 Diamond Drive, Martindale,
KITWE.
Or Email
zibasiphiwe@gmail.com
lukundonalwambak@gmail.com
and copy roymwilu1965@gmail.com

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