National Community Health Program
Vision
The MOH’s vision for Liberia’s National Community Health Services is a coordinated national community health care system in which households have access to life-saving services and are empowered to mitigate potential health risks.
The division has been re-structured, aim at providing a standardized organogram and ToRs to enable effectiveness and efficiency of work. The division’s new organogram is made explicit in this narrative by highlighting the purpose of each new position. The division is supervised by the Office of the Deputy Minister for Health Services/Chief Medical Officer through the Assistant Minister for Preventive Services. Base on the new organogram, the current Community Health Services Division will be compressing of 17 staff to include 1 Director, 1 Assistant Director, 1, Technical Assistant, for Partnership & Programing, 1 Pharmacist, SCMU, 1 Administrative Assistant, 6 Coordinators (NCHA Program, Supply Chain, Training, Digital Health, CFC, MSRH) and 5 Regional Desk Officer, 1 National Coordinator for ICCM, 1 M&E/CBIS Officer and 1 Accountant, 1 Secretary, 1 Office Assistant and 3 Drivers. The Director will receive further support for special services from staff seconded to the CHSD from other divisions and programs. These include National Coordinator for Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) Malaria Control Program, Monitor and Evaluation Officer/Community Base Information System (M&E Division), Pharmacist (Supply Chain Management Unit – SCMU) and an Accountant (OFM).
Organogram
Directly supervises all staff in the division.
Job purpose: To oversee all functions of the division including formulation of policies, and guidelines, and provide technical guidance, as well as coordinate and implement all program activities between government institutions, and local and international partners.
The Director will negotiate for all programs, coordinate all training and monitor all program implementations. The Director supports epidemiological and operational research as well as identifies additional funding sources for all Community Health Programs and activities and provides a comprehensive budgeting plan for implementation. Shall ensure an active integration of activities with other divisions of the ministry. He shall run the day-to-day activities of the division and manage all staff of the division.
Directly supervises TA Program/Partnership, Coordinators and Regional Desk Officers.
Job purpose: To assist the Director to oversee all functions of the division including formulation of policies, guidelines, and provide technical guidance, as well as coordinate and implement all program activities between government institutions, local and international partners.
He shall provide managerial, technical and administrative support to the CHSD Director in the areas of planning, budgeting, organizing, coordinating, training, supervising monitoring and evaluating all community health related program in line of the MOH and CHSD policy.
Directly Supervises Office Assistant, and Drivers.
Job purpose: To assist the Director to coordinate, implement and ensure quality administrative services for the division and enhance effective administrative linkage between CHSD and other related departments, division, programs, and partners. He shall ensure effective and efficient management of the secretariat, and assets of the division.
Directly supervises Local Technical Assistants (County Base). Regional Desk Officers (RDOs)
Job Purpose: Assist the Assistant Director in planning and implementation and to ensure access to basic Community Health Services in line with the NCHAP and CHVs guidelines in all communities. Assist in the development of programs and projects implementation framework as well as policies formulation and compliance. Function as compliance officer to ensure that all partners adhered to the policies of the MOH and Division and link Community Health programs with relevant agencies and line ministries within the scope of the division mandate. Assist in staff capacity building and development of training materials.
Job purpose: To assist the CHSD Director to coordinate and oversee the digitization of the National Community Health Assistant (CHA) Program including formulation of policies, guidelines, and technical guidance. Shall effectively coordinate all Digital Health (DH) activities with partners and all relevant stakeholders in line with the CHSD/MOH plans and be able to write and edit content for various digital platforms. Provides technical support to the CHSD Director in the areas of planning, budgeting, organizing, and explain coherently to all the benefit of digital technologies and it impact on Community Health Programs in line with the MOH and CHSD policy.
Job purpose: To assist the Director to coordinate, implement and ensure access to all Community Health commodities in line with the National Community Health Program guidelines in all communities of the Republic. The National Community Health Policy seeks to extend the reach of the Ministry Primary Health Care System through an integrated and standardized Community Health Module on equitable bases. In consultation with the Director, the Supply Chain Coordinator will coordinate all supply chain management activities of the NCHAP at the national, county, district and community levels working closely with other programs within the Health Services Department that have commodities relative to the NCHA Program, a seconded Pharmacist, the Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU), Central Medicines Store (CMS national Pharmacy Division, County Supply Chain Coordinator and other drugs regulating authorities of the Ministry, International, and Local Partners as well as the County Health Teams.
Job purpose: To assist the Director to coordinate, implement and ensure quality Community Health Services Training in line with the National Community Health guidelines in all communities of the Republic. The National Community Health Policy seeks to extend the reach of the Ministry Primary Health Care System through an integrated and standardized Community Health Module on equitable bases. In consultation with the Director, the CHT Coordinator will coordinate all training activities of the Community Health at the county and district levels working closely with other programs within the Health Services Department of the Ministry, International, and Local Partners as well as the County Health Teams and ensure staff capacity building programs to enhance efficiency and effectiveness for staff performance.
Job purpose: To assist the Director to coordinate, implement and ensure access to basic Community Sexual Reproductive and Adolescence Health Services in line with the National Community Health guidelines in all communities of the Republic. The National Community Health Policy seeks to extend the reach of the Ministry Primary Health Care System through an integrated and standardized Community Health Module on equitable bases. In consultation with the Director, the RH Coordinator will coordinate all activities of Reproductive Health at the county and district levels working closely with other programs within the Health Services Department of the Ministry, International, and Local Partners as well as the County Health Teams.
Job purpose: To assist the Director to coordinate, implement and ensure access to basic Child Health Services in line with the National Community Health Program guidelines in all communities of the Republic. The National Community Health Policy seeks to extend the reach of the Ministry Primary Health Care System through an integrated and standardized Community Health Module on equitable bases. In consultation with the Director, the CFC Coordinator will coordinate all activities of Child Health related programs at the county and district levels working closely with other programs within the Health Services Department of the Ministry, International, and Local Partners as well as the County Health Teams.
Directly Supervises Community Health Services Focal Person (CHFP) County Base.
Job purpose: To assist the Assistant Director and Coordinators to coordinate, implement and ensure access to basic Community Health Services in line with the NCHAP guidelines in all communities of the Regions (3 counties in a region). In consultation with the NCHAP Coordinator and other Coordinators he/she will ensure and regularly follow up all activities of the NCHAP at the county, district and community levels, working closely with the CHDD, CHFP and HPFP of County Health Teams, making sure that CHSSs and CHAs are actively involve with their responsibilities.
To supervise all Community Health Focal Persons with a clear and strong focus on community-based health care, generating timely liquidation and programmatic reports as needed from the CHTs and ensure all that health partners activities are coordinated in line with the division policy and fostering inter-sectorial links, while keeping focus on Community Event Base Surveillance (CEBS).
A seconded position from the National Malaria Control Program
Job Purpose: Is a staff seconded to the division from the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) of the Ministry of Health, to provide Technical guidance for the iCCM component of the NCHA Program.
A seconded position from the M&E Division
Job Purpose: Is a staff seconded to the division from the HMER Division of the Ministry of Health, to support the Director regarding the Community Based Information System and monitoring and evaluation all Community Health Programs.
A seconded position from the Office of Financial Management
Job Purpose: Is a seconded staff from the Office of Financial Management, to coordinate fiscal affairs of and provide financial guidance to the division, as in the case of the World Bank project and other donor related funding for Community Health Programs.
A seconded position from Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU)
Job Purpose: Is a seconded staff from the Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU), to coordinate all supply chain affairs at national level and provide technical guidance and support to the the CHSD through Supply Chain Coordinator.