Global Health Uganda (GHU) is a registered not for profit, limited liability company with the mission to promote child health by conducting and facilitating quality and relevant research in child health, neurodevelopment and interventions. In collaboration with other research institutions, including, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda; KEMRI Centre for Global Health Research, Kisumu, Kenya; Training and Research Unit of Excellence (TRUE), Blantyre, Malawi; and University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; GHU and its consortium partners are conducting a large multi-centre randomized controlled trial entitled ‘Post-discharge Malaria Chemoprevention – II (PDMC-II) study’. The trial aims to determine if PDMC with four courses of monthly Azithromycin (given monthly) in combination with four months of weekly dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) is superior to PDMC with weekly DP-alone in reducing non-malaria sick clinic visits by six months post-discharge in children aged <5 years admitted with severe anemia (Hb<5g/dl). In Uganda, the study will be conducted at Jinja Regional Referral hospital and Kitgum general hospital.
GHU invites applications from suitably qualified individuals to fill the following position.
Title: Home Visitor (Full Time)
Qualifications: Diploma in social works, social sciences or community psychology, or its equivalent.
Years of experience: minimum of 1 year
Reports to: Trial Manager
No. of positions: One
Duty station: Kitgum