MSF recruits 01 MEDICAL DOCTOR NEUROLOGIST
Médecins Sans Frontières, an international medical and humanitarian association founded in 1971, provides medical assistance to communities faced with crises endangering their survival. These crises typically take the form of armed conflict but also include epidemics, natural catastrophes and even exclusion from healthcare. The French section of MSF is present in some thirty countries worldwide. For a creation of position MSF is currently looking for a : A MEDICAL DOCTOR NEUROLOGIST M/F You are responsible to collaborate with MSF and MOH clinicians on the integration of epileptic treatment within the mental health program with basic healthcare services in order to ensure appropriate treatment of patients suffering from severe and common epileptic disorders. Background MSF ran an Ebola survivor care project following the large Ebola outbreak which ignited West Africa in general and Liberia particularly. This program including health and mental health care evidenced the high level of needs in Mental Health linked to the hemorrhagic fever outbreak but also as a consequence of the prolong conflict which affected Liberia during almost two decades with a high level of violence (250 000 death in a country of then 3,5 million, large number of atrocities). Qualified Mental Health care largely unavailable in Liberia. There is a 70-bed national psychiatric hospital (E.S. Grant Hospital) which operates with great difficulty. There is one part-time Liberian psychiatrist. In end of 2016, decision was taken to close the Ebola survivor care project and to assess Mental Health needs in the country to consider offering such services. The evaluation led to the opening of a Mental Health project in Monrovia to offer those services to the population. Though Epilepsy is not a Mental Health issue, it is considered as such (or spiritual malice and/or contagious disease) and largely prevalent in Liberia. The program will then also position itself on this pathology to relocate it as a health issue and offer care management to patient identified with such symptoms. The program is aimed to improve access to Mental Health and Epilepsy care services within Montserrado County through diagnosis, treatment and referrals in 4 PHCC. It initiated its implementation in early September when first patients were admitted. Reporting to: Hierarchical: Mental Health Project Coordinator Functional: Medical Coordinator Main Accountabilities of the position:
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Ville | Monrovia |
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Expériences / Formation du candidat |
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Experience | 0 à 3 ans |
Fonctions | Autre |
Secteurs d’activité | Santé |
Pays | Afrique, Libéria |
Salaire / Indemnité |
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Comment postuler | Kindly send your application (letter of interest and CV) to :
http://msf.fr/recrutement/travailler-sur-terrain/offres until May 14th , 2019
Only selected candidates will be contacted |
Postuler en ligne | http://msf.fr/recrutement/travailler-sur-terrain/offres |
Date de fin de validité | 14/05/2019 |