For a long-term project of Public Health Support in Africa, we are = looking for the following candidates: 1.. ECONOMIST 2.. MANAGER / ADMINISTRATOR 3.. PUBLIC HEALTH MEDIC 4.. EXPERT IN MASS COMMUNICATION 5.. IT SPECIALIST General Objective of the Project: to contribute to the fight against the = transmissible diseases in particular by the durable improvement of the = vaccine cover of priorities diseases. Activities to be developed: - = Technical support to national programs, in particular to facilitate the = dialogue and the exchanges between the national services, strengthening = the budgetary programme and the financial mobilisation, and to improve = managerial competencies in the different levels of the vaccination = activities. - Technical assistance to national programmes for fighting = epidemics curves - Reinforcement of the regional network of experts in = the field of the vaccination and the epidemiological monitoring for the = development of a database - Reinforcement of the epidemiological = monitoring tools - Reinforcement of the national actors capacities Ideally they are familiar with the health situation and poverty in = Africa. The EUROPEAN or AFRICAN nationality is strictly required and a = perfect knowledge of English as well as good knowledge of French. Deadline for submission of candidatures: 29th November 2001 / Duration = of the assignment: 1 to 2 years Starting date: to be confirmed How to apply: Send letter and resume INDICATING: "AFRICA-POV" to: Ms. Cecilia Ivrea - ivrea@gico.ws GICO - Gruppo Internazionale di Consulenza Via Archimede, 62 - 00197 Rome - Italy Tel: +39.06.8081681 Fax: +39.06.8082676 e-mail: gico.consulting@mclink.it web page: www.gico.ws