Nurse At ALIMA

The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) is an international medical organization, founded in 2009. ALIMA’s aim is to provide a high standard of healthcare in situations of emergency or medical disaster and to improve the practice of humanitarian medicine by developing innovative projects associated with medical research. The specific feature of the association is to base its operating methods mainly on partnership with national medical players. By pooling and capitalizing on their skills, ALIMA and its partners give as many people as possible access to a high standard of treatment.


ALIMA Nigeria is seeking to recruit dynamic and suitably qualified and experienced Nigerians for its Emergency Medical Response Project funded by OFDA. 

Recruit from Maiduguri, the ALIMA emergency team should be moving to another location in Borno State depending to the medical needs.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Nursing Supervisor, successful applicants will provide nursing care, treatment and follow up of patients according to National protocols, universally accepted hygienic standards and international health standards.
• ALIMA Nurses work on the frontline in ensuring ALIMA’s mission of providing quality health care delivery to marginalized and vulnerable population in conflict and humanitarian contexts is achieved.

Qualifications

• Successful candidates should have a Diploma in Nursing Sciences, and at least two years post qualifying experience and have post training experience in the provision of nutritional services to under-fives.
• Candidates should possess a valid practicing certificate, and willing to develop career within a humanitarian context.

How To Apply

• Submit your CV, qualifications and a cover letter with contact details to ALIMA’s Office in Maiduguri: 2 Jinn Road (Off Damboa Road), next to UNHCR office.

• Applications can be submitted in person or by email to: recruitment@nigeria.alima.ngo

• Deadline for the submission of applications: Two weeks from date of publish. (12th October, 2017)

Please make sure to submit your application on or before this date.


Important remarks

• Only successful applicants will be called for interview.

• No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the recruitment process.

HIV TREATMENT - WE ARE GETTING THERE - 99%

Scientists have developed an antibody that attacks 99 per cent of HIV strains.

The new antibody, designed in collaboration between the US National Institutes of Health and the pharmaceutical company Sanofi, attacks three critical parts of the virus thus, making it harder for the virus to resist the antibodies.

It has already been tested on monkeys and human trials  could begin next year, the BBC reported.

HIV has been difficult to treat because of its ability to mutate and change its appearance.

Eventually, the human body is simply overwhelmed by the number of different virus strains

After years of infection, a small number of patients develop powerful weapons called "broadly neutralising antibodies" that attack something fundamental to HIV and can kill large swathes of HIV strains.

Researchers have been trying to use broadly neutralising antibodies as a way to treat HIV, or prevent infection in the first place.

The study, published in the journal Science, combines three such antibodies into an even more powerful "tri-specific antibody".

"We're getting 99% coverage, and getting coverage at very low concentrations of the antibody," said Dr Nabel.

Prof Linda-Gail Bekker, the president of the International Aids Society, told the BBC: "This paper reports an exciting breakthrough.

"These super-engineered antibodies seem to go beyond the natural and could have more applications than we have imagined to date.

"It's early days yet, and as a scientist, I look forward to seeing the first trials get off the ground in 2018."

It is estimated that 36.7 million people across the world had HIV or AIDS at the end of 2015, the majority of whom were living in sub-Saharan Africa.


FACTS ABOUT HIV

What is HIV?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus – a virus that targets the body’s immune system and weakens its defence systems against infections and disease.

What is the difference between HIV and AIDS?
HIV progresses in stages:

• Acute Infection: The early period of infection when large amounts of the virus are being produced in the body
• Clinical Latency: The virus continues to reproduce at very low levels
• AIDS: The most advanced stage of the HIV infection

How is HIV transmitted?
The most common way of getting HIV in the UK is by anal or vaginal sex without a condom (95% of those diagnosed with HIV in the UK in 2013 acquired HIV as a result of sexual contact). 
It can also be transmitted via contaminated needles, blood and breast milk.

How many people have it?
Around 35 million people worldwide. More than 100,000 people in the UK were living with the condition in 2013.

Can it be treated?
There is no cure for HIV, but there are treatments to enable most people with the virus to live a long and healthy life.  - Source: NHS Choices In the Telegragh

Click here to read more FACTS ABOUT HIV

Nutrition Officer At PLAN International

Plan international is recruiting for fulltime Nutrition Officer.

Plan international is an independent child-centered international development organization committed to advancing the rights of children and fight against poverty. Plan International has no religious, political and government affiliation. For over 78 years. we have supported girls and boys and their communities around the world to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights, free themselves from poverty and live positive fulfilling lives. Plan currently works in 70 countries including Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nutrition Officer
Req ID: 23101
Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Application Deadline: October 06, 2017

Role Purpose
The purpose of the role is to implement the Nutrition intervention such as CMAM, and IYCF activities implemented in Kaga LGA.
The post holder will lead in the implementation of CMAM and IYCF activities in LGA
Supervision of the CMAM & IYCF officer at the field office.
Liaising with government ministries offices and bureaus at LGAs levels.
Responsibility for ensuring compliance with organizational and statutory policies and laws on People and Culture legality matters and also has responsibility to ensure compliance of the design and implementation of emergency/recovery and resilience focused nutrition responses in line with applicable government policies, guidelines and procedures.
May you represent Plan Nigeria in humanitarian coordination meetings, taskforces, clusters and technical working groups that are related to nutrition in emergency and recovery/resilience context.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day to day management of Nutrition activities (Infant and Young Child Feeding, SAM treatment, establishment and supervision of stabilization center) for Plan International in Adamawa and Southern Borno
• Working closely with the Community Engagement Officer and other project team help in the identification and recruitment of community mobilisers and/or project volunteers (care group leaders)
• Monitor and provide support to community level activities such as Care group and Lead
• Mothers for the success of the intervention
• Provide technical support to Plan staff staff, MoH and other humanitarian actors as necessary to promote consistent good practice
• With technical support from Nutrition in Emergency Specialist conduct trainings to build the capacity of staff/volunteers, MoH staff and the community at large
• Ensure appropriate and consistent education messaging to mothers and other carers at Child Friendly Spaces and in the community
• Ensure project implementation to ensure timely delivery of project activities (for example, monitoring against log frames, individual performance management work plans).
• Facilitate the development and scheduling of volunteer outreach activities
• With the Breastfeeding Counsellors and Child Protection staff, develop monthly work plans for the Child Friendly Spaces and mobile units
• Facilitate cross sectoral programming, particularly to promote excellent communication and referral between IYCF CP and emergency relief programming.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
MIN REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
3 year(s)

Qualifications and Experience:

• BA or equivalent in Nursing, Nutrition, Biology, Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, or related degree desired
• At least 3 years’ experience in implementing Infant and Young Child Feeding programs
• At least 2 years direct experience providing services to children at risk and victims of abuse, exploitation and violence, providing gender-sensitive and child-friendly counseling services, and/or developing/implementing referral pathways for nutrition services
• Previous experience supervising and managing a team in a cross-cultural setting
• Demonstrated experience in capacity building and mentoring of staff
• Previous experience in emergency preparedness and response
• Experience in grant management and proposal writing preferred

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Health Field Officer - ICRC

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is recruiting for fulltime Health Field Officer.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Maiduguri and Yola Sub Delegation is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy below.

Location: Borno
Experience: 2year(s)
Course of Study: Nursing

Main Responsibilities:

• Assists Health Delegate in running field activities related to the health program
• Contributes to assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of health programs
• Contributes to continuous assessment and monitoring of health situation in area of responsibility
• In coordination with Health Delegate, networks and maintains contacts with State, local authorities and other humanitarian organizations, National Security, Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) and community leaders
• Participates in field trips; at times may be requested to organize and lead field trip.
• Collects all relevant information in the field for the implementation of the programme and relays it to the health delegate or health coordinator

JOB REQUIREMENTS
MIN REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: 2 year(s)

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Required Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse/Midwife registered with the Nursing council of Nigeria
• Working experience in Public Health in the tropics & in Reproductive Health sector is mandatory
• At least 2 years of experience in working in Nigeria and knowledge of the Nigerian Health System
• Good command of both written and spoken English
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Good knowledge of Borno mainly & Yobe surrounding areas
• Prepared to spend 80% of time doing field visits
• Able to translate local language Hausa and Kanuri to English and vice versa
• Knowledge in Data entry and analysis

Personal Attributes:

• Strongly motivated by humanitarian work
• Team leadership and good communication skills
• Flexibility and ability to work independently and with a sense of initiative
• Team work and partnership working skills
• Willingness to learn and support others in their learning
• Highly developed analytical, planning and organising skills.

Method of Application

• Persons interested and qualified should send application letter, curriculum vitae, copy of valid driver’s license and contact details of three referees to ABJ_Recruitment_Services@icrc.org
• Please clearly indicate the job title and location as the subject of your application
• (Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated)

The deadline for the submission of applications will be 03.10.2017, 16:30 h. 

Late application will not be considered

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

However, ICRC will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively

humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

Strike!

The nurses and midwives in federal health institutions across the country are set to abide by the decision of the Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESU) to embark on industrial action tomorrow if the federal government fails to accede to its demands at the expiration of the ultimatum given to the government by midnight today.
Rising from a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, Tuesday, the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), as a bonafide collaborator with JOHESU, called on its members in federal health institutions which include teaching hospitals, research centres and federal medical centres to down tools and stay away from hospitals and other health facilities nationwide on the order of the umbrella body.

The National President of NANNM, Abdulrafiu Adeniji, while briefing journalists on the development said: “By yesterday’s expiration of our ultimatum, all federal health institutions will remain closed.”

By extension, he said: “All states and local government health institutions are hereby put on red alert. If nothing is done after one week that the strike might have commenced, they should also go on strike”, adding that the only language that the Nigerian government understands is the strike.”

According to him, the meeting, which had in attendance members of the national executive council of the association, representatives of the chairmen’s forum, executives of NANNM in federal institutions as well as state executive officers, was “occasioned by the looming crisis in the nation’s health sector with a view to review the situation and come up with resolutions.”

Stressing that the federal government has taken the association for a ride, the president vehemently said NANNM was not satisfied with the condition of healthcare infrastructure in the country and as a result, asked the government to implement the report of the December 2016 Inter-Ministerial Committee in which contains the solution to industrial crisis in the health sector.

The association, therefore, called on the government to expedite action of the proposed gazetting of a well-deserved scheme of service for nurses and midwives who have to bear the pains and brunt of remaining on the same salary scale for long, while it also asked for the commencement of the scheme of Internship for nurses and midwives. “If this is not done, it will demotivate nurses and other health workers.”

Other resolutions reached at the meeting he said, the association condemned in entirety the non-inclusion of nurses in the position of decision-making by the Federal Ministry of Health and federal health institutions, saying such position of Directorate cadre should be created for nurses and such be filled with qualified candidates.

Adeniji blamed the festering of quackery in the health sector especially the nursing profession on the inability of the government to recruit more nurses to fill existing vacancies and to fill the job deficit gap.

He said out of about 170,000 licensed nurses and midwives turned out by training institutions across the country, only about 22,000 are gainfully employed in federal institutions, while a majority of Nigerian trained nurses and midwives work outside the shores of the country.

While charging non-governmental organisations and faith-based organisations to desist from engaging non-qualified nurses for health related campaigns and programmes, he said, “there must be a red alert on the issue of quackery. We must join hands together to ensure that quackery is reduced to the barest minimum.”

Nursing Officer II at Akwa Ibom State College of Education,

Akwa Ibom State College of Education, Afaha Nsit, established on 11th

October, 1990 by the Military Governor, Wing Commander Idongesit Okon Nkanga. 

The Science and Technology oriented College of Education is affiliated to University of Uyo.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Nursing Officer II

Location: Akwa Ibom

Qualifications

• Candidates for this post should possess NRN and NRM or good degree in Nursing from recognized institution of higher learning.

Application Closing Date
27th September, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidate should submit Twelve (12) copies of their application, with copies of their credentials and Curriculum Vitae which should provide information on the following:

• Name
• Post Applied for
• Date of Birth
• Nationality
• Permanent Contact Address
• Educational Institution Attended with Qualification and Dates
• Work Experience (Post Held, Duration and Salary)
• Names and Address of Three (3) Referees
• Candidates should request their referees to write officially to the Registrar.

All applications should be addressed and sent to:

The Registrar,
Akwa Ibom State College of Education,
P.M.B 1019,
Afaha Nsit,
Etinan,
Akwa Ibom State.

Note

• Position of Interest should be clearly indicated on the left hand corner of the Envelop.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Cooking ‘moimoi’ with nylon is dangerous!

Cooking ‘moimoi’ with nylon dangerous

Cooking moi-moi, a popular Nigerian delicacy made from beans, in nylons or cellophane bags is dangerous.


A dietician, John Tehinse, gave the warning at an awareness campaign on food safety organised by the Food Safety Awareness Campaign Initiatives, funded by the European Union.

Mr. Tehinse said nylons or cellophane bags produced dioxins when heated, adding that dioxins were highly toxic and can cause reproductive and developmental problems, damage the immune system, interfere with hormones and also cause cancer.

Career Opportunities: Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Officer-Maiduguri- Nigeria

Job Title: Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Officer-Maiduguri- Nigeria

Req ID 23162 

Location - (Nigeria) - (Abjua; Lagos) - 

Emergency Response
Plan International Nigeria is part is the global federation of Plan International and was registered as a National Organization in 2014 in Nigeria. Plan International works in 52 developing Countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas.
Plan’s Global Strategic Goals (2017-2022) is to advance Children’s Rights and Equality for Girls ad our Ambition is, “together, we take action so that 100 million girls learn, lead, decide and thrive”. We reach as many children as possible, particularly those who are excluded or marginalised through the delivery of high-quality programmes that deliver long-lasting benefits to children and their communities.

Role Purpose: 

• To provide technical support and overall coordination in area of designing, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of IYCF project. 
• The IYCF officer will Lead the IYCF program planning and provide strategic direction to the implementation of IYCF through CG, individual and mass education strategies. 
• Ensure internal and external reporting and documentation requirements are on-time and accurate.  
• Assess staff capacities and coordinate initial or ongoing trainings based on need and program goals, play a lead role in the orientation and training of new technical program staff, Models leadership to all staff and intentionally develops the leadership potential of the Care Group Promoters and Prepare a monthly report using the information provided by Care Group Promoters.  

Contract Duration;  5.5 Months

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the implementation of IYCF-E program at LGA and field level
• Ensure observance and respect the dignity of beneficiaries, care givers and members of the community at all times.
• Coordinates with project partners, project staff, the SMoH,  LGA PHCDA and other stakeholders regarding upcoming activities and needs at the community and State/LGA levels.
• Responsible for the performance and professional development of the CG Promoters who report to him/her.
• Review Flipchart Lesson Plans with CG Promoters every two weeks and assure they understand the information well and can teach back the information in a participatory manner.
• Collect CG Promoter reports on a monthly basis, review the reports and assure the information presented is reasonable and complete.
• Prepare a monthly report using the information provided by CG Promoters.
• Maintain a filing system in the project office so copies of CG Promoter Reports are easily accessible.
• Responsible to supervise each Care Group Promoter
• Will ensure that the families of malnourished children receive appropriate counseling, education concerning the IYCF and caring practices through Care Group.
• Responsible to liaison with the appropriate people in a timely and professional manner to ensure the financial, logistical and procurement issues required to implement project activities.
• Will backstop the OTP nurse when necessary

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Degree in Nutrition, Food Science, Nurse and other related natural sciences and at least one (1) year experience in IYCF especially in CG model programming.
• Knowledge of CMAM and IYCF will be an added advantage.
• Excellent report-writing skills.
• Knowledge of English and Hausa/ Kanuri is a MUST
• Female candidates are preferred for this position.

Plan International Nigeria is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender or disabilities. Plan International Nigeria is fully committed to child protection to prevent children from all forms of abuse. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

FLIGHT NURSE/AIRLINE NURSE IN LAGOS

AIRLINE NURSE 

Skyspencer International

Job Description

• Evaluating the patients ailments and/or needs and providing them with proper medical care and treatment until the patient safely reaches the hospital
• Administering medication and/or injections to ease the patients pain & suffering
• Replacing lost blood through the use of blood transfusion devices
• Stitching up injuries, providing splints, doing incisions and performing minor operations if necessary
• Managing proper treatment while working in small and often compressed atmospheres
• Maintaining the patients overall safety while in flight
• Operating emergency and non emergency medical machinery, equipment and/or technology such as mechanical ventilation machines, oxygen tanks, blood transfusion devices  and various other life support equipment.
• Acting as an intermediary and communicator between the flight crew and flight medical team
• Planning and Preparing for flight missions

Responsibilities

• Responding to car accidents
• Operating in tornadoes
• Helping people who are trapped on a buildings or mountains
• Rescuing individuals caught in earthquakes
• Saving individuals who are caught in a flood

Requirements
Minimum of HND,all interested applicant should forward CV Skyspencerinternational@gmail.com

The authenticity of this employer is yet to be ascertained by knightmode.com 

Please exercise due diligence when applying for this job vacancy.

Note: Profile of SKyspencer as found on the web

Skyspencer International is a recruiting firm. It has been in operation for over 10 years.

Current Address: Lekki, Lagos

Name of Contact: Skyspencer International

Email Address: Skyspencerinternational@gmail.com

Phone Number: 09029722959

Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/High Dependence Unit (HDU) Nurse - ICRC

Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/High Dependence Unit (HDU) Nurse

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Main Responsibilities

• Works across all areas of the High Dependency Unit
• Responsible for the provision of patient centered, evidence-based nursing care and is expected to embrace a practice development philosophy in the delivery of that care
• Provide a continuum of care to patients with complex critical illness and be a clinical role model for other Registered Nurses and Nursing students
• Provide care in a quality framework and promote positive health outcomes.
• Take into consideration the patients’ ethnicity, culture, gender, spiritual values, sexuality, age, disability and economic and social factors in consultation with the patient when planning care
• Show leadership and embrace change in the coordination and delivery of their care, inclusive of appropriate referral to, and in consultation with, other health professionals, service providers and community.
• Align professional values and goals and work within ICRC mandated directives, standards.
• Flexible to perform other tasks as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with 2-3 years of experience with specific qualification and anaesthesia.
• Up to date knowledge and skills on trauma, medical & surgical procedures.
• Ability to provide support and education to the junior hospital staff especially in the management of critical surgical emergencies.
• Proven ability to work with people of varied cultural and social backgrounds
• Flexible, diplomatic and able to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent analysis and problem solving skills
• Ability to clinically supervise ongoing work practice, safe staffing levels and problem solving

Personal Attributes

• Very good communication skills, especially when it comes to speaking and listening
• Emotional stability and to be able to work in stressful and traumatic situations, while keeping empathy towards patients
• Flexibility and quick response capacity to endure recurrent changes in working schedule, to be able to work for long hours and act swiftly in emergencies.
• Great interpersonal skills, to be able to work well with a variety of situation with different people.
• Good physical endurance and to be able to perform frequent physical tasks, standing for long time while maintaining good energy
• Good problem solving skills and to be able to think quickly and address problems as/or before they arise.
• Be able to maintain respect to his/her patients, colleagues and profession/duty in different circumstances

Method of Application

• Applicants should send application letter, curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees to: ABJ_Recruitment_Services@icrc.org 
• Please clearly indicate the job title and location as the subject of your application

Note

• Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated. Late application will not be considered
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• However, ICRC will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.
• The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

Operation Theatre Nurse - ICRC

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Maiduguri Sub Delegation is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the vacancies below. 

Operation Theatre Nurse 

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Main Responsibilities

• Works in close collaboration with the ICRC Mobile OT Nurse in ensuring surgical patients scheduled for surgery are accorded timely care.
• Ensures that safe standard/procedures are practised during surgical procedures in accordance with ICRC/International standard
• Ensures the operation suite is ready for emergency/scheduled operations
• Performs the roles of Scrub Nurse/First assistant/Circulating Nurse as per the need.
• Embraces the principles of aseptic technic in all intra-operative surgical procedures.
• Ensures surgical instruments are decontaminated / sterilised according to the ICRC / State standards.
• Supervises support staff and clinical staff working in the ICRC OT Block
• Contributes to weekly /monthly operational report.
• Provides Statistics when requested by the Hospital Project Manager
• Flexible to perform other tasks as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with 2-3 years of experience with specific qualification and anaesthesia.
• Up to date knowledge and skills on trauma, medical & surgical procedures.
• Ability to provide support and education to the junior hospital staff especially in the management of critical surgical emergencies.
• Proven ability to work with people of varied cultural and social backgrounds
• Flexible, diplomatic and able to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent analysis and problem solving skills
• Ability to clinically supervise ongoing work practice, safe staffing levels and problem solving

Personal Attributes:

• Very good communication skills, especially when it comes to speaking and listening
• Emotional stability and to be able to work in stressful and traumatic situations, while keeping empathy towards patients
• Flexibility and quick response capacity to endure recurrent changes in working schedule, to be able to work for long hours and act swiftly in emergencies.
• Great interpersonal skills, to be able to work well with a variety of situation with different people.
• Good physical endurance and to be able to perform frequent physical tasks, standing for long time while maintaining good energy
• Good problem solving skills and to be able to think quickly and address problems as/or before they arise.
• Be able to maintain respect to his/her patients, colleagues and profession/duty in different circumstances.

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Physiotherapist 

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Main Responsibilities

• Participate in the organization of the physiotherapy department to allow a smooth running of patient treatment.
• Manage the different physiotherapy treatments required for the patient receiving services at the hospital
• Keep proper physiotherapy activities records and statistics and provide reports as required
• Train and supervise the local physiotherapists and to introduce safe physio techniques  where possible into the hospital project.
• Identify and thoroughly asses amputee patients for prosthetic/orthotic rehabilitation and ensures appropriate referrals.
• Ensures reporting all the duties as physiotherapist in patient files and statistics
• Assures the maintenance of physiotherapy tools and equipment, repairs and replacements

Required Qualifications

• Registered Physiotherapist with the relevant physiotherapy board
• B.Sc physiotherapy certificate or higher from recognised institution
• 3-5 years work experience in clinical physiotherapy setting
• Good knowledge of written and spoken English
• Good computer skills
• Good temperament, well-mannered and behaved.

Personal Attributes:

• Very good communication skills, especially when it comes to speaking and listening
• Emotional stability and to be able to work in stressful and traumatic situations, while keeping empathy towards patients
• Flexibility and quick response capacity to endure recurrent changes in working schedule, to be able to work for long hours and act swiftly in emergencies.
• Great interpersonal skills, to be able to work well with a variety of situation with different people.
• Good physical endurance and to be able to perform frequent physical tasks, standing for long time while maintaining good energy
• Good problem solving skills and to be able to think quickly and address problems as/or before they arise.
• Be able to maintain respect to his/her patients, colleagues and profession/duty in different circumstances

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Premises Technician 

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Main Responsibilities

• Performs repairs and maintenance on the premises including plumbing, carpentry, electricity, mechanic, and welding according to capabilities and competences
• In case the need is above technical capabilities, refers to Administrative Assistant and/or Administrator and assists in defining the works to be done and follows up with Logistics for quotations and works to be outsourced where necessary.
• Monitors premises service suppliers in case of an external intervention in ICRC premises.
• Checks regularly critical points on premises including electricity, safety, passive security (walls, gates, lights) water circulation, sewage, and reports to Administrative Assistant and/or Administrator for swift correction.
• Ensures that safety measures are being adhered to at all times
• Follows up, performs and / or supervises external supplier’s regular maintenance performance including: Air conditioning service, water tanks service, compound cleaning (trees, grass, blocks, trenches), and pest control
• Performs purchases related to premises (tools, consumables, small equipment, services) under supervision of the logistician.

Required Qualifications

• Technical/Tartiary Education in any technical field (plumbing, electrical, carpentry etc)
• Secondary School or equivalent
• Similar work experience desirable
• Good physical condition
• Good command of English

Personal Attributes:

• Honest and trustworthy
• Very well organized and paying attention to details
• Sense of economy and efficiency

Method Of Application 
Applicants should send application letter, curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees to: ABJ_Recruitment_Services@icrc.org Please clearly indicate the job title and location as the subject of your application  e.g “Anaesthetic Nurse Maiduguri” 

Note

• Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated. Late application will not be considered
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• However, ICRC will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.
• The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

Application Deadline: 29.09.2017, 16:30 h.

Anaesthetic Nurse - ICRC

Anaesthetic Nurse

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Main Responsibilities

• Trains and supervises the local Anaesthetists nurses and to introduce safe anaesthetic techniques where possible into the hospital project
• Assists the mobile anesthesiologist in performing anesthesia during surgical operations, in accordance with the internationally/ICRC recognized anesthesia standards
• Contributes to the initial assessment of the daily organisation of the anaesthesia and ICU department in the hospitals visited by the team
• Establishes a sound working relationship with the hospital staff involved in emergency care
• Contributes to good stock control and efficient use of hospital equipment
• Participates in hospital staff meetings as ICRC representative
• Compiles clinical data from Anaesthesia department

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with 2-3 years of experience with specific qualification and anaesthesia.
• Up to date knowledge and skills on trauma, medical & surgical procedures.
• Ability to provide support and education to the junior hospital anaesthetic especially in the management of critical surgical emergencies.
• Proven ability to work with people of varied cultural and social backgrounds
• Flexible, diplomatic and able to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent analysis and problem solving skills
• Ability to clinically supervise ongoing work practice, safe staffing levels and problem solving

Personal Attributes:

• Very good communication skills, especially when it comes to speaking and listening
• Emotional stability and to be able to work in stressful and traumatic situations, while keeping empathy towards patients
• Flexibility and quick response capacity to endure recurrent changes in working schedule, to be able to work for long hours and act swiftly in emergencies.
• Great interpersonal skills, to be able to work well with a variety of situation with different people.
• Good physical endurance and to be able to perform frequent physical tasks, standing for long time while maintaining good energy
• Good problem solving skills and to be able to think quickly and address problems as/or before they arise.
• Be able to maintain respect to his/her patients, colleagues and profession/duty in different circumstances

Method of Application

Applicants should send application letter, curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees to: ABJ_Recruitment_Services@icrc.org 

Please clearly indicate the job title and location as the subject of your application

Note

• Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated. Late application will not be considered
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• However, ICRC will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.
• The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

LIVING WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND KILLS SEX DRIVE

This will make you think twice before moving in with your boyfriend or your fiancé.

If you want to keep those hormones jumping you may want to wait a bit before running through those doors!

Meanwhile, isn't living together supposed to get those fire burning? Well, LIZETTE BORRELI of Newsweek had this article to share:


A relationship changes when a couple moves in together. Some changes are good (i.e., cooking dinner together) while some of them aren’t so great for one or the other partner (i.e., toilet seat up). 
Now, there’s a new factor to consider: A team of researchers at the University of Southampton in the U.K. suggests living together and relationship duration can influence sexual desire in couples.


The study, published in the British Medical Journal Open, found both men and women lose interest in sex with time. For both sexes, poor physical and mental health, poor communication and a lack of emotional connection during sex can cause sexual desire to dwindle. Interestingly, women were twice as likely as men to lose interest in sex when living with their partner or while in a relationship lasting more than a year.


This finding confirms what most people already know: Women are more likely to lose interest in sex over time than men, but cohabitation and relationship duration are strong predictors of sexual desire among women. Similarly, a 2012 study in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy found the length of a relationship influenced a woman’s sex drive more than sexual satisfaction and satisfaction with the relationship. The researchers theorize this decrease occurs because, over time, the relationship moves from passionate love to compassionate love.

In the new study, the U.K. researchers noted that many of the women’s sexual turnoffs were linked to having children under 5 years old, and to giving birth in the last year.

“This may be due to fatigue associated with a primary caring role, the fact that daily stress appears to affect sexual functioning in women more than men or possibly a shift in focus of attention attendant on bringing up small children,” the authors wrote in the study.

Women who live with their significant other or have been in a relationship for over a year have a lower sex drive.

This coincides with previous research that suggests sex drive decreases after pregnancy. In a study featured in the book Sexuality During and After Pregnancy, author E.L. Ryding found 20 percent of postpartum women had little interest in sex three months after pregnancy, and another 21 percent experienced a complete loss of sexual desire and sometimes an aversion to any kind of sexual activity. Women’s sex drives compete with the overwhelming fatigue of taking care of a newborn, so when a new mother gets a break from this physical attachment, sex could rank low in the list of priorities.


The researchers found that among those surveyed—4,839 British men and 6,669 women aged 16 to 74—34 percent of the women surveyed reported a loss of interest in sex, compared to just 15 percent of men. For women, the lack of interest in sex was most common between the ages of 55 and 64, whereas for men it was between 35 and 44. Moreover, two in five older women were unsatisfied with their sex lives, which researchers believe is linked to stress, pressures of family life and work.


“Our findings show us the importance of the relational context in understanding low sexual interest in both men and women. For women in particular, the quality and length of relationship and communication with their partners are important in their experience of sexual interest,” Cynthia Graham, lead author of the study and a professor at the  Centre for Sexual Health Research at the University of Southampton, said in a statement.

Graham also explained that the study highlights the need to assess and, if necessary, treat sexual interest problems in relationships in a holistic, gender-specific way that goes beyond drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved flibanserin, the first ever drug treatment for hypoactive sexual disorder in premenopausal women to boost the female libido. However, if the problem is more about open communication and emotional closeness, talking to your partner may help more than taking a drug.

Ref: Newsweek

Treatment Support Officer At CIHP

The Centre for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP) is a leading indigenous non-governmental organization established to promote better health outcomes for all Nigerians through creation of strong and sustainable health systems. The organization evolved from Columbia University’s International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP) in 2011 and has continued to support family-focused, comprehensive high-quality, HIV/AIDS care and treatment activities in Nigeria. 
The Centre for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP) is recruiting to fill the position below 

Job Title: Treatment Support Officer 
Code: CSU-11 
Location: Abuja 
Unit: Clinical Services 

Job Description 
The incumbent will support the provision of Psychosocial support for special populations- KP, Adolescent, peer navigation and linkages & community ART and care and support; ensures that the health facility and community based care team (nurses/Peer Health Educators) provide quality, comprehensive health education and information on Adherence and Psychosocial support services through the state based Care and Support Associate. 
The job holder will also develop and implement strategies to improve ART Adherence and retention in care including differentiated care models (both facility and community based) including adolescent care. 


Job Requirements 

• Min Required Experience: 5 year(s) 
• Min Qualification: Bachelor's Degree/HND 
• Desired Courses: • Nursing • Public Health 

Other Requirements:
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills & Ability 

• Degree in Nursing, Public Health, Social Sciences or a related field. 
• At least 5 years’ experience working on international health issues including HIV/AIDS counseling and testing programs in international or resource poor settings. 

Candidates are expected to possess:

• Excellent personal communication skills, in written and verbal English, with high impact influencing and persuasive skills and able to represent the organization to donors and partners 
• Good experience of using Ms. Word, Excel or applicable software related to position 
• Commitment to and understanding of organization’s vision, values and principles including rights-based/gender approaches would be expected. 

How to Apply 
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s and a suitability statement of not more than 200 words as a Microsoft Word attachment to: 2017projectrecruitment@gmail.com

The subject of the email should be the JOB CODE and the applicant’s FULL NAME e.g. MSS-02 – John Bull. 

Note: Only short listed candidates will be contacted. 

Application Deadline: 20th September, 2017.