Help WHO with COVID-19 Virtual Assistance - Bangladesh

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Signup Deadline: 09-30-2021

Starts: 10-12-2021

Ends: 01-31-2022

Location: Online Opportunity

Description:

Purpose

IDSA is recruiting infectious disease experts to participate in a World Health Organization-coordinated virtual initiative serving the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh – the largest refugee settlement in the world. The program, run through the WHO’s Bangladesh Country office with support from the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, currently connects voluntary health professionals based in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Australia with local Bangladeshi physicians providing COVID-19 and other infectious disease care to Rohingya refugees. Volunteers provide expertise on the clinical management of COVID-19 appropriate for the context and aligned with Bangladeshi national and WHO international guidelines.

Responsibilities

Volunteers will be asked to sign up for and participate in virtual sessions organized by the WHO and UNHCR on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 7 – 8 am EST via the Microsoft Teams platform. The typical format of a session resembles a traditional case conference in which a local physician presents a case and attending experts advise on management, in addition to providing updates on new medical and scientific developments and global epidemiology data.

Ideal Qualifications

Clinicians with 5 or more years of experience, including experience working or providing technical assistance in conflict or low-resource settings as well as experience managing patients with COVID-19.

Number of Members Needed

Initially, 10 volunteers to be selected by September 15, 2021.

Composition

This group will be organized by James Shepherd (WHO-GOARN based in USA); Ina Bluemel (WHO-GOARN based in Germany); Raisul Islam (WHO Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh). Diversity with regard to practice setting, geographic location, race, ethnicity, gender, and career level will be sought.

Meeting Frequency

Volunteers are expected to sign up for sessions on Tuesday or Wednesday mornings from 7 – 8 am EST, at least twice a month through January 2022. Volunteers are expected to participate in a one-hour orientation, which can be flexibly scheduled.

Estimated Time Commitment

2-4 hours a month.

Method of Appointment

Volunteers shall be appointed by the Board of Directors.

Term of Office

Duration of the COVID-19 pandemic (more volunteers may be added) but at least until January, 2022.

Accountability

Board of Directors

Volunteers Needed:

10 (4 open slots)

Experience Required:

See Above

Contact:

Rabita Aziz