The Outreach and Research Programme of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health has more than fifteen community-based field sites across Pakistan (including four in Karachi) and focuses on research for betterment of women and child health. The Department has a Nutritional Research Laboratory as well as an Infectious Disease Research Laboratory that cater to the needs of its research projects. It has well-acclaimed work to its credit both at the national and international level.
The department is carrying out a research project about vaccine-preventable, funded by Sabin Institute. In light of current pandemic and distancing measures, the CRI coverage is adversely affected as caregivers avoid tertiary care hospitals or primary health centers. This has further increased the risk of outbreak for vaccine-preventable diseases, as well as economic burden due to morbidity and mortality and delay in caregiver getting back to work. Pakistan is identified as a Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC) with high vaccine hesitancy and is third among countries with the most unvaccinated / under-vaccinated children. It ranks fourth in global child mortality, with 60% of deaths due to infectious diseases that are vaccine-preventable. In this study, using qualitative methodology, we plan to explore and understand the role of mHealth and social media interventions, that are most suitable in Pakistani context to improve vaccination coverage during COVID-19 pandemic.
Responsibilities:
You will be responsible to:
independently write detailed notes on interviews and observation visits
manage field work process to ensure effective use of time
facilitate meetings among the research teams and train research staff on research, interviewing and proper data collection skills
liaise with administration team for field work-related logistics
follow and ensure field implementation of project related SOPs and guidelines as defined in the research project.
Requirements:
You should have:
a Bachelor's degree, preferably in Social Sciences
at least one year of relevant experience
basic research and good interpersonal skills, particularly communication skills
good command over the use of computer applications, particularly MS Office
resilience and ability to cope-up with work pressure and meet stringent timelines
willingness to work in community setting and travel to field sites.
This is a close-ended position to be based in Karachi.
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