Relevant Experience: 1 to 2 years of relevant experience and practical skills especially in MNCH, nutrition and immunization
Job Description:
Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan (AKHS, P) runs one of the largest not-for-profit private healthcare systems in the country, with a focus on the regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh. Its core focus includes initiatives for hard-to-reach populations through services like outreach clinics, training of community midwives to provide low-cost health services in remote areas, screening for non-communicable diseases, and digital health solutions.
Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan is looking for competent Lady Medical Officer for Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan – Astore Region.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- With the support of project team, plan and conduct monthly outreach clinic sessions in far flung and remote areas of UCs to provide immunization and nutrition services including screening of children under 2 years and mothers (especially pregnant women) and provide nutrition supplements
- Assess the medical and health needs of children and mothers at outreach clinics/points and provide basic treatment included in the scope of the project
- Conduct awareness and counselling sessions on healthy nutrition, IYCF practices, family planning, regular ANC and PNC visits, institutional delivery and routine immunization with a focus on the coverage of zero dose, missed and defaulter children during monthly outreach clinics
- Monitor child growth and development during follow up visits.
- With the support of LHV, identify high risk and complicated pregnancies and malnourished children (SAM & MAM) and mothers and ensure timely referral from field to the advanced care facilities
- Supervise and support the field team in collecting, compiling, maintaining and reporting high quality immunization and nutrition data from the facility and field to supervisor and central office as necessary
- Conduct supportive supervision and monitoring of immunization and nutrition services at health facilities
- Participate in monthly review meetings and training sessions to improve outreach health services
- Maintain strong collaboration and coordination with all partners including the DoH, WHO/UNICEF, BISP/WFP to ensure the provision of high-quality immunization and nutrition services Perform other relevant tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor
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luency in local languages and EnglishFluency in local languages and English Fluency in local languages and English
AKHS is committed to reducing our impact on climate and the environment and have set ourselves the goal of striving for net-zero carbon operations by 2030. All staff is expected to take part in making this a reality. The Lady Medical Officer accompanied with his/her Line Manager is expected to identify and understand which aspects of his/her work have most impact on the environment, and define tasks, work, and personal goals within his/her work plan to reduce these impacts and bring AKHS closer to net zero.
Interested candidates meeting the criteria can apply latest by August 10, 2025