Facility ART Coordinator

Description: Project summary The program goal is to support the Defense Force of Zambia (DFZ) to reach sustainable control of the HIV epidemic in the military by building the technical capacity of the DFMS health systems to implement a person-centered HIV prevention, care and treatment program aligned with national guidelines and US Global Health Security and Diplomacy strategy. To improve treatment coverage to set targets and management of advanced HIV Disease. Improve viral load coverage across all populations Improve cervical cancer screening and treatment Increasing coverage of comprehensive and client-centered PMTCT and HIV prevention, diagnosis, care, and treatment services in communities and health facilities to reach and maintain 95-95-95 in all networks. Increasing utilization of community and facility-based quality, person-centered, integrated PMTCT and HIV services. Increasing capacities of the DFMS to gradually transition Direct Service Delivery (DSD) of quality integrated health services and sustain services beyond activity implementation. Job summary Reports to The ART Nurse/Clinician will work collaboratively with defense health facilities to support DFZ staff in providing direct high-quality, client-centered HIV, TB/HIV, PMTCT care in DoD/DHAPP supported sites. These include support provision of direct care in HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and care, and TB services (including initiation to ART, retention to care and adherence to antiretroviral therapy) across the DHAPP supported facilities. Main duties Participates in day-to-day running of the HIV/AIDS clinics at supported health facilities including daily enrollment of all newly identified HIV positive clients including pregnant and Breastfeeding women, children, adolescents and adults. Works with health facility staff and project seconded staff or volunteers to strengthen targeted HIV eligibility screening at all facility entry points, testing of children, adolescents and adults eligible for