Welbodi Partnership is recruiting for 3 exciting positions in Freetown, Sierra Leone to work with our team at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital and Ola During Children's Hospital. We want to fill these positions as soon as possible, so if you are interested please send in your application. Click on the following positions to find out more details: IPC Mentor Midwife Paediatric Nurse Sierra Leone has some of the worst maternal, child and neonatal mortality rates in the world and we want to be a part of seeing that change. Through capacity building and clinical mentorship you can help us improve healthcare in the facilities we support. Join us to make a difference in the lives of women, children and newborns in Sierra Leone!
Welbodi Partnership continues to
expand it’s work at the maternity hospital and is recruiting aMidwifeto join the team in
Freetown, Sierra Leone. We are partnering with the Ministry of Health and
Sanitation and Princess Christian Maternity Hospital to improve care for women & newborns through clinical mentorship of nurses and
midwives. We are keen for our midwife to work alongside national mentors and
trainers to support ongoing training initiatives at the hospital and assess where additional support is needed to improve the quality of care. There is also an opportunity to be a part of an international research trial as well as work with national staff to coordinate care for Ebola survivors.Sierra Leone has some of the worst maternal and neonatal mortality
rates in the world and we want to be a part of making sure those numbers
rapidly decline. Join us to make a difference in the lives of women and newborns in
Sierra Leone!
APPLICATION PROCESS: Interested candidates should email a copy of their CV, cover
letter, and a list of three relevant references to jobs@welbodipartnership.org as
soon as possible. The job title should be included in the subject line. Your
cover letter should include: your country of residence and nationality, dates
you are able to commence and duration of availability. Only those applicants
shortlisted for an interview will be notified.
This is a volunteer post – see advertisement for details
Welbodi Partnership is recruiting a Project Manager Primary Care and Community Engagement to join the team in Freetown, Sierra Leone to support our engagement with peripheral health units (PHUs) and communities, including a new initiative to improve maternal and neonatal health . As you might know, Sierra Leone has some of the worst maternal, child and neonatal morality rates in the world. Welbodi is undertaking a new initiative, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in the Western Area by improving the quality of care at PHUs and Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH) and empowering communities, particularly women, to carry out health promotion activities, seek appropriate skilled care, and create and implement solutions to improve maternal and neonatal health. The Project Manager will oversee this, and other related programmes. Join us to improve the health of women, children and newborns in Sierra Leone!
Position: Project Manager Primary Care and Community Engagement
APPLICATION PROCESS: Interested candidates should email a copy of their CV, cover letter, and a list of three relevant references to jobs@welbodipartnership.org as soon as possible. The job title should be included in the subject line. Your cover letter should include: your country of residence and nationality, dates you are able to commence and duration of availability. Only those applicants shortlisted for an interview will be notified.
Welbodi Partnership is recruiting an IPC Mentorto join the team in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone has been through a very challenging time, having fought through the biggest Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the history of the world. We want to support its healthcare workers and communities by helping build a system that is resilient to infectious disease outbreaks in the future. In partnership with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and three hospitals in Freetown we aim to improve and sustain infection prevention and control measures within the hospital setting to ensure a safe environment for patients and healthcare workers. Join us in building a resilient health system in Sierra Leone!
Position: Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Mentor Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone Start Date: As soon as possible End Date: Three months with possibility of extension (till end 2016) For more details please click here for the advertisement with application details.
APPLICATION PROCESS: Interested candidates should email a copy of their CV, cover letter, and a list of three
relevant references to jobs@welbodipartnership.org as soon as possible. The job title should be included in the
subject line. Your cover letter should include: your country of residence and nationality, your date of birth, dates
you are able to commence and duration of availability. Only those applicants shortlisted for an interview will be
notified.
#BlackFriday and #CyberMonday are over, and
what the women and children in Sierra Leone need, can’t be bought in a day.
Will you help us use #GivingTuesday to kickstart the recovery phase of the
Ebola response? We will be fundraising over the holiday period and the New Year
to "build back better”
and ensure that what we do now is sustainable and makes a real and lasting
difference to women and children in Sierra Leone.
Please act now so that together we can address
the needs at the Children’s Hospital and start making a difference. With
your support we can start taking steps to rebuild the healthcare system and
build it back better. By laying a strong foundation now and starting
the recovery process, we will be able to strengthen our ability to secure
longer term funding to invest in maternal and child health for the years to
come. Today, you could make one-time donation here or
give a valuable ongoing gift with a recurring monthly donation (UK, USA). Even a few
dollars or pounds per month will help. If you sign up this month for a new
recurring donation to our Global Giving project,
an anonymous donor will match your donation up to $200! Photo credit: Sandra Lako 2011
The Ebola outbreak in Sierra
Leone has been declared over. The fight is done. Thousands of people in Sierra
Leone and from around the world worked together to overcome the Ebola virus.
The government, NERC (National Ebola Response Centre), Ministries, healthcare
workers, community members, NGO workers and so many more people served and
sacrificed to get us to this point. It is through collaboration and
coordination and a lot of perseverance that we won this battle.
The Ebola Response Consortium (ERC)*, of which Welbodi Partnership is a member,
demonstrated the power of partnership throughout the outbreak. NGOs were able
to join together to ensure coordination and collaboration with the aim of
reaching one common goal: ending the Ebola outbreak. This film tells the
amazing story of what can be achieved when people come together and work in
unity. The work that the ERC has accomplished over the past year has been
tremendous. From surveillance, to infection prevention and control, to improving
water and sanitation in health facilities, to safe and dignified burials, the
ERC was able to work on all fronts to support the government of Sierra Leone in
ending this outbreak. The projects that Welbodi Partnership was involved
with were not only crucial to stopping the chain of transmission within health
facilities but also in laying a foundation for a stronger and better healthcare
system in Sierra Leone. The work that has been done through the ERC will have a
lasting impact beyond this Ebola outbreak and we look forward to continued
collaboration throughout the recovery phase to improve healthcare in Sierra
Leone.
*The
ERC is a consortium of non-governmental organizations that is supporting the
Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) in Sierra Leone to respond to the
Ebola outbreak in all districts of the country. The ERC is led by the International
Rescue Committee (IRC) and comprised of eight member organizations – Action
Contre la Faim (ACF), CARE International, Concern Worldwide, GOAL, King’s
Health Partnership, the IRC, Save the Children and Welbodi Partnership– and
seven partner organizations – ABC Development, eHealth, International
Organization for Migration, Médicos del Mundo, Muloma Women’s Development
Association (MUWODA), Oxfam GB and Solidarités International- who have pooled
their collective technical and operational resources to support the MoHS in the
Ebola response and recovery.
On the eve before the WHO declares the Ebola
outbreak over in Sierra Leone, hundreds of people gather downtown for a vigil
and march in honour of our fallen healthcare worker heroes.As Ebola comes to an end, we remember
those who have served their country and sacrificed their lives, and their
families who still bear that loss.
During the first six months of the outbreak,
healthcare workers were greatly affected by Ebola and many of them died as a
result. In some places this led to a great sense of fear amongst both
healthcare staff and patients alike and they were afraid to go to clinics and
hospitals. Thankfully with time, training and supplies, health care workers
gained confidence to treat patients again and likewise, patients and caregivers
began to rebuild trust in the healthcare system. It will take time, but efforts
will continue to be made during the next stage of recovery to restore that
trust and empower communities to improve their health practices and health
seeing behaviour.
This evening was a time to reflect. A time of
gratefulness towards the healthcare workers who have sacrificed their lives in
service to their country. A time to celebrate how far Sierra Leone has come and
the prospects of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone being declared over by
morning. The evening was proceeded in true Sierra Leonean style with music,
dancing, lights and laughter all the way from Campbell street to the country’s
famous Cotton Tree. Spirits were high and the resilience of the Sierra Leonean
people was clearly evident.
Many people have stepped up and fought this battle.
Sadly, not all of them have made it to the end. They will be remembered and
remain in our hearts forever.
Welbodi Partnership thanks the healthcare workers who
have made great sacrifices to work during the Ebola epidemic. They have been
brave and stood in the line of duty to ensure that health care in Sierra Leone
continues to be available. Thank you to the staff of Ola During Children's
Hospital, Princess Christian Maternity Hospital, Rokupa Government hospital and
Jenner Wright Clinic for your perseverance.
