About the organization: Seeks to promote health activities, prevent disease, and improve the quality and equity of access to care and treatment of common diseases in Mozambique, focusing on the health of women, children, and other vulnerable groups.
From organization website: Centro de Colaboração em Saúde (CCS) is a Mozambican non-profit (founded 2005) supporting HIV/AIDS treatment, capacity building, and health systems strengthening in Mozambique. Operates programs in collaboration with the Mozambican Ministry of Health and University Eduardo Mondlane. Welcomes volunteer healthcare professionals and public health practitioners. Centro de Colaboração em Saúde (CCS, ccsaude.org.mz) is a Mozambican non-profit health collaboration center dedicated to strengthening health systems, capacity building, and providing technical assistance to Mozambican Ministry of Health programs. Programs span HIV/AIDS care and prevention, TB, malaria, maternal and child health, family planning, immunizations, NCD prevention, and health systems strengthening across Mozambique. Major partner of US CDC (CCS hosts the Mozambique CDC Foundation), USAID/PEPFAR, Mozambican Ministry of Health, and other development partners. Strong emphasis on health systems strengthening, M&E, operational research, and capacity building of Mozambican healthcare workforce. Welcomes Mozambican, Portuguese-speaking, and international volunteer physicians (multiple specialties), infectious disease specialists, public health professionals, epidemiologists, M&E specialists, lab scientists, mental health professionals, social workers, and lay support volunteers.
Healthcare services: infectious diseases, family medicine, pediatrics, pathology, obstetrics and gynecology.
This opportunity is located in Mozambique.
A working knowledge of at least one of the following languages is recommended to participate in this opportunity.