Data Analyst

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The strategic objective of the Department of Polio Eradication Initiative is to achieve certification of the eradication of polioviruses worldwide by providing support to national governments via the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) Partnership. The two goals of the current GPEI Strategy are to permanently interrupt transmission of all polioviruses in endemic countries and to stop vaccine-derived poliovirus transmission and prevent outbreaks in non-endemic countries. The five objectives within the GPEI Strategy are to create urgency and accountability to generate greater political will, generate vaccine acceptance through context-adapted community engagement, expedite progress through expanded integration efforts with broader partners, improve frontline success through evaluating and adapting campaign operations and outbreak response, and enhance detection and response through sensitive surveillance activities. Additionally, the strategy includes implementing the four objectives in the GPEI Gender Equality Strategy for Polio Eradication. The immediate strategic objective is to achieve and sustain polio-free status in all regions, thereby eliminating the disease and preventing its resurgence. The Polio Data and Information Systems (DIS) team is responsible for the management, organization, analysis and dissemination of polio related data including immunization data, program monitoring and poliovirus surveillance information while…