989- Ethiopia- Advocacy and Partnerships - Technical Assistance to the International Institute for Primary Health Care-Ethiopia (IPHC-E)

The IPHC-E was established in 2016 as a collaborative initiative between the Federal Ministry of Health in Ethiopia and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH). The Institute was created to serve as a conduit for the promotion, learning, and research of strategies to support primary health care (PHC) systems that were developed and adapted by Ethiopia and to share these with the rest of the world. The Institute offers training programs to national and international audiences, conducts implementation research, and conducts advocacy activities to share the experiences of Ethiopia’s Health Extension Program (HEP). JH BSPH provides technical assistance with curriculum development and implementation of training programs, networking and partnership creation, management of governance structures for the Institute, and expansion of the Institute’s resource center and advocacy materials. Find out more about the Institute at: https://iphce.org/.

Under the advocacy and partnership strategic program the students will partake in the following activities planned for 2025:

• The Establishment of an International Technical Working Group for PHC advocacy
• The development of advocacy toolkits - Audio visual documentation of best practices
• The Pre-planning of second international conference on PHC
• The outcome evaluation of the introduction to public health advocacy training
• The preparation of a high level multi sectoral collaboration advocacy meeting
• Support the ongoing advocacy for the initiation and implementation of the Health Extension Program Optimization Road Map

A tight knit team at the Institute who work hard and engage in formal activities with the Ministry of Health and other partners frequently, but who also often eat lunch together, keep in touch via WhatsApp and other media, and take care of each other as well as of visitors. The student will be expected to dress professionally and demonstrate utmost respect and professionalism, particularly when interacting with other stakeholders, but can also expect a warm reception from the Institute team and to make good friends with colleagues. The JHSPH is a small team of one faculty member and a project coordinator, who interact frequently and work in a collegial and supportive manner.

Wants an exciting opportunity to engage with a dynamic and active team who are working closely to deliver on an ambitious set of goals and working to innovate as well as identify and apply best practices in a rapidly evolving field. As part of the IPHC-E/JHSPH team, the student will be actively involved in several high-profile events and collaborations and will also get to be part of advancing IPHC-E’s goals in terms of visibility, reach, and impact of its events and products.

Name: Svea Closser, Department of International Health, cliu175@jhu.edu, 

I would describe my communication and mentorship styles as... 

I am generally very responsive to email/other communication channels, and collegial and collaborative with student RAs/TAs. I work to ensure that every student that works with me gets to participate in something that is interesting and exciting to them and results in some key skills, opportunities, and/or products for them. My best relationships are with self-motivated students who enjoy working collaboratively.

A complementary student would have a working style and mentorship expectations that are..

Self-motivated, identifying specific questions to help frame discussions, identifying potential solutions or options to consider and discuss when faced with problems in their work, punctual and ability to adhere to deadlines or communicate proactively when issues arise.

~$900 (housing); ~$350 (food); ~$30 (transportation) = $1280 

We can cover airfare.