Position Title: MD (Pediatric)

Activation Date: 01 February, 2026   Announced Date: 01 February, 2026   Expire Date: 07 February, 2026

  • Job Location: Kabul
  • Nationality: Afghan
  • Category: Health Care
  • Employment Type: Full Time
  • Salary: As per AADA salary scale
  • Vacancy Number: NA
  • No. Of Jobs: 1
  • City: Kabul Rahman Mena Hospital
  • Organization: AADA
  • Years of Experience: 3 year experience pediatric
  • Contract Duration: Five months (extendable)
  • Gender: Male/Female
  • Education: Graduated from recognized medical faculty and Received IPD SAM Training
  • Close date: 2026-02-07
 

About AADA:

The Agency for Assistance and Development of Afghanistan (AADA) is an Afghan non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to the development of Afghanistan. Our core activities include (1) provision of quality health services; (2) community development; (3) training and capacity building at professional and community levels; and (4) research in public health and social sciences.

Agency for Assistance and Development of Afghanistan (AADA) has a Zero-tolerance Policy against sexual exploitation and abuse; therefore, all project staff will be subjected to background and security checks. AADA is also against all forms of gender-based violence, exploitation, and abuse of children in the context of our operation in the country. AADA is committed to the “Do No Harm” principle in our workplace and throughout our operation in the country therefore, our staff must also respect the organizational Safeguarding, PSEA and Code of Conduct Policy. Agency for Assistance and Development of Afghanistan (AADA) provides equal employment opportunities and does not ask for money or gifts at any stage of the recruitment process.

Job Description:

  • Making sure that nutrition services in TFU including IPD SAM and OPD SAM is well organized and delivered.
  • Making sure that screening process is going well for all less than 5y children.
  • Respecting recommended MoPH and WHO guidelines in the treatment of patients.
  • Conduct regular examinations on complicated acutely malnourished children and record their health and normal physical development in Therapeutic Surveillance Sheet (TSS), Medical Surveillance Sheet (MSS) and treatment cards.
  • Recommend and manage treatment medication and additional specialized medical care to prevent or treat diseases and complications that are associated with malnutrition.
  • monitor progress and conditions and revise treatments as needed.
  • Examine sick children with malnutrition to determine their condition and ask intuitive questions to gather information about symptoms.
  • Reach an informed diagnosis based on scientific knowledge and individual medical history.
  • Prescribe medications and give detailed instructions for administration for each Complicated cases to care givers and nutrition nurse.
  • Prescribe and interpret appropriate lab tests to gain more information for possible infections or abnormalities.
  • Advise caregivers on children’s diet food diversity immunization balance food exercise and disease preventive measures.
  • Making sure that all the reports are well recorded and reported on monthly or weekly bases as required.
  • Making sure that nursing care of IPD children well respected.
  • Clearly record all patient data including history exams performed past and current medications vaccination information diagnosis and treatment plans.
  • Making sure that all the default patients are followed and traced.
  • Making sure that the nutrition supply is enough and sufficient and informing the supervisors in case of shortages to avoid the stock out.
  • Making sure that TFU assets use, and maintenance is respected.
  • Provide night duty services if required as per HF schedule.
  • Provision of visibility charts of TFU services and their updating monthly wise.
  • Attending relevant meetings and trainings.

          Follow up of feedbacks which provide by management team or external monitors and ensure its follow up with the HF team.

Job Requirements:

  • Afghan National
  • Graduated from recognized medical faculty and Received IPD SAM Training.
  • 3 year experience pediatrician.
  • Priority will be given to those who has already worked as a nutrition pediatrician.
  • Priority will be given to the female candidates.
  • Ability and willingness to stay overnight at service delivery.
  • Good communication skills.

Submission Guideline:

Interested eligible individuals are invited to fill out our applications form through the link below:

https://ims.aada.af/public-position-view/MTQ5

Not: Only short-listed candidates will be invited for tests and interviews. for more details communicate with us via below contact number: 0785969600

Submission Email:

https://ims.aada.af/public-position-view/MTQ5





 

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