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Folic acid and heart health

Folic acid is a B vitamin that is important for many bodily functions, including cell growth and repair. It is also important for heart health. How folic acid benefits heart health Folic acid helps to lower levels of homocysteine, an amino acid that can damage blood vessels. High levels of homocysteine are a risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular problems. Folic acid…

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Special Parents Confidential Episode 62 Lori's Voice

Special Parents Confidential Episode 62 Lori’s Voice

Lori’s Voice.

We’re introducing you to Lori and Dave Hastings, and their organization, Lori’s Voice. As any parent of a special needs child can tell you, money is one of the biggest challenges. It seems that everything involving your child requires large amounts of money. Medical treatments, therapies, additional equipment, travel expenses, the list can seem endless. The real problem is medical…

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LISTEN TO LIVE AUDIO CLASS TODAY: Rebbe Nachman on Medicine & Healing at 12:30 PM (ET)

LISTEN TO LIVE AUDIO CLASS TODAY: Rebbe Nachman on Medicine & Healing at 12:30 PM (ET)

You’re invited today, Wednesday October 13: 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT, 9:30 AM PT, 7:30 PM Israel Time NEW NUMBER: Call in to 609-746-1082, Enter Passcode 144097# Also, to get Class announcements and Free, Daily Breslov Content, Follow this link to join the BreslovWoman inspirational WhatsApp group. If the above group has reached the maximum number of participants, please join…

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चुनाव आयोग को सुप्रीम कोर्ट की सलाह: "मद्रास हाईकोर्ट की टिप्पणी को डॉक्टर की कड़वी दवा की तरह से लें"

चुनाव आयोग को सुप्रीम कोर्ट की सलाह: “मद्रास हाईकोर्ट की टिप्पणी को डॉक्टर की कड़वी दवा की तरह से लें”

नई दिल्ली – चुनाव आयोग को सुप्रीम कोर्ट की सलाह, सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने मद्रास हाईकोर्ट की निर्वाचन आयोग पर हत्या का मुकदमा दर्ज करने की मौखिक टिप्पणी के खिलाफ दायर याचिका पर सुनवाई करते हुए निर्वाचन आयोग से कहा है कि इसे सही परिप्रेक्ष्य में लीजिए। जस्टिस एमआर शाह ने निर्वाचन आयोग से कहा कि आप हाईकोर्ट की टिप्पणी को उसी तरह लीजिए जैसे डॉक्टर की कड़वी दवाई को लिया जाता है। निडर, निष्पक्ष, निर्भीक…

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Breast Cancer Psychologist Offers Self-Healing Books For Patients

Breast Cancer Psychologist Offers Self-Healing Books For Patients

Good afternoon this is Robin Dilley from Phoenix Arizona.  I’m making this video, especially for Breast Cancer Authority Blogbecause I think there’s a couple of fun things that you don’t know about us yet that I would like for you to know. One is Dawn Bradford and I have been collaborating and we have a project that we finished over…

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https://dailycaller.com/2022/01/21/im-over-covid-bill-maher-fck-use-boosters-slams-handling-pandemic/

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Wed. July 8, 2020: Die For Tourist Dollars Day 51 -- A Little More Upbeat

Wed. July 8, 2020: Die For Tourist Dollars Day 51 — A Little More Upbeat

Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Waning Moon Pluto Retrograde Saturn Retrograde Jupiter Retrograde Mercury Retrograde Neptune Retrograde Hazy and cool

It’s Wednesday, which means Remote Chat later on. Very excited.

There’s also a new post on Ink-Dipped Advice, about red flags in job ads.

Yesterday seems like a very long time ago. I was up early (nothing new there). Did some writing, did some client work.

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Cumedy Hut - On The Doctor's Advice.

Cumedy Hut – On The Doctor’s Advice.

The doc told a guy that masturbating before sex often helped men last longer during the act. The man decided, “What the hell, I’ll try it,”

He spent the rest of the day thinking about where to do it before he got home to his wife. He couldn’t do it in his office. He thought about the restroom, but that was too open. He considered an alley, but figured that was too unsafe.

Finally, he realized…

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News: Oh You Singaporean

News: Oh You Singaporean #iamfirstworld

Started out with friends drinking into the night, ended up with a friend died and a statement blaming Malaysian’s Hospital. But then after awhile the very same Singapore man spin his story from the “Ambulance took 30 minutes to arrive” to “It was language barrier and the hospital requested money first then treatment”. Totally disregard the fact that deceased family had requested for discharge…

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Join Us Tomorrow for Rebbe Nachman on Medicine & Healing Tomorrow on the ALL NEW Breslov Lunchtime Learning at 12:30 PM (ET)

Join Us Tomorrow for Rebbe Nachman on Medicine & Healing Tomorrow on the ALL NEW Breslov Lunchtime Learning at 12:30 PM (ET)

You’re invited to join me for a live audio class tomorrow, Wednesday October 13: 12:30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT, 9:30 AM PT, 7:30 PM Israel Time NEW NUMBER: Call in to 609-746-1082, Enter Passcode 144097# Also, to get Class announcements and Free, Daily Breslov Content, Follow this link to join the BreslovWoman inspirational WhatsApp group. If the above group has reached the maximum…

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Why Managing Diabetes And Insulin Resistance Reversal Is Not Difficult- Learn Here

Why Managing Diabetes And Insulin Resistance Reversal Is Not Difficult- Learn Here

By Richard Campbell Diabetes is a disease with no cure. However, with proper care of the illness, a person with diabetes can live longer. Long before the 20th century, individuals who suffered from the disease never lived long. This is because doctors had not come up with an efficient manner of dealing with two types of diabetes and Insulin resistance reversal. But right after this period,…

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Animal Protein May Play a Role in Cancer Risk

Animal Protein May Play a Role in Cancer Risk

In the two decades between 1990 and 2010, the leading causes of death and disability remained relatively constant. Heart disease remains the leading cause of loss of health and life, but among the diseases whose incidence has increased the most over the past generation is chronic kidney disease. The number of deaths has doubled.

Our “meat-sweet” diet has been implicated in this escalation. Excess…

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How Safe Is Using Contact Lenses

How Safe Is Using Contact Lenses

Contact lenses have been a great relief to people who have short or long eyesight issues. Though we have stylish spectacles available in the market today, many people, especially youngsters, prefer to use contact lenses, as they are very conscious about their appearance.

There are several questions around the usage of contact lenses among some people. Can these damage your eyes? Can these be…

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Pregnancy Must-Have: Snooze More Soundly the Next Nine Months

Sleep. Dormir. Siesta. No matter the language, that simple word is music to an expectant mother’s ears. Yet, despite good-natured advice to “sleep as much as possible before the baby comes” those zzz’s are often difficult to achieve.The post Pregnancy Must-Have: Snooze More Soundly the Next Nine Months appeared first on Doctor's Complete.

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Logistics Consultant #Vacancy

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17-039: Logistics Consultant

Country:Nigeria

Department:Logistics

Essential Job Duties/Scope of Work:

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, non-political, non-sectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

International Medical Corps has been working in Nigeria since 2013 and it has on-going programmes in three states: Sokoto and Kano in the north-west and Borno in the north-east. Active in Sokoto since 2013, IMC has on-going nutrition and WASH programming designed to support improved public health as well as provide curative care for children with SAM. Since January 2015 IMC has been an implementing partner of the Core Group Partner (Polio) Project in 13 LGAs in Borno and Kano. CGPP is designed to contribute to the eradication of polio by increasing immunization rates and improving acute flaccid paralysis surveillance. Working in six LGAs in Kano and seven LGAs in Borno through local partners, IMC and its partners support the State and National Ministry of Health (S/NMOH) and LGA efforts to strengthen immunization systems. In 2015, IMC expanded its work in Borno to support Health, WASH, GBV, and Nutrition needs.

As the security situation evolves and access has slowly been restored throughout the State, IMC has adapted its programming to address the needs of IDPs and returnees. IMC's work in Borno includes: preventive and curative nutrition programming; general food distributions; GBV prevention and response, including case management services; support for community and health facility WASH; and enhancement of household access to food through food vouchers.

SCOPE OF WORK

The Country Logistics Consultant will be based in Borno state and will be the senior logistics support in the mission and is responsible for, and accountable for, the delivery of all logistics and supply chain related activities in accordance with International Medical Corps logistics policies and procedures. Fundamental to this consultancy role is the ability to manage and motivate the country national logisticians, the external contractors and organizations therefore s/he is required to have the skills to communicate clearly verbally and in writing, plan for and deliver quality presentations and training, and produce timely written reports.

Task Description: Consultant will serve as the Country Logistics Consultant on  the International Medical Corps in Nigeria. Specifically, Consultant will complete the following tasks:

Logistics Operations

Provide the technical oversight, input and supervision to coordinate the staff support to, delivery of, and implementation of, all logistics support systems according to IMC Logistics policies and procedures.

Pro-actively engage in project planning and ensure that proposal documents and on-going projects are fitted with relevant and updated procurement plans. Coordinate development of procurement plans with project managers, select most appropriate/cost-effective procurement location, contractual arrangements and ensure respect of the internal and donor procurement regulations.

Provide support and advice to those making a procurement request, then process and manage the procurement process (either locally or internationally) in accordance with IMC policies and procedures, in a transparent, accountable, efficient and cost effective manner.

Ensure that local market surveys are regularly carried out, to ensure a full knowledge of the availability and price of local items. Ensure that all procurements are tracked and recorded to identify items that should be part of a pre-approved tender process, and ensure that open and free competition for procurements is adhered too.

Actively engage with freight forwarding agencies, freight handling/clearance agents, and local Customs, to ensure that cargo is managed at all points of the supply chain, and that all tracking and reporting deadlines are met.

Proactively coordinate and direct the management and tracking of all medical supplies, equipment, materiel and food in transit, through its receipt, storage, and onward distribution to include the locating and negotiating contracting for storage/warehousing that is secure, well-maintained, and meets health and safe working practice requirements.

Management of Assets List related to newly received, donated, disposed or transferred assets and making sure all HQ and donor approvals are obtained prior to any kind of disposition. To ensure that all assets’ assigned users have signed off the asset handover form and that the form is properly filed.

To ensure that all Gift in kinds (donations) received in country are timely reported to HQ, properly tracked and distribution evidences provided to HQ on regular monthly bases.

Capture pipeline information, and coordinate the management of the supply chain ensuring that Program staff are well-informed and well-prepared for incoming goods and materiel. Ensure timely reporting on stock status, to help Program staff with planning of stock replenishment and that tracking through to end-user has occurred. And/or advise and support Program staff to verify that distribution has occurred according to the intentions and plans of the donors, IMC, and project partners

Supervise and coordinate all matters logistics relating to transport and fuel management, to ensure that vehicles are insured, asset managed correctly, being driven safely, maintained appropriately, damages are reported, and ensure that vehicles internal equipment (tools, comms etc) are complete and serviceable; and that usage of fuel is correctly supervised, and logged and recorded. Liaise with security personnel on security-related transport issues, such as booking in/out, satcomms, radios etc.

Supervise and coordinate all matters logistics regarding satellite communications and radio communications to ensure that equipments are insured, asset managed diligently, operated in the most cost efficient manner, and maintained appropriately.

Capture, plan and regularly update preparedness reporting for the logistic systems in place at your mission to include a current Logistic Concept of Operations. Plan to ensure that logistic systems are robust and flexible enough to cope if a crisis occurs by making thorough assessments of airports, transport available, warehousing, access routes, fuel availability, field comms issues, staffing challenges, training required etc. Raising issues though senior management as required.

Maintain accurate filing systems, with documented and supported records of action for audit purposes, and submit weekly and monthly logistics reports to the in-country management team, and Global logistics pursuant with IMC policies and procedures.

Be flexible and manage your time accordingly, to be prepared to tackle other tasks commensurate with your role, and level of experience, at short notice.

Compliance

Ensure compliance with IMC policies and procedures, donor regulations and local laws.

Ensure that the procurement and disposal of commodities, especially those subject to US Export Compliance regulations, are in line with applicable licenses and are properly documented.

Ensure that vendor eligibility screening is carried out in a timely fashion, updated regularly, and, recorded appropriately.

Human Resources

Make frequent site visits to where staff supervised by you are working, to ensure that the appropriate care and support is being offered. Ensure that staff supervised by you are evaluated regularly, trained and/or mentored in a structured accountable manner, and written records of such are retained.

Oversee the recruitment, selection and performance of logistics staff, as required.

Advocate and plan for professional development for expat and national staff

Determine training needs for staff supervised by you.

Coordinate the delivery of training for national staff to increase their responsibilities in order to build capacity, and ensure sustainability of programs

Proactively engage with the Country Director and key staff (Program, Finance, Medical) on all matters logistic to ensure that programmatic and project planning incorporates sufficient funding for logistical staff and logistical support mechanisms.

Proactively engage on a regular basis with regional IMC logistics teams, and logistics coordinators from other organizations to ensure appropriate links for interagency logistics coordination.

Proactively engage with donors, local government, project partners, UN agencies and other non-governmental organizations in order to plan, organize, and schedule distribution of goods and materiel as, well as to ensure adequate information sharing, address common concerns/problems and seek solutions.

Deliverables/Due Dates/Payment Schedule:

Deliverable

Due Date

Payment

Monthly updated procurement plans per grant.

Monthly updated most appropriate/cost-effective procurement location maps

Quarterly updated local market surveys results.

Monthly updated supplier lists and price lists.

Monthly updated major procurement tracking tool per grant

Monthly updated International cargo shipment tracker

Monthly updated all stock reports and inspection reports (medical and non-medical stocks)

Monthly updated Asset follow up report

Monthly updated Gift in kinds reports

Monthly Pipelines and Back orders reports

Monthly updated fleet performance and fuel consumption report

Staff coaching/training/capacity building reports

Field visits reports for Borno Sokoto and Abuja

Regular coordination meeting reports (with other agencies and Government agencies)

Any other relevant logistics and procurement related report to country management.

Monthly basis x 12 months

Compliance & Ethics:  Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains aclear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.  Conducts work with the highest levelof integrity.

Qualifications:

Evidence of practical experience in logistics management within the field of supply chain management (procurement, tendering, contracting, clearance, transport, warehousing, etc.) fleet management and asset management, distribution support.

Proven record of experience of the management of logistics at a coordination level.

Evidence of 5 to 6 field deployments; 3 to 4 humanitarian emergency deployments and 4 to 5 international deployments; minimum 6 months in length.

Experience with donor specific procedures.

It is desirable that experience is supported by academic study, such as completion of the Certification in Humanitarian Logistics; a Master in Logistics will be a plus.

Prior experience of logistics software solutions (desired).

Experience of the management of budgets and the ability to prepare timely, complete and accurate reports.

Evidence of the ability to plan for, and conduct training in all areas of logistics for national and international staff (suitable to staff knowledge level).

The commitment and demonstrated skills to build national staff capacity in the areas of logistics management, supervision and monitoring

Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with analytic approach

Strong interpersonal, management and leadership skills

Ability to work in participatory manner with staff to assess needs, implement and monitor activities

Ability to integrate and work well within multi-ethnic and multicultural teams

Ability to work in harsh conditions, often in remote areas

Strong negotiation, interpersonal and organization skills

Valid driving license

Proficiency with MS Word and Excel (minimum requirement).

Language Skills

Ability to read, write, analyse and interpret, technical and non-technical in the English language

Ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions.

Ability to speak French is required

Conditions

Must be able to travel and leave in

Must be able to work in austere environments and lift, minimum, 45 pounds.

In addition

Experience high volatile security context would be an added advantage

Previous IMC experience

Previous experience in food commodities distribution

Previous experience in similar positions

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