Experience

University of Washington Department of Global Health

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  • Responsible for locating the structure and household to be sampled using assigned coordinates from the GPS receiver and completely and accurately filled out the questionnaires. • Obtain informed consent from eligible respondents in the selected households. • Interviewed and completed the electronic questionnaires from all the eligible respondents in the households. • Made call backs to interview respondents who could not be interviewed during the initial visit. • Kept all study information strictly confidential. • Timely submitted the reports, study documents and materials as scheduled to the Principal Investigators. Show less



ICAP International Center for Aids Care and Treatment

• Kenya

• Site Cordinator

  • Jun 2012 - Mar 2015

  • I was responsible for ensuring site level compliance with the protocol and for reporting any deviations from the protocol and adverse events. • Screened potential participants for eligibility and obtain informed consent from eligible participants and ensured scheduled study participants’ appointments were adhered to. • Ensured that study questionnaires, logs and data base were completed in a timely manner and accurately and the Screening log was kept secure at all times and is in a locked location when not in use. • Was in charge of participants’ enrollments • Ensured that all study forms except the Participant Locator Form and consent forms do not have participant names or other identifying information • Supervised four Mama Mshauris (peer educator) to ensure they are adhering to study protocol and providing the intervention as described in the Mama Mshauri SOP • Interviewed participants and abstracted data into the site database • Prepared and submitted the Monthly reports to the Study Coordinator and the Principal Investigators and ensured study material and supplies are available in sufficient quantity from the procurement and supplies office • Ensured Blood specimens collected from the study participants by the assigned laboratory technician and are processed, stored and sent to the appropriate lab by the assigned courier personnel. Show less



Family Health Options

• Kenya

• Community Mobilizer

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2013

  • Coordinated community outreaches for family planning in the OBA sites Conducted daily health education on the different methods of family planning available and their side effects to the clients • Conducted community mobilizations in the different OBA sites. Conducted advocacy on family planning with the peer educators together with the daily assigned support groups in the community areas. • Helped in conducting referrals to the site and the facility for clients who want family planning. Show less



Community HIV/AIDS Sare and Support

• Kenya

• Outreach Clinic Coordinator

  • Apr 2012 - Sep 2012

  • Coordinated community HIV/AIDS care and support activities including prevention education, proper condom use and clinic promotion among the female sex workers. • Coordinated and conducted health talks and forums among the female sex workers emphasizing on safe sex among the sex workers, proper use of condoms and proper personal hygiene. • Provided adherence counseling to HIV positive female sex workers and ensured adequate provision of condoms among the sex workers. • Created and sustained HIV positive support groups of female sex workers in the community. • Assisted in mobilizing and providing prevention education to the female sex workers, men having sex with men and also the male sex workers. • Assisted in the planning, monitoring and evaluation of the program which also included drafting work plans for each month. • Maintained projects equipment and proper record keeping of all program activities. • Prepared daily and monthly reports of all the activities done at the outreach clinic. • I established, worked and maintained partnership and good working relations with the peer educators and female sex workers in order to facilitate implementation of the planned activities. Show less



Population Services International

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  • Assist the project manager in data collection through community mobilization to facilitate FGDs and in depth interviews. • Assist the project manager in data sorting, analysis and developing the survey report. • Carried out mobilization and sensitization of the community members on the importance of sleeping under insecticide treated mosquito nets all season every day and if infected with the malaria parasite they should visit the nearest health Centre and get the drugs and make sure they complete the required dose. • Facilitated training of the community members especially the youths on safe and responsible sexual behavior to prevent the sexually transmitted diseases and infections together with HIV/AIDS infections • Facilitated in training of the community members on the safe ways of treating their drinking water with Water Guard and PUR products which were provided by the P.S.I International and also ways of preventing the waterborne diseases that are mostly vulnerable to the minority community members in the villagers since getting clean water for drinking is their main problem Show less