Professor

• Nov 2022 - Present

Maternal and Newborn Health researcher, Head Emergency Obstetric Care and Quality of Care unit LSTM.

Head Of Department

• Mar 2022 - Present

Reader

• Dec 2020 - Nov 2022

Maternal and newborn health researcher

Deputy Head Of International Public Health Department

• Jul 2019 - Mar 2022

Deputizing for the Head of International Public Health Department, Clinical Sciences and International Public Health Deanery, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Senior Clinical Lecturer

• May 2015 - Dec 2020

Deputized for the Head of managed Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health (CMNH) and grew the team from four based in Liverpool to 100 based in 11 countries. Proactive member Clinical Sciences and International Public Health Deanery Athena SWAN SAT. Served as representative of department of International Public Health on LSTM committees on learning and teaching, ethics and research. Expertly managed developed RH/MNH programmes, work plans, monitoring and evaluation frame works and end of programme reports. Undertook undergraduate and post graduate lecturing, mentoring and project support including PhD supervision. Held responsibility for line management of eight Liverpool based Clinical Lecturers and Senior Research Associates, a Research Assistant, and 6 Senior Technical officers based in Africa. Produced and secured grant proposals from Donors such as DFID, European Union, UNICEF, Johnson and Johnson and World Health Organisation.• Executed research projects internationally and delivered RH/MNH programmes to the high satisfaction of leading donors and clients.• Efficiently developed, implemented, and evaluated several MNH/SRH capacity building packages.• Spearheaded CMNH research teams based in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, and Zimbabwe; provided strategic leadership and technical support through the CMNH leadership team. Show less

Senior Clinical Lecturer and Deputy Head Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health

• May 2015 - Feb 2017

Teaching Same academic and management responsibilities as Clinical Lecturer Member LSTM learning and teaching committee Increased academic and grant income outputs Supervising PhDsResearch Principal investigator: Impact Evaluation of Nigeria Maternal and Newborn Health Weeks (June 2015-June 2016). Client: UNICEF Nigeria Principal investigator: Evaluation of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care training in Kwara state Nigeria. Client: Johnson and Johnson USA (2010-2018). Principal investigator: Evaluation of pre-service Emergency Obstetric Care training intervention in Kenya (2016-2019). Client: DFID Kenya Lead consultant: Development of Zimbabwe Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Improvement Plan. Client: UNFPA Zimbabwe Principal Investigator: Evaluation of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care training and effectiveness of skills training rooms in Kenya. Client: UNFPA KenyaManagement Deputy Head CMNH (October 2013-February 2017): Deputizing for Head of CMNH as required. Providing strategic leadership and technical support through the CMNH leadership team Development, securing and leading implementation of research projects internationally and delivering to the satisfaction of leading donors and clients  Line management of 2 Liverpool based Clinical Lecturers, 3 Research Associates, 1 Research Assistant and 3 Senior Technical officer based in Africa. Managing CMNH EmONC training volunteer faculty database: Designed and manage database of UK based volunteer midwives, obstetricians and anaesthetists, design and oversight of orientation workshops and quality assurance of systems for supporting volunteers. Oversight of CMNH research teams based in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Managing all cycles of MNH programme design, delivery and evaluation including needs assessment, leadership and co-ordination, establishing and maintaining partnerships and assessment of impact and outcomes. Show less

Technical lead Making it Happen Africa

• Jan 2009 - Dec 2015

Managing a team of 4 UK based staff and 8 staff base in Africa (Ghana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe) to implement the DFID funded 'Making it Happen Programme'. Design, implementation and evaluation of skilled birth attendant capacity building programmes to improve quality of care for women and newborns.

Clinical Lecturer

• Nov 2008 - Apr 2015

Research:• Principal/co-investigator on various MNH programmes in MLIC• Leading operations research under ‘Making it Happen programme’ in Africa (including impact evaluation.• Principal investigator on the Knowledge and Skills retention study, conducted under the MIH programme.• Member of the LSTM MSc Ethics committee (2012-date)• Member LSTM Research and Ethics Committee (2013-16)• Member LSTM Research Committee (2014-15)(2014-2015)Teaching:• Chairman of CMNH learning and teaching committee• Lecturing undergraduates and post-graduate students• Mentoring and supervision of students (project/dissertation)• Module Convener: RH and human sexuality (2010), Quality improvement in MNH (2011), MNH (2012) on Masters for International Public health programme• Director of studies LSTM short course on Life-Saving Skills-Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (MC01)• Coordinator of MNH learning and teaching on DTN, DTM&H, Masters in Tropical and infectious diseases (current clinical challenges module).• Internal examiner DSRH• Member DSRH, DTMH, DTN, Clinical masters Board of Studies• Member LSTM Quality Management Committee (2014 and 2015)Technical assistance:• Leading implementation, monitoring/evaluation, oversight for developing and implementing work plans, managing relationship with key stakeholders and dissemination• DFID UK funded MIH programme in sub-Saharan Africa (2009-2011, 2012-2016)• DFID Kenya funding MIH programme phase 3 (April 2014-March 2019)• UNICEF funded Sierra Leone in-service training programme for health care providers (October 2014-September 2016).• European Union funded capacity building for the improvement of infant and maternal health in Northern Bombali, Sierra Leone (2013-2015).• DFID funded Northern Nigeria, PRRINN MNCH programme (2008-2013)• DFID UK funded Essential Health services Kenya (2007-2010)• DFID UK funded Somaliland Health System Strengthening programme.Management (Same as for SCL above) Show less

Capacity building in EmOC, Gender based violence, female genital mutilation and FP

• Jan 2008 - Jun 2013

European union grant: Improving the reproductive and sexual health of internally displaced people in Maroodi Jeex Somaliland

Editorial Board Member

• Jun 2021 - Present

PLOS Global Public Health is a global forum for public health research that reaches across disciplines and regional boundaries to address some of the biggest health challenges and inequities facing our society today.­­ We will work alongside researchers to drive diversity at all levels—editors, editorial boards, peer reviewers and authors—to broaden the range of perspectives we learn from to advance the health of all humankind. We empower researchers to make work of the highest methodological and ethical rigor openly available to the researchers, policy experts, clinicians and patients who depend on it. Show less

Associate Editor, member Editorial Board BMC pregnancy and Childbirth

• Sep 2019 - Present

Academic managing of manuscript from submission, through peer review. Academic managing of manuscript from submission, through peer review.

Associate Editor, Editorial board International Health Journal

• Nov 2018 - Present

Associate Editor takes ownership of manuscripts submissions in reproductive maternal newborn and adolescent health, through rigorous manuscript screening and peer review procedures. The associate editor will have the responsibility of deciding whether submissions will be considered by the journal and oversee the peer review process with administrative support from the editorial office Associate Editor takes ownership of manuscripts submissions in reproductive maternal newborn and adolescent health, through rigorous manuscript screening and peer review procedures. The associate editor will have the responsibility of deciding whether submissions will be considered by the journal and oversee the peer review process with administrative support from the editorial office

Faculty member Health & Life Sciences Faculty, University of Liverpool

• Jan 2018 - Present

Advanced Assisted Vaginal Delivery Consultant Trainer

• Feb 2015 - Present

Academic Editor PLOS ONE Editorial board

• Nov 2018 - Jun 2021

PLOS ONE Academic Editors form an international Editorial Board of active researchers who ensure that all rigorously conducted research submitted to the journal is made available as soon as possible and without restriction. PLOS ONE Academic Editors form an international Editorial Board of active researchers who ensure that all rigorously conducted research submitted to the journal is made available as soon as possible and without restriction.

Impact evaluation of Maternal Newborn and Child Health Weeks in Nigeria

• Jun 2015 - Dec 2016

I lead a large scale Impact evaluation commissioned by UNICEF Nigeria on the Maternal Newborn and Child Health weeks.The final report was externally reviewed by UNICEF Evaluation Office using the "Global Evaluation Reports Oversight System (GEROS) using an external independent company.The conclusion of the external independent reviewers was that the report 'Meets UNICEF/UNEG standards for evaluation reports and decision makers may use the evaluation with confidence'The final report with external quality assessment: https://www.unicef.org/evaldatabase/index_95507.html BackgroundUNICEF and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency through the Maternal Newborn and Child Health weeks (MNCHW) Evaluation Steering Committee (ESC) requested for an independent impact evaluation of the MNCHWs. ESC comprises key stakeholders who provide input into the MNCHW (Funding, Technical assistance, Coordination, Partnership and Leadership). The objectives of the impact evaluation are as follows: 1. Assess the extent to which MNCH weeks has been adapted to meet the needs of the targeted clientele, and partners. 2. Assess the extent to which the MNCH weeks have been implemented as intended 3. Assess whether the intended outcomes were achieved, and whether there were any unintended outcomes4. Provide a descriptive cost analysis for the intervention5. Identify lessons learned, exploring what has worked well, what has not worked as well and make recommendations to strengthen the MNCH WeeksGeographical scope and time period:The evaluation was designed to cover the period 2010-2015. The sample for both quantitative and qualitative data collection in this evaluation are Abia, Adamawa, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Edo, Katsina, Kebbi, Kwara, Niger, Ogun, Osun), and FCT Abuja Show less

Principal Investigator in-servce Capacity building Programme Sierra Leone

• Aug 2013 - Oct 2016

I lead the design and evaluation of a decentralised RMNCAH training programme in Sierra Leone, funded by UNICEF.Grant: 1.8M USD Client: Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone to develop,Deliverables:Develop, rollout and evaluate 7 on the job Maternal, Newborn and Child Health modulesEvaluate the impact of this training on the quality of care provided by health care workers for women and children.Develop and implement quality assurance system for training packageScope:Train Master trainers, supervisors and Trainers at 200 sites in 14 districts.Train 2000 health care providers mostly working at Primary Health Units. Show less

Training Evaluator

• Jun 2014 - Dec 2016

Performed the evaluation of the first and second Safe Mothers and newborns Leadership workshop. Held at Barcelona Institute for Global Health (28 June-3 July, 2015), Boston (July 2016). A evaluation conducted over 3 months, pre-workshop, during the working and 3 months after the workshop, involving workshop organisers, participants and faculty.

Lecturer Maternal and Newborn Health

• Jun 2014 - Sep 2014

Lecturer Maternal and Newborn Health, Barcelona Institute for Global Health: Facilitating seminar/workshops in Maternal and Newborn Health as part of the Master of Global Health programme. Providing lectures on concrete cases and experiences to complement the regular course-2014/2015 academic year.

External reviewer for Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen

• Jan 2014 - Dec 2016

1. Reviewer for Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen: External reviewer for the PartoMa partograph research project being carried out in Zanzibar - (2014 to 2016) 1. Reviewer for Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen: External reviewer for the PartoMa partograph research project being carried out in Zanzibar - (2014 to 2016)

Medical reviewer for University of Copenhagen and Maternity Foundation

• Jun 2013 - Dec 2016

Medical reviewer for University of Copenhagen: Contributing to design, content and evaluation of emergency obstetric care training videos through the Safe Delivery Apps project by the “mHealth for Mothers” research group based at University of Copenhagen, University of Southern Denmark and the NGO Maternity Worldwide. These apps will deploy medical animated videos for training health care workers in low resource countries Medical reviewer for University of Copenhagen: Contributing to design, content and evaluation of emergency obstetric care training videos through the Safe Delivery Apps project by the “mHealth for Mothers” research group based at University of Copenhagen, University of Southern Denmark and the NGO Maternity Worldwide. These apps will deploy medical animated videos for training health care workers in low resource countries

Techincal adviser RCOGIO and Clinical Lecturer LSTM

• Mar 2007 - Oct 2008

Lecturing in Reproductive health related modules, consultancies in maternal and newborn health in low income countries, extensive experience in capacity building of health care workers in low income countries on emergency/essential obstetric care. Lecturing in Reproductive health related modules, consultancies in maternal and newborn health in low income countries, extensive experience in capacity building of health care workers in low income countries on emergency/essential obstetric care.

Reproductive Health Technical Adviser

• Mar 2007 - Oct 2008

• Providing technical assistance on DFID Health System programme Somaliland • Preparing grant proposals • Providing technical assistance in MNH on various LATH programmes such as Essential Health Services and PATHs Nigeria programme. • Lecturing on DRH, DTMH and Masters courses at LSTM Health System Strengthening Programme (HSSP) in Somaliland with a Focus on Increasing Human Resources for Health HSSP in Somaliland was launched on 1st June 2007, after close consultation with the Ministry of Health and Labour in Somaliland, and other stakeholders. The programme has been implemented by key health partners from Somaliland and the UK. The overall goal is to contribute to the development of human and institutional capacity and competence, crucial for the rebuilding of the national health care system in Somaliland. The specific purpose is to strengthen the capacity of health training institutions, professional bodies and health care workers, building the foundations for a more effective and sustainable healthcare delivery system. In the UK, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) leads a consortium comprising of: King’s College Hospital/Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET), The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists International Office (RCOGIO), Save the Children UK (SC UK) and Health Unlimited (HU). LSTM appointed Liverpool Associates in Tropical Health (LATH) as the managing agency. The key programme outcomes were: Outcome 1: Health training institutions in Somaliland have the technical capacity to deliver basic training and continuous professional development for doctors, nurses and midwives which will support them in their delivery of the Essential Health Package. Outcome 2: The technical capacity of primary health care workers in Somaliland to deliver maternal and child health care services is increased. Lead the implementation of LSTM input into outcomes 1 and 2 Show less

Specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at ABU teaching hospital

• Mar 2000 - Aug 2006

Lecturing of undergraduate/post graduate medical students and post basic midwifery students. Specialist care of obstetric and gynaecology patients. Medical research. Lecturing of undergraduate/post graduate medical students and post basic midwifery students. Specialist care of obstetric and gynaecology patients. Medical research.

Medical Officer

• Aug 1998 - Jul 1999

• Hospital management: Reorganised hospital services resulting in improved service delivery and revenue within 4 months. • Clinical care: Reorganised outpatient clinic services including general out patients, antenatal and post-natal care clinics • Reopened and managed operation theatre, repositioning the hospital as a comprehensive emergency obstetric unit to the entire local government area Expanded hospital services by opening and managing, paediatric and post-natal ward • Hospital management: Reorganised hospital services resulting in improved service delivery and revenue within 4 months. • Clinical care: Reorganised outpatient clinic services including general out patients, antenatal and post-natal care clinics • Reopened and managed operation theatre, repositioning the hospital as a comprehensive emergency obstetric unit to the entire local government area Expanded hospital services by opening and managing, paediatric and post-natal ward