Doreen Baraza Awino

Director Health Systems Strengthening at Lwala Community Alliance
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Alice Mwashigadi

Doreen is a team player and works with no supervision . She is always upto the task and ready to deliver according to the expectations of the organization.

Anna Onduga

Doreen is a geeat community mobilizer and motivator. She is a reflective program implementor with the ability to integrate projects and program components with ease.

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Credentials

  • Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation
    AMREF
  • Certificate in Professional Counselling
    Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors(KAPC)

Experience

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Director Health Systems Strengthening
      • Jan 2021 - Present

      • Responsible for government and partner coordination at National and subnational level ,overseeing health systems strengthening for Expansion and implementation of lwala community led model • I have managed to Contribute and develop Migori county Community health services policy• Contributed to the CHWML implementation support guide; CHW Advocacy Training Facilitator Guide , Kenya national Community health committees revised training manual , Community health workers certification guidelines and National community scorecard guidelines• Original Research Article Factors that influence healthcare service utilization during COVID-19 pandemic among pregnant women and caregivers with children under two years in Rongo sub-county, Migori County, Kenya Show less

    • Director Community Health Systems
      • Jan 2018 - Dec 2020

      • Responsible for providing overall leadership in designing and executing program growth strategies; • Scaling successful models aimed at influencing practice among peer replicators and government. led program strategy and growth, steered external relations and partnership development especially at the county level• In conjunction with the LCA technical staff, support relevant sectors of the national Ministry of Health and County health facilities in undertaking HSS capacity assessments gap analysis, setting priorities, and developing and implementing capacity strengthening plans with clear milestones Show less

    • Australia
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • County program officer
      • Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

      • Accountable for ensuring high standard overall support for FHF health and cataract supported program in the County • Lead the implementation of the Health System Strengthening (HSS) components of FHF Kenya Program in Siaya County • Improving the administrative, managerial, and operational capacity of MOH and the county health systems in Siaya County. • Support and oversee implementation of the Cataract program activities • Ensure service delivery of key eye health services, community mobilization and empowerment, electronic Health Management Information System (eHMIS) and • Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL). • Coordinate and work with a diverse group of organizations, including MOH at County level, County executives, County and sub-county health staff, development partner organizations & civil society at local and national level in order to realize the • Foundation’s long term outcomes. • Represent FHFK in various forums and advocate for FHFK philosophy and policy ACHIEVEMENT • Been able to initiate and coordinate the Siaya county Health management team to start the process of developing the County eye prevention strategic plan. • Facilitate partnership with Medic mobile and Tupime county with FHF for qualityimprovement and data quality audits for the eye health activities Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Program Coordinator Health
      • Mar 2011 - Aug 2016

      • Quality Implementation and monitoring of maternal neonatal child healthcare (MNCH), Adolescent sexual reproductive health (ASRH) and HIV and AIDS prevention and care activities.• Building strategic partnerships and collaboration with strategic County health stakeholders including county level CSOs working in the areas of HIV, MNCH, policy and advocacy to improve quality of MCN service delivery.• Developing monthly, quarterly and annual project financial & progress reports and plans.• Facilitating Integration and monitoring of, nutrition, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services into all aspects of MNCH.• Developing actions to improve maternal nutrition prevent and treat maternal malaria, address gender norms that lead to poor health, and enable healthy timing and spacing of births.• Building capacity of implementing partners, health workers and setting up of community monitoring structures that foster quality health delivery.• Coordinating project implementation, monitoring and documentation of Most significant change stories• Representing the organization in County planning forums including County Health strategic planning for HIV and MNCH forums. Show less

    • Program Facilitator
      • 2005 - Mar 2011

      • Providing technical support and training to program staff and nurses on community• HIV/AIDS prevention, HTC, ARVs and referrals during CMEs.• Community mobilization and Education• Training, mentoring and coaching the Community Volunteers.• Technical Support to the existing community structures, PMTCT and Home based care groups.• Overall project management, responsibility for the smooth implementation and achievement of project goals and objectives.• Facilitating Program implementation of proven and innovative Maternal Child and HIV/AIDS treatment and preventive strategies. Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Development Motivator
      • Mar 2004 - Dec 2004

      • Mobilizing communities, identification and sensitization of project participants. • Training community health workers on HIV, IMCI and Nutrition • Developing monthly, quarterly and Annual project progress reports and plans • Organizing and conducting MCH/FP Mobile health outreaches. • Planning, budgeting for logistic and implementing community based outreach services. • Conducting participatory training needs assessment for the CBO’s in the project area. • Collecting data relevant to child health education, family and community development activities. • Strengthening networking and collaboration between the target communities with other partners Show less

    • Project officer Health
      • Jul 2000 - Mar 2004

Education

  • Kaplong School of Community Health Nursing
    Diploma in Registered Community Health Nursing
  • Kenya Methodist University
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Community Health-Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Kenya Methodist University
    Master of Science - MS, Health Systems Management

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