Fellow

• Jul 2023 - Present

GHC fellowship is an exciting opportunity to build skills and gain experiences with a high-impact health organization; It will catalyze my personal and professional growth as a leader, placing me within a global and diverse network of bright, and committed health equity champions. GHC fellowship is an exciting opportunity to build skills and gain experiences with a high-impact health organization; It will catalyze my personal and professional growth as a leader, placing me within a global and diverse network of bright, and committed health equity champions.

Community Health Education Coordinator

• Jul 2023 - Present

As a Community Health Education Coordinator at Last Mile Health in Malawi I play a pivotal role in enhancing community health worker (CHW) training programs and ensuring the effective delivery of essential health services. Key responsibilities include: • Training Program Coordination: Lead the coordination of comprehensive training programs for CHWs in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH). • Community Health In-Service Training: Plan, develop, and implement in-service training programs for CHWs, focusing on the delivery of the Essential Health Package (EHP) in partnership with the program team and MoH. • Training Materials Preparation: Prepare relevant and impactful training materials and knowledge assessments for CHW in-service training. • Stakeholder Engagement: Represent Last Mile Health in engagements with various departments of the Malawi Ministry of Health and other partners, fostering collaboration and alignment. • Digital Health Program Support: Collaborate with the LMH-Malawi Digital Health Team during the rollout and end-user deployments of the Integrated Community Health Information System (ICHIS), providing supportive supervision. • Data Collection: Oversee the design and execution of data collection activities related to CHW and community health group training, ensuring comprehensive data is gathered. • Training Reports: Prepare training reports and effectively disseminate the results of CHW in-service training through data presentations. • Coordination Meetings: Organize regular check-in meetings with the training and supervision coordinator to ensure effective coordination. • Quality Data Collection: Work with MEAL Specialists to develop techniques for quality data collection, ensuring accuracy and legitimacy. Implement secure data handling and analysis procedures. Show less

Clinical Service Advisor for USAID MULU KP Activity

• Dec 2021 - Jun 2023

Key Achievements highlights : • Program Oversight: Oversaw local implementing partners to ensure the successful delivery of integrated clinical services, including HIV testing, treatment, STI diagnosis and treatment, TB screening, SRH, and gender-based violence prevention. • Data Management: Led the operation of USAID's HIV Services for key and priority populations, emphasizing the importance of data management and reporting. • Program Delivery Effectiveness: Successfully achieved clinical targets for identifying HIV-positive individuals, providing HIV testing services (HTS), family planning (FP), and integrating services, including STIs, through comprehensive data analysis and action. • Integration of Services: Collaborated with other initiatives to provide integrated sexual and reproductive health, non-communicable disease (NCD), and HIV services, showcasing the ability to integrate services effectively. • Capacity Building and Training: Coordinated training and capacity-building efforts, including integrated clinical services, targeted case finding, HIV self-testing, PrEP, and BCC, demonstrating a commitment to staff development. • Quality Assurance/QI: Conducted ongoing quality assurance technical assistance for clinical and SBCC (Social and Behavior Change Communication) services in the community, ensuring that services met established standards. • Monitoring and Reporting: Conducted regular support and supervision visits to LIPs points of service, identified areas for improvement, and ensured timely and quality submission of reports, aligning with monitoring and reporting responsibilities in the Health Program Manager role. • Stakeholder Engagement: Engaged with regional health bureaus (RHB) and Woreda Health Offices, demonstrating the ability to collaborate with relevant stakeholders, a crucial aspect of managing health programs. • Strategic Leadership: Utilized strategic abilities and team-building skills to enhance project outcomes Show less

Case Detection Officer

• Apr 2021 - Nov 2021

Key Achievements Highlights: • Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Program Leadership: Successfully led and coordinated comprehensive HIV/AIDS programs within the sub-city, demonstrating strong leadership and organizational skills in the management of healthcare initiatives. • 90-90-90 Implementation Support: Played a pivotal role in supporting the Health facilities to implement the 90-90-90 activities, contributing to the achievement of critical HIV treatment and care goals. • Clinical Lead Team Responsibility: Serving as the clinical lead for the supported HF’s HIV Treatment Coordinator, showcasing clinical expertise and leadership in healthcare teams. • Health Facility Mentorship: Conducted weekly mentorship sessions at health facilities, enhancing the skills and capacity of healthcare professionals. • Effective Reporting: Submitted regular reports, ensuring transparency and accountability in program implementation. • HIV Testing and Counselling: Oversaw the micro-planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of targeted HIV testing and counseling services, contributing to improved testing coverage. • Support for Key and Priority Populations: Provided technical assistance for health facilities in delivering services to Key and Priority Populations (KP/PS), emphasizing inclusivity and tailored healthcare services. • Hotspot Mapping: Led the mapping of hotspot areas, facilitating the integration of KP-friendly services at the facility level, and addressing healthcare disparities. • Supply Chain Coordination: Worked closely with stakeholders to ensure the allocation, distribution, and utilization of Rapid Test Kits (RTK) at selected sites, addressing supply gaps. • Community Engagement: Coordinated with community-based organizations to facilitate HIV testing for high-risk populations, enhancing community engagement in healthcare. • Data Analysis and Decision-Making: Reviewed and analyzed HTS/PS/KP-related reports, emphasizing data-driven decision-making. Show less

Project Coordinator for USAID Family focused HIV Prevention Care and Treatment Activity

• Nov 2019 - Mar 2021

Key Achievements Highlights : • Effective Program Implementation: Successfully managed and implemented HIV projects, with a focus on index testing, self-testing, and strengthening community responses to HIV/AIDS. • Partnership Building: Built and maintained strong relationships with senior-level colleagues, government agencies, and other stakeholders, emphasizing productive and proactive interactions. • Knowledge Sharing and Documentation: Demonstrated a commitment to sharing knowledge and documenting experiences, supporting creative initiatives, and sharing credit within the organization. • Strategic Leadership: Utilized strategic abilities, diplomacy, and team-building skills to enhance project outcomes, fostering a collaborative environment. • Quality Documentation: Ensured the production of high-quality documentation of project successes and lessons learned, contributing to knowledge building and sharing within the organization. Show less

Community Engagement Facilitator for USAID Family focused HIV Prevention Care and Treatment Activity

• Jun 2019 - Nov 2019

Filed Supervisor/Team leader for DAGU & Mini-Demography Health Surevey

• Nov 2018 - May 2019

ART Health Care Provider

• Feb 2018 - Oct 2018

Major Achievements Highlights: • Leadership in Clinical Service Intervention Team: Demonstrating expertise in healthcare leadership and coordination for Integral team • Technical Guidance and Coordination: Successfully provided overall technical guidance and coordination in the field of HIV prevention, care, and treatment. • Comprehensive HIV Services: Ensured the delivery of standard comprehensive HIV services tailored to key and priority populations • Biomedical Leadership: Led a team of biomedical staff in providing ART services for key populations (KP) at DIC • Innovative Case Finding: Implemented innovative case-finding approaches, including Index Case Testing, to create demand for clinical services and enhance HIV testing and counseling. • Referral Coordination: Effectively coordinated the referral linkage of all HIV-positive clients identified at outreach and testing points, ensuring a seamless transition to care and treatment. • Peer Education and Supervision: Coordinated peer education sessions and provided regular supervision at various venues, promoting community-based HIV education and awareness. • Collaboration with Government Clinical Mentors: Collaborated with the government's clinical mentors' network in the catchment area, ensuring the exchange of knowledge and best practices. • Documentation and Reporting: Maintained meticulous documentation and reporting of all integrated clinical services activities • Quality Assurance/Improvement: Served as the focal person for town-level quality assurance/improvement teams, leading meetings and overseeing the implementation of quality improvement activities. • Patient-Centered Care: Prioritized patient confidentiality to prevent stigma and discrimination • Inter-Network Collaboration: Established strong working relationships with public-private-NGO network facilities Show less

Medical Director

• Sep 2015 - Oct 2017

Key Achievements Highlights : • Service Delivery: Ensured the provision of quality Medical and SRH services, establishing quality control teams and continuous improvement systems • Performance Improvement: Regularly reviewed performance targets, identified areas for improvement, and implemented corrective measures • Conflict Resolution: Settled disputes between staff and management, fostering mutually beneficial solutions for the overall interest of the Center and the association. • Quality Improvement: Facilitated quality improvement activities at the Center, including supervision and continuous quality improvement programs. • Professional Development: Promoted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for technical staff and ensured that all professionals practicing in the Center were professionally licensed and compliant with professional standards. • Reporting: Prepared and submitted periodic performance reports. • Stabilizing Center Establishment and Training for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Management: Demonstrated strong partnership and effective coordination with partners to establish a stabilizing center at the health facility and with the combination of facility-based and community-based strategies resulted in the timely identification and intervention for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition. By effectively preventing and addressing this condition, the initiative potentially saved the lives of around a hundred children. • Maternity Waiting Home (MWH) Coordination and Resource Mobilization: Successfully coordinated and secured resources for the establishment of maternity waiting areas (Maternity Waiting Homes - MWHs). This initiative led to saving numerous maternal lives by providing access to crucial obstetric care services. Within a span of two years, it enabled expectant mothers in the catchment area to choose safer, institutional deliveries, thus significantly contributing to maternal health and healthcare access in the region. Show less