Experience

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  UNFPA, Pacific Sub-Regional Office

  • Tonga and Kiribati

  • Reproductive Health Policy Consultant

    • Sep 2020 - Dec 2022
    • Tonga and Kiribati

    Support to the development of the reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health policy and strategy for Tonga and Kiribati, including situation analyses (literature review and key informant interviews), stakeholder planning workshop and update of the draft reproductive health policies and strategies.

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  PAHO/WHO

  • Paramaribo, Suriname

  • Maternal Health and Mortality reduction advisor

    • Apr 2018 - Jun 2020
    • Paramaribo, Suriname

    Support the scale up of the national maternal health program including the strengthening of coordination, planning, advocacy, quality of care, health promotion, maternal death surveillance and response, and the perinatal health information system.

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  N/A

  • Kigali, Rwanda

  • Public Health Consultant

    • Nov 2016 - Jan 2018
    • Kigali, Rwanda

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  Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

  • Rwanda

  • Consultant

    • Jan 2016 - Nov 2016
    • Rwanda

    Support the comprehensive external evaluation of the Community Health Program in Rwanda, with focus on maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition.

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  UNICEF Pacific

  • UNICEF Pacific

  • Maternal Newborn Child Health Strategic Planning Consultant

    • Apr 2015 - Sep 2015
    • UNICEF Pacific

    - Newborn Health Assesment Kiribati- Provincial Planning RMNCAH, Vanuatu- Summary of Global and Regional RMNCAH strategies.

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  Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Unit of Sexual and Reproductive Health

  • Rwanda

  • Project Leader

    • Dec 2013 - Dec 2014
    • Rwanda

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  Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

  • Sierra Leone

  • Public Health Consultant

    • Nov 2013 - Nov 2013
    • Sierra Leone

    Needs assessment of the tertiary maternity hospital in Freetown (PCMH), including the the referral system

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  Swiss Solidarity

  • Kenia, Sierra Leone

  • Public Health Consultant

    • Oct 2013 - Oct 2013
    • Kenia, Sierra Leone

    Evaluation of emergency and post emergency Health,Nutrition and WASH projects in drought affected counties in Northern Kenya.

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  Ministry of Health/Maternal and Child Health Deparment

  • Kigali, Rwanda

  • Reproductive Health Technical Assistant

    • May 2010 - Apr 2013
    • Kigali, Rwanda

    Technical assistance to operational and strategic planning, M&E and data analyses of the MCH programs (Maternal and Neonatal Health, Child Health, Nutrition, Family Planning, Gender Based Violence, Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health, Community Health and Environmental Health)

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  GIZ- International Services

  • Kinshasa, DRC

  • HIV/AIDS & Malaria Project Coordinator (Global Fund)

    • Oct 2008 - Dec 2009
    • Kinshasa, DRC

    Coordination of a Global Fund HIV/AIDS and malaria project, covering 48 health zones in 6 provinces, including over 200 health facilities (hospitals and health centres) and community based NGO’s

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  GIZ, UNAIDS/UNFPA, Tulane University, CORDAID, TEARFUND, ADRA, WORLDVISION and CARE.

  • Rwanda, Burundi, East Timor, Chad

  • Consultancy Work

    • 2001 - 2008
    • Rwanda, Burundi, East Timor, Chad

    1) Tulane University, Rwanda, 2008; Review of community health training curricula of stakeholders in preparation of the development of an community health worker training curriculum.2) GTZ &UNAIDS/UNFPA: Rwanda, 2008: Team Leader of a situation analyses of the role of the civil society in HIV/AIDS in Rwanda (GIZ) and participation in the preparation of the Global Fund Round 8 proposal to strengthen the civil society to scale up the HIV and AIDS program in Rwanda (UNAIDS/UNFPA).3) CARE International, Chad, 2004:Member of an Emergency Response Team for a needs assessment among Sudanese refugees. 4) CORDAID/Caritas Internationalis, Chad, 2004:Member of an Emergency Response Support Team for a needs assessment among Sudanese refugees.5) International Medical Corps, Burundi, 2001: Medical technical advisory tasks and proposal writing for a health and nutrition program.6) Tearfund, Burundi, 2001 & 2002:Medical technical advisory tasks for a supplementary and therapeutic nutrition program 7) Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Burundi, 2001 & 2002:Evaluation of an HIV/AIDS program.8) Catholic Organisation for Development Aid (CORDAID, Burundi, 2001:.• Advisory tasks for the medical co-ordination of Dili National hospital, East Timor • Proposal writing for a HIV/AIDS program .• Clinical work .9) World Vision,Burundi, 2001 & 2002:Proposal writing for and evaluation of a health program. 10) Catholic Organisation for Development Aid (CORDAID), Burundi, 2001:• Evaluation of a health program • Proposal writing for an emergency health program.

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  UNHCR

  • Abéché, Chad

  • Senior Public Health Coordinator (P4)

    • Aug 2004 - Oct 2007
    • Abéché, Chad

    Sudanese refugee camps, Eastern Chad : Coordination of the health and nutrition program in the Sudanese refugee operation, covering over 200.000 refugees in 12 camps, in close collaboration with MOH, WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, OCHA, UNAIDS, NGO’s and UNHCR Field Offices. Ensuring that performance of health and nutrition programs at camp and district hospital level were reinforced, in order to reduce/maintain morbidity, mortality and malnutrition rates to/at acceptable levels. In collaboration with MOH, WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, OCHA, UNAIDS, NGO’s and UNHCR Field Offices.Central African Refugee camps (Southern Chad):Ensure the improvement of the health and nutrition status of 45.000 refugees in 4 Central African Refugee camps in Southern Chad, through technical support to program planning and monitoring, in collaboration with MOH, WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, NGO’s and UNHCR Field Offices.

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  UNAIDS

  • London, UK

  • Intern

    • Sep 2003 - Oct 2003
    • London, UK

    Responsible for authoring of project paper for the project AIDS in Africa: Scenarios for the future”“What are and might be the implications of the interaction of HIV and Malaria“. Project document.Le Sida en Afrique. Trois scenarios pour l’horizon 2025, ONUSIDA, 2003 (website: data.unaids.org/publications)

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  World Vision

  • Burundi

  • Health program manager

    • Apr 1999 - Mar 2000
    • Burundi

    1. Co-ordination of a provincial health project and the intervention in a cholera epidemic2. Participation in the interagency planning and monitoring of a relief program for the displaced population in Burundi

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  Memisa Medicus Mundi - the Netherlands (CORDAID) & Presbyterian Church Rwanda

  • District hospital, Remera Rukoma, Rwanda

  • Hospital Director

    • Apr 1997 - Mar 1999
    • District hospital, Remera Rukoma, Rwanda

    1. Coordination of the reinforcement of hospital management and clinical services2. Clinical work

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  Nsambya-, Kamuli - and Kagando Hospitals

  • Uganda

  • Intern Doctor and Medical Officer

    • Aug 1995 - Dec 1996
    • Uganda

    Residency in obstetrics, surgery and paediatrics, with the aim to acquire obstetrical and surgical skills to manage most common health, obstetrical and surgical problems in African district hospitals

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  Memisa Medicus Mundi - the Netherlands

  • Murunda Hospital, Rwanda

  • Hospital Director

    • Nov 1994 - Jul 1995
    • Murunda Hospital, Rwanda

    1.Rehabilitation of hospital administration and clinical services, during the post genocide period2. Clinical work

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  Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) – Belgium

  • Rwanda/DRC (Goma)

  • Medical coordinator in healthcare program for displaced people and refugees

    • Jun 1994 - Dec 1994
    • Rwanda/DRC (Goma)

    1. Medical Coordination2. Clinical care 3. Paediatric hospital ward management

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  Médecins sans Frontières – Belgium

  • Likasi, DRC

  • Medical co-ordinator

    • May 1993 - Apr 1994
    • Likasi, DRC

    Co-ordination of a healthcare and supplementary feeding program for displaced people

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  Médecins sans Frontières - Belgium

  • Jijiga, Ethiopia

  • Medical co-ordinator

    • Jun 1992 - Mar 1993
    • Jijiga, Ethiopia

    Coordination of a health and nutrition program for displaced people

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  Médecins sans Frontières- Belgium

  • N´Nzérékoré, Guinée, W- Africa

  • Project Coordinator

    • Nov 1990 - Feb 1992
    • N´Nzérékoré, Guinée, W- Africa

    Coordination of a health and nutrition program for refugees