Experience

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  World Health Organisation- AFRO

  • Member-Outbreak Rapid Response Team

    • Sep 2019 - Present

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  World Health Organisation- Lake Chad Basin

  • N'djamena, Chad

  • Technical Officer

    • Aug 2017 - Present
    • N'djamena, Chad

    Part of the Lake Chad Basin Emergency Response

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  Self Employed

  • Kampala, Uganda

  • Consultant

    • Jan 2017 - Aug 2017
    • Kampala, Uganda

    Offering consultancy services with the following areas of expertiseInformation Management and Analysis -18 years Computer Applications and Software development -16 yearsMonitoring and Evaluation -11 yearsCommunicable Disease Epidemiology -12 yearsWorking in fragile states -16 yearsHealth Systems Development-18 yearsTraining and capacity building -16 years

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  World Health Organization-EMRO

  • Amman Governorate, Jordan

  • Technical Officer- Information Management

    • Oct 2014 - Jul 2016
    • Amman Governorate, Jordan

    • Coach and guide the country offices to collect, collate, manage and analyze immunization and AFP data in close collaboration with PCST and EMRO ; • provide technical support on the presentation and visualization of results (including mapping) to ensure quality and accuracy of products.• Support countries to collect and submit pre-and-post SIA data to the WHO Polio information system• Assist countries in developing tools and database systems for post-campaign monitoring data and district-level statistics to identify gaps and mapping risk areas• Respond to specific information requests from the PCST , EMRO, HQ, partners and donors.• Provide technical support for capacity development in information management and utilization• Identify gaps in health information management, recommend actions and prepare relevant documents to include in project proposals, appeals, reports, dashboards, etc.• Contribute to in-depth analysis of polio priority areas to understand the root causes for continuing poliovirus transmission, the proposed strategies to address the problems, and the progress of the programme in implementing these strategies.

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  World Health Organization- Nigeria

  • Abuja, Nigeria

  • Technical Officer-Data Management

    • Oct 2004 - Oct 2014
    • Abuja, Nigeria

    • Established and maintained the bi-annual high-risk analysis and disease modelling used to guide programme priorities• Initiated the Geographical Information System (GIS) based support to Immunization Plus Days (IPD) campaigns• Created mobile phone based applications to monitor programme activities that include Lot Quality Assessment (LQAs) LQA survey Verification system• Put in place mechanisms to support the state maintain systematic Data Quality Self-Assessments• Developed several user-friendly bespoke computer applications:  IPDs database- used in measuring performance during the IPDs Integrated Measles campaign database- Used in analyzing the impact of measles vaccination campaigns Routine Immunization checklist monitoring system- used in monitoring the country’s performance in achieving goals as stipulated by the Reach Every Ward Approach (REW) Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance checklists monitoring system used in measuring the status of the surveillance mechanisms in place at all levels Inventory management system-tracks the distribution, utilization & status of WHO equipment  Human resource system-monitoring the status of staff contracts and leave balance Transport management system- tracks the fuel consumption and overall running cost of WHO vehicles Security clearance and travel management system- tracking of staff movement and travel according to the MOSS guidelines Established the guidelines and terms of reference for the accountability framework within the Emergency Operation centers at the National Primary Health Care Development Agency. •Established a National and zonal operation centers to monitor the national immunization campaigns (Polio, Measles & meningitis )•Established an in-country data management team of over thirty members, including National level data managers, Zonal data managers, State data Assistants and Zonal data assistants and supervised their progress

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  World Health Organization- Somalia

  • Nairobi, Kenya

  • Data Management Officer

    • Mar 2001 - Sep 2004
    • Nairobi, Kenya

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  United Nations Development Office for Somalia (UNDOS)

  • Nairobi

  • Data Manager & Computer Administrator

    • Apr 1998 - Feb 2001
    • Nairobi

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  Acropolis Kenya

  • nairobi, Kenya

  • Software Products Manager

    • Aug 1995 - Mar 1998
    • nairobi, Kenya