Experience

International Peace Support Training Centre

• Kenya
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Subject Matter Expert

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  A SME in mental health and Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management; Pre-deployment; Child-protection and Gender mainstreaming. A SME in mental health and Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management; Pre-deployment; Child-protection and Gender mainstreaming.



Nairobi City County

• Kenya
• Government Relations Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head Mental Health & Substance Use Program

  • Mar 2017 - Present

  ▶️ Key Achievements: 🏆 Championed for staff rationalization of mental health practitioners within the county leading to the establishment of 27 mental health clinic. 🏆 Championed for healthcare workers who had mental health training to offer specialized mental health services which led to better mental service delivery in the expanded health facilities. 🏆 Collaborated with partners to establish a Child-Friendly center with a specialized mental health clinic which is currently the center of excellence for children and adolescent mental health for county facilities. 🏆 Initiated innovation of expert movement which improved access to affordable specialized mental health services where a consultant psychiatrist working at level IV facility moves down to a level II &III health center to run a clinic. This translates to accessibility, affordability, and destigmatization of mental illness since Level II & III facilities don't charge patients. 🏆 Leveraged community strategy to integrate mental health at primary healthcare and established community mental health with community healthcare workers trained on screening and referral of mental health at the community level. 🏆 Trained about 1500 on community mental health improving screening at the community level and referral. 🏆 Achieved 50% integration of mental health services at primary healthcare through capacity building of healthcare workers on WHOmhGAP-IG guidelines. 🏆 Improved mental health data reporting by 40% through the development of county-specific indicators and online data collecting and reporting tools. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▶️ Key Contributions & Results: ✦ Coordinating Mental Health services and structures with Nairobi County Directorate of Health ✦ Offering technical Advise on Mental health to health Management ✦ Partnership collaboration through Mental health TWG ✦ Development of County specific MH Policy documents Show less



Nairobi City County

• Kenya
• Government Relations Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lead - Counselling & Rehabilitative Care

  • 2015 - 2016

  ▶️ Key Achievements: 🏆 Lobbied and pioneered the county mental health program which is a stand-alone unit addressing mental issues. 🏆 Championed for healthcare workers who had mental health training to offer specialized mental health services which led to better mental service delivery in the expanded health facilities. 🏆 Enhanced stakeholder engagement by establishing mental health technical working group (TWG) with the quarterly meeting. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▶️ Key Contributions & Results: ✦ Developed and implemented mental health programs with the help of community health workers to decrease stigma associated with mental health and increase mental health seeking activities. ✦ Developed, facilitated and monitored community mental health activities which increased the number of people seeking mental health services as well as family and community support of those suffering from mental health illnesses. ✦ Developed Work-plan and unit budgets. ✦ Team Lead & Support supervision to Mental health team. ✦ Coordinated training and Capacity Development to healthcare workers on MH ✦ Conducted research on identifying mental health gaps at community level which assisted in establishing intervention programs in the community. ✦ Continuously monitored outreach activities through high-quality monthly reports within assigned timeframes. ✦ Strengthened cross departmental collaboration and overall teamwork, ensuring staff members were aware of program objectives and current work plans. ✦ Developed and fostered relationships with the community, stakeholders, and other entities. ✦ Designed personalized wellness programs and performed periodic evaluations to ensure program effectiveness. Show less



Ministry of Health, Kenya

• Kenya
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Officer

  • Jan 2007 - 2012

  ▶️ Key Contributions & Results: ✦ Provided comprehensive and high-quality clinical services including (history taking, examination and assessment and prescription of treatment) to patients. ✦ Ordered investigation and interpretation of results for diagnosis and explained the results to the patients and the intended treatment. ✦ Attended to emergencies presenting to the clinic and recommended referrals for cases that could not be managed. ✦ Provided safe pre-operative care and pain relief to patients using anesthetics and analgesic. ✦ Ensured that all required observations and vitals, prescribed treatment and procedures were carried out and documented on patients' charts. ✦ Created phenomenal patient experiences, including counseling and sensitizing patients through health talks on preventive and promotive health. ✦ Guided and counselled patients, clients, and staff on health issues. ✦ Responded to enquiries relating to patients, lab requests, x-rays, prescription requests, etc. ✦ Coordinated appointments for specialist referrals, x-rays, lab tests, etc. and conveyed pertinent instructions and information to the patient. Show less