I am a result oriented medical doctor with proven track records of achieving measurable results and exceeding goals in the medical, research and PEPFAR funded programs. A technical proficient with strong aptitude in learning new technologies, flexible and adaptable in fast paced environments with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
15
15
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Regional Research Coordinator
Africa Academy for Public Health
Dar Es Salaam
02.2024 - 06.2025
Planning and providing technical guidance to teams during field visits in hand with ensuring timely financial support to the volunteering team.
Establishing good partnership with Regional and Council health management teams, Local government authorities and other implementing partners by introducing the team to the authorities and sharing audit findings.
Conducting training to new volunteering team to ensure quality of services offered.
Working with M&E team to monitor project progress and establishing measures to ensure the project progresses according to approved work plan.
Supporting and conducting onsite team supervision to ensure timely and quality data collection, conducting data analysis, technical report writing and sharing program progress and recommendations during quarterly program reviews (QPR).
Providing technical assistance to healthcare providers by spot check analysis, interviewing clients and providers on the quality of services offered and assessing availability and documentation of M&E and IEC materials for all key indicators.
Intern/ Volunteer officer
Management and Development for Health (MDH)
Kinondoni MC
11.2023 - 02.2024
Liaising with the ministry of health to conduct training for NCD/HIV services integration.
Conducting supportive supervision to implement proven strategies for timely CD4 and CrAg tests uptake to all eligible groups, formulating and implementing initiatives for timely EAC initiation, completion and HVL sample collection and suppression.
Overseeing the implementation of Viremia clinics and district and facility MDT teams to enhance their function ability and liaising with regional laboratory for GART test to improve viral load suppression rate.
Facilitating screening and management of NCDs (HTN, DM), proper documentation into MTUHA 5 registers, CTC2 cards and Database.
Working with CHMTs to provide site based technical assistance, identifying and remediating to gaps and providing on job mentorship to healthcare providers in hand with national guidelines and donor targets.
Ensuring timely supply of Covid 19 vaccines and facilitating the uptake of Covid 19 vaccines among PHLIV.
Improved CD4 uptake from 64% in October 2023 to 92% in January 2024 and EAC initiation from 83% to 95% in Kinondoni Municipal council.
Improved HTN screening from 75% in October to 95% in January in hand with proper documentation in all M&E tools and management of hypertensive cases.
ART Retention services and Viral load coverage focal person
Management and Development for Health (MDH)
Kinondoni MC
04.2023 - 11.2023
Supervising and orienting health care providers on retention indicators including appointment adherence, visit data quality, TX CURR data quality, early retention, recent retention, Net gain and loss.
Coordinating the implementation of innovative strategies and intervention to improve retention to ART services at facility level like e-LCM, three boxes approach and use of appointment and tracking registers.
Liaising with R/CHMTs to conduct supportive supervision identifying and remediating to gaps on retention services, providing mentorship to ensure proven retention initiatives are implemented to all supported facilities and adapting best practices.
Facilitating selection and training to HCW, CBHSP and peers’ facility and conducting supportive supervision on implementation, monitoring and reporting on facility and community linkage and retention services.
Preparing weekly, monthly and quarterly reports and presenting quarterly reports in district quarterly review meetings.
Mentoring health providers on HVL sample collection algorithm, documentation, identification of eligible clients and timely sample collection.
PMTCT and Pediatric HIV focal person
Management and Development for Health (MDH)
Kinondoni MC
10.2022 - 04.2023
Coordinating the implementation of proven strategies to enhance pediatric, adolescent, pregnant and breastfeeding women HIV services delivery including option B+.
Accelerating maternal retesting, Early HEI registration, viral load suppression, index testing to improve case identification for adolescents aged 15-19 by implementing innovative strategies and adapting best practices.
Supporting the provision of pediatrics and youth friendly ART services including pediatric clubs and psychosocial support and HPV vaccination among eligible clients.
Working with CHMTs to Conduct supportive supervision and mentorship to health care providers and peer mothers to improve health outcomes of pregnant and breastfeeding women and pediatrics in line with national guideline and donor targets.
TB/HIV focal person and COVID 19 Ward supervisor
Management and Development for Health (MDH)
Kinondoni MC
01.2022 - 10.2022
Supervising and supporting healthcare workers in proper screening of TB, presumptive case identification, TB case notification, gene Xpert utilization, management of active TB cases, IPT initiation and completion in hand with proper documentation of all M&E tools.
Liaising with R/CHMTs to ensure maximization of vaccination uptake in the council.
Preparing and sharing daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly vaccination and TB reports to District and Regional managers.
Prepared and presented vaccination reports to the USA congregational delegation visit at Mwananyamala RRH.
Surpassed ARPA and Global VAX vaccination targets ahead of timeline.
Attained a 96% vaccination coverage among PLHIV and 100% data entry into CTC 2 database and DHIS chanjocovid system.
MEDICAL INTERNSHIP YEAR
Mwananyamala RRH
12.2020 - 12.2021
Attending patients in OPD and IPD from pediatrics, Medical, Obstetrics and gynecology and surgical departments.
Taking thorough history, physical examination, appropriate investigations, results interpretation, diagnosis and management of cases.
Attending emergency cases and performing minor surgical procedures while guiding patients and relatives with regard to diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
Education
Fundamentals of Program Management -
Berkeley Haas Institute
10.2024 - 06.2025
Planning for monitoring and evaluation - undefined
Berkeley Haas Institute
09.2023 - 11.2023
Doctor of Medicine - undefined
University of Dar Es Salaam
01.2015 - 01.2020
Advanced Certificate of secondary Education (ACSE) - undefined
Kilakala High School
01.2013 - 01.2015
Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) - undefined
Queen of Family Girls Secondary School
01.2012 - 01.2019
Skills
MS Word
MS Excel
MS Publisher
MS PowerPoint
CQI monthly portal
CTC 2 database
CTC 2 analytics
Leadership skills
Data analytic skills
Program management skills
Time management skills
Communication skills
Problem solving skills
Active listening skill
Languages
Proficient in English
Proficient in Kiswahili
Custom
Dr Kenny Makanyanga, Program Manager-MDH Tabora, 0769211222, kmakanyanga@mdh.or.tz
Dr Salim Sultan, QI Regional Manager-MDH Dar Es Salaam, 0753229722, ssultan@mdh.or.tz
Dr Alodia Wamara, TB/HIV Officer- MDH Dar Es Salaam, +255 768 169 384, awamara@mdh.or.tz
Timeline
Fundamentals of Program Management -
Berkeley Haas Institute
10.2024 - 06.2025
Regional Research Coordinator
Africa Academy for Public Health
02.2024 - 06.2025
Intern/ Volunteer officer
Management and Development for Health (MDH)
11.2023 - 02.2024
Planning for monitoring and evaluation - undefined
Berkeley Haas Institute
09.2023 - 11.2023
ART Retention services and Viral load coverage focal person
Management and Development for Health (MDH)
04.2023 - 11.2023
PMTCT and Pediatric HIV focal person
Management and Development for Health (MDH)
10.2022 - 04.2023
TB/HIV focal person and COVID 19 Ward supervisor
Management and Development for Health (MDH)
01.2022 - 10.2022
MEDICAL INTERNSHIP YEAR
Mwananyamala RRH
12.2020 - 12.2021
Doctor of Medicine - undefined
University of Dar Es Salaam
01.2015 - 01.2020
Advanced Certificate of secondary Education (ACSE) - undefined
Kilakala High School
01.2013 - 01.2015
Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) - undefined