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Mercyline Davis Ntengo

Dar es salaam

Summary

Her main objective is to enhance her professional skills and capabilities in a dynamic and stable workplace in the best possible way for achieving the company’s goals and improve her talents. I would also like to work in a healthy environment that appreciates my skills and offers avenue for growth.

Mercyline Ntengo is a highly motivated and hardworking individual in the pharmacy field and health economics with a master of science in Health Economics and Policy, and also a bachelor degree in Pharmacy both from the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. She has almost 5 years of experience as a pharmacy professional performing a range of duties in different institutions such as Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI) and Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI), her duties mainly focus and not limited to working as a pharmacist in procurement for the institutes medicine. She also works hand in hand with the Medical Stores Department (MSD) and other local and international suppliers to ensure availability of medicines and medical devices. Mercyline has a broad experience working at a hospital and pharmacy practice environment with her career encompassing a range of technical pharmacy practice activities as well as supply chain management and store management. She is a highly organized and a performance- oriented individual with ability to undertake multiple tasks with integrity, confidentiality and accountability.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Pharmacist

Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI)
Dar es salaam
11.2023 - Current
  • Currently, In charge community pharmacy
  • Supervise my colleagues and intern pharmacist while undertaking our day to day activities
  • Conduct medication counseling and address questions and concerns raised by patients
  • Ordering of medicines and consumables, monitoring and inventory management
  • Compounding and extemporaneous preparation
  • Report writing.

Procurement Management Unit (PMU) as a Procurement Pharmacist

Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI)
Dar es salaam
04.2022 - 10.2024
  • Directly engaged in the procurement of the Institutes medicines and Medical devices
  • Quantification and supply planning of hospital medicine and medical devices
  • Involved in Planning for the procurement of medicine/ medical devices and tender preparation for the required medicines and Medical devices
  • Drafting purchase orders per user requirement of medicine and medical devices per available budget
  • Preparation of the tender documents of medicines and Medical devices
  • Inventory control and quality management of medicines and medical devices purchased
  • Working hand in hand with MSD, both local and international suppliers and distributors of medicines and medical devices
  • Preparing the Annual Procurement Plan, Planning and Budgeting.

Previously Worked Under the Directorate of Clinical Support Services

Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI)
01.2020 - 03.2022
  • Working directly in Cardio‑Thoracic operating theater working hand in hand with the anesthesia team assisting in management and administration of drugs
  • General drug dispensing
  • Assisting in the management and administration of drugs
  • Providing health care and advice/tips to patients on issues related to drugs
  • Ensuring that medicines are adequately and properly in stock
  • Attending prescriptions or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate before issuing medications
  • Maintaining proper storage and security conditions for drugs especially the controlled drugs (narcotics) i.e., morphine, fentanyl
  • Establishing and maintaining patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients
  • Direct interaction with patients and doctors
  • Store management of both medications and medical consumables.

Intern pharmacist

Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI)
Dar es salaam
11.2018 - 12.2019
  • Worked under Medical and Allied Science department at ORCI
  • Dispensing of anti‑cancer medicines but also general medicines
  • Dispensing and working with ARV system
  • Handling of narcotics and controlled drugs (morphine and pethidine)
  • Compounding and chemotherapy reconstitution and Preparation of various pharmacy SOPʼs
  • Store management
  • Ward rounds rotation
  • Engaged in Continuous Medical Education (CME) seminars
  • Hepatitis B vaccination outreach
  • Leadership and management skills development.

Field training

Medical Stores Department (MSD)
Dar es salaam
04.2018 - 06.2018
  • Practical training at MSD, learned and performed tasks including procurement and supply chain of medicines and flow of medicines through the MSD zone offices throughout the country
  • Logistic Management
  • Procurement, Handling and supply of controlled medicines.

Education

MSc Health Economics & Policy -

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)
Dar es salaam
12.2022

Observational Epidemiology -

University of Bergen (UiB)
03.2022

Experimental Epidemiology -

University of Bergen (UiB)
02.2022

Bachelor of Pharmacy -

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)
Dar es salaam
12.2018

Advanced level education -

St. Joseph’s Cathedral High School
Dar es salaam
01.2014

Secondary education -

St. Joseph’s Millennium Secondary School
Dar es salaam
01.2011

Skills

  • MS Office

Personal Information

  • Place of Birth: Dar es salaam
  • Date of Birth: 07/31/1994
  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: Tanzanian
  • Marital Status: Single

Languages

  • English Language, Fluent
  • Swahili Language, Native

References

  • Professor Mohammed Janabi, Executive Director MNH, +255 755495270, moddyyakubu@gmail.com, Muhimbili National Hospital
  • Professor Eliangiringa Kaale, Lecturer, Head of the Pharm R&D Lab, MUHAS, +255 754453847, elia.kaale@gmail.com, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)
  • Nelson Faustine, Head of Pharmacy MNH, +255 713348779, nellyfastn@yahoo.co.uk, Muhimbili National Hospital
  • Zawadi Secha, Pharmacy manager ORCI, +255 693596967, zawadi.secha@orci.or.tz, Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI)

Hobbies and Interests

Traveling, listening to music, watching movies, television shows, social gatherings.

Timeline

Pharmacist

Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI)
11.2023 - Current

Procurement Management Unit (PMU) as a Procurement Pharmacist

Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI)
04.2022 - 10.2024

Previously Worked Under the Directorate of Clinical Support Services

Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI)
01.2020 - 03.2022

Intern pharmacist

Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI)
11.2018 - 12.2019

Field training

Medical Stores Department (MSD)
04.2018 - 06.2018

MSc Health Economics & Policy -

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)

Observational Epidemiology -

University of Bergen (UiB)

Experimental Epidemiology -

University of Bergen (UiB)

Bachelor of Pharmacy -

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)

Advanced level education -

St. Joseph’s Cathedral High School

Secondary education -

St. Joseph’s Millennium Secondary School
Mercyline Davis Ntengo