Hi, I’m
Upendo Chenya
Dar Es Salaam
Summary
Highly skilled Pharmacist, Prevention and Treatment Officer with more than 12 years of experience managing operations in Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare and Regulatory issues. Successfully oversee the supply and management of pharmaceutics(controlled drugs) patient care and medicines evaluation. Contribute to establishment and coordination of of Medically Assisted Treatment Programs in drug harm reduction interventions to ensure health community.
Overview
13
years of professional experience
1
Certificate
1
Language
Work History
Drug Control and Enforcement Authority
Prevention and Treatment Officer
01.2018 - Current
Job overview
- Ensure the availability of health commodities in Medically Assisted Therapy (MAT) in the Country
- Coordinating and supervising of Opioids drug use Medications and Treatment Sites in the country
- Promoting and implementing drug demand and harm reduction interventions in the region
- Control of rational use of Methadone, other opioids and Narcotics in the country
- Establishing and enforcing guidelines, and manuals related to the prevention and treatment of drug use disorders in the Country.
- Upheld confidentiality requirements and regulatory compliance guidelines.
- Monitored patient health records for accuracy to meet compliance with healthcare guidelines.
Kinondoni Municipal Council, Mwananyamala Regional Referral Hospital
Hospital Pharmacist
05.2012 - 12.2017
Job overview
- General management of Pharmaceuticals including procuring, ordering, storing, monitoring, and reporting of drugs
- Managed drug and supply inventories.
- Maintained patient and medication records in compliance with government regulations and department policies and procedures.
- Reconstituted oral liquids.
- Verified safety and accuracy of physician orders.
- Control of rational use of Methadone and other narcotics in the Hospital.
Tanga Regional Council, Bombo Regional Referral Hospital
Hospital Pharmacist
12.2011 - 04.2012
Job overview
- General management of Pharmaceuticals including procurement, reporting, and monitoring of proper flow of Drugs/medical supplies to all departments
- Overall management of pharmacy department units.
- Dispensed and procured medicinal products and supplies used in the hospital.
- Supervised and coached team of pharmacy technicians and trainees.
- Reconstituted oral liquids.
- Managed drug and supply inventories.
JD Pharmaceuticals Limited
Pharmacist-Community Pharmacy
10.2010 - 12.2010
Job overview
- General Pharmaceutical management including medicines dispensing, reporting adverse effects, and monitoring of proper flow of Drugs/medical supplies to clients
- Overall management of pharmacy dispensing practices.
- Directly supervised Pharmacy Technicians, interns and support staff while on duty.
- Partnered with management team to develop and implement in-store programs to increase sales.
- Interpreted prescriptions from healthcare providers to dispense medications and health products properly.
Education
Coventry University ViaIAA Branch in Dar Es Salaam, United Kingdom
MBA from Procurement And Supplies Management
01.2017
Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, India
Bachelor of Science from Pharmacy, Health Science
08.2009
Nganza Girls Secondary School, Mwanza, Tanzania
Certificate in Advanced Secondary Education from Physics, Chemistry, Biology And Mathematics
03.2005
Community Tele-Center Limited, Mwanza, Tanzania
Certificate in Computer Microsoft Application from Microsoft Application
05.2003
Hekima Girls Secondary School, Bukoba, Tanzania
Certificate in Ordinary Secondary Education from Science Education
10.2002
Skills
- Evaluation and Registration of Medicines and Medical Devices
- Manage Supply Chain of Pharmaceuticals
- Monitoring of Controlled Drugs
- Prescriptions Management
- Promotion of Health and Treating Drug Use Disorder
- Supervise of Opioid Treatments Centers
Accomplishments
- Facilitated the establishment of 15 Medically Assisted Treatment site in Tanzania through working with Ministry of Health and Implementing partners
- Increased enrollment number of People Who Use Drugs in the treatment facilities.
- Increased awareness on the handling of Opioids to the health professionals
- Ensured the accessibility of health commodities for treatment of opioid use disorders in the hospitals
- Registration of more than 200 medicines
Certification
Drug registration external expert working with Tanzania Drug and Medical Devices Authority(TMDA)
Affiliations Registered Pharmacist by the Pharmacy Council of Tanzania
Member of Pharmaceutical Society of Tanzania (PST) since Nov 2010 to-date
Member of International Association for Exchange of Student for Technical Experiences (IAESTE) from January 2014.
Timeline
Prevention and Treatment Officer
Drug Control and Enforcement Authority
01.2018 - Current
Hospital Pharmacist
Kinondoni Municipal Council, Mwananyamala Regional Referral Hospital
05.2012 - 12.2017
Hospital Pharmacist
Tanga Regional Council, Bombo Regional Referral Hospital
12.2011 - 04.2012
Pharmacist-Community Pharmacy
JD Pharmaceuticals Limited
10.2010 - 12.2010
Coventry University ViaIAA Branch in Dar Es Salaam
MBA from Procurement And Supplies Management
Dr. MGR Medical University
Bachelor of Science from Pharmacy, Health Science
Nganza Girls Secondary School
Certificate in Advanced Secondary Education from Physics, Chemistry, Biology And Mathematics
Community Tele-Center Limited
Certificate in Computer Microsoft Application from Microsoft Application
Hekima Girls Secondary School
Certificate in Ordinary Secondary Education from Science Education
Drug registration external expert working with Tanzania Drug and Medical Devices Authority(TMDA)
Affiliations Registered Pharmacist by the Pharmacy Council of Tanzania
Member of Pharmaceutical Society of Tanzania (PST) since Nov 2010 to-date
Member of International Association for Exchange of Student for Technical Experiences (IAESTE) from January 2014.
Hobbies
Research, Travelling, Reading Books, Listening to Music
Projects
1.Estimation of Solanisol Content from Various Species of Solanum by High Performance Thin-Layer
Chromatography (HPTLC) Technique .Project write - up for degree of Pharmacy in India, September
2009.
2. Isolation and Identification of Ganoderic acids in Ganoderma lucidum, Project write –up for research
study at Martin Luther University in Germany September 2014.
3. Formalize Research Phase Study for Methadone Take Away Dose (TAD) for MAT program in
Tanzania, July 2015-July 2016. Co-investigator in the research, conducted by CDC Tanzania.
4. Assessment of Effectiveness of Supply Chain Performance and its impact on Customer Satisfaction:
Case study at Mwananyamala Regional Hospital. Project writes - up for Masters of degree, Coventry
University, January 2017.
Referee
1. Dr. Grace Magembe,
Deputy Secretary General at Ministry of Health,
P.O.Box 743, 40478 Dodoma-Tanzania
Mob: +255767300234/+255715307401
Email: magembegrace@yahoo.com
2. Dr. Martin Mathias Dome,
Institute of Accountancy Arusha(IAA)
P.O.Box 2798. Njiro Hill, Arusha - Tanzania.
Mob: +255754645912
Email: martin.dome@iaa.ac.tz
3. Mrs. Deus Buma,
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences,
P.O Box 65001, Dar Es Salaam-Tanzania.
Mob: +255-787-228282
Email: deus.buma@gmail.com
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