Professional Experience:
I am a Public Health Professional with more than 18 years of experience in the HIV/AIDS sector, working at district, state, and national levels in programme implementation, monitoring, surveillance, capacity building, and strategic planning. Throughout my career, I have contributed to the strengthening of HIV prevention, care, support, treatment, and monitoring systems through evidence-based public health approaches.
My experience includes coordination with government departments, development partners, healthcare institutions, and community-based organizations to improve programme effectiveness and service delivery. I have been actively involved in monitoring and evaluation, data analysis, supportive supervision, quality assurance, reporting, and programme review processes. I possess strong experience in the use of Management Information Systems (MIS), data validation, indicator tracking, and performance assessment.
I have facilitated and coordinated training programmes for healthcare professionals, counsellors, outreach workers, programme staff, and community stakeholders, focusing on capacity building and quality improvement. My work has involved preparing technical reports, reviewing programme data, identifying implementation gaps, and recommending corrective actions to strengthen programme outcomes.
Over the years, I have developed expertise in HIV surveillance, targeted interventions, counselling services, linkages to care and treatment, and implementation of national programme guidelines. I have a particular interest in improving the quality and accountability of HIV data, especially Route of Transmission analysis, surveillance systems, and evidence-based decision-making.
My educational background includes a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Social Work with specialization in Personnel Management and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Zoology, which have provided a strong foundation in both social and biological aspects of public health.
I am committed to strengthening public health systems through innovation, accountability, capacity building, and data-driven programme management. My professional objective is to contribute my knowledge and experience towards improving health outcomes and supporting effective public health interventions for vulnerable populations.