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John Songo

John Songo

Research Scientist

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  • About me

    Strategic Information and Evaluation Advisor (SIEA) @ Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation | Demography, Economics and Health.

  • Education

    • University of Malawi, Chancellor College.

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor of Social Science Economics and Demography

    • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London

      2019 - 2020
      MSc Demography and Health Population Health Research and Epidemiology

  • Experience

    • Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit

      May 2017 - Aug 2019
      Research Scientist

      1. Managed the implementation of the Strengthening Health Systems for the Application of Policy to Enable Universal Test and Treat (SHAPE UTT) study: core duties,• Trained and supervised field teams for health facility surveys and in-depth key informant interviews.• Developed and reviewed data collection tools. (Questionnaires, interview guides)• Carried out data analysis and analytical writing for academic publications and dissemination to key stake holders and policy makers.• Undertook scoping reviews to identify and document gaps in key policies and clinical guidelines in HIV care and management of comorbidities.• Presented progress reports and research findings to MOH department of HIV and Aids.2. Contributed to management of the Continuous Registration System (CRS) of the Karonga Demographic Surveillance Site for longitudinal population-based health studies (DSS): Core duties;• Developed and reviewing data collection tools and training field staff (ODK).• Managed monthly routine data collection and annual re-census of the DSS area.• Carried out routine statistical data analysis of demographic and surveillance data to produce monthly demographic surveillance reports (mortality, fertility and migration). Show less

    • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London

      Aug 2019 - Aug 2020
      MSc Candidate (Demography and Health)

    • Last Mile Health

      Jun 2020 - Nov 2021
      Monitoring, Evaluation , Research and Learning (MERL) Specialist.

      Led the development and implementation of a MERL plan for work in Malawi inclusive ofevaluation questions, methods, indicators, targets, analytics, reporting, and dissemination.

    • UNOPS

      Aug 2021 - Feb 2023
      Survey Data Analyst (ICS 8/IICA 1)

      Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC)• Performing analysis of outcome survey data and contributing to the development of data analysis reports and publications.• Providing technical guidance to the EA and the local research firms on data collection and analysis strategies.• Contributing towards Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Unit (PMERU) modelling work, routine monitoring and/or external evaluations.• Supporting development of Data Visualization & Monitoring Dashboard as required Show less

    • Partners in Hope

      Nov 2021 - Dec 2023
      Data Coordinator (Research)- Implementation Science Department

    • Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

      Dec 2023 - now

      • Strategic Information and Evaluation Advisor (SIEA)

        Jan 2025 - now

      • Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

        Dec 2023 - Jan 2025

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to John Songo
      The Africa London Nagasaki (ALN) Fund (https://www.alnscholarshipfund.org/) Africa London Nagasaki (ALN) Fund Mar 2019 The Africa London Nagasaki (ALN) Fund is a scholarship fund set up to support top African scientists to undertake a Master’s degree in a subject relevant to the control of infectious disease in Africa.
    • Awarded to John Songo
      (International AIDS Society) IAS Educational Fund​ International AIDS Society (https://www.iasociety.org/educationalfund) Jul 2018 Travel grant given to top African researchers to present their research findings at the at the 22nd International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands.