Nohra Villamil

Experience

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  Fuerzas Armadas de Colombia, Ejercito Nacional

  Jan 1990 - Jun 1991

  Lieutenant, Chief Health Officer.

  • Outpatient and emergency for Army personnel and civilians in the battlefield. • Emergency surgeries related to the conflict and landmine accidents. • Leading 3 doctors, 10 nurses, 1 dentists and other health personnel in the battalion.• Manage health programs, nutrition, sanitation, planning of activities in the community, vaccination, FP/ RH, STD's.• In charge of the administrative and health logistics battalion, as well as 10 military bases.• Training in first aid, human rights and international humanitarian law for 300 soldiers and 50 officers.Formation of 15 communities in human rights, international humanitarian law and landmines Show less

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  International Medical Corps, USAID

  Aug 1992 - Dec 1993

  Public Health Coordinator.

  • Improve health situation in 6 health units in Kwando Kubango and Kwanza Soul provinces• Research about health and sanitation situation in malaria, dermatological illnesses, diarrhea, parasitic diseases and basic situation in these provinces. • Develop projects as the construction of 1 rural aqueducts, rainwater use, mosquito net distribution, etc. • 60 health workers and 100 community health workers were trained in preventive medicine, malaria prevention, nutrition, vaccination, FP/ RH, laboratory, basic sanitation. Show less

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  Médicos Sin Fronteras (MSF)

  Oct 1998 - Jan 2000

  Medical Coordinator

  Organize and conduct mobile health units activities for refugees, indigenous, afro-colombian and displaced people, in areas where conflict had affected population for many years. • Worked with preventive medicine, home's visits, creation of radio and TV community stations to spread messages about health and human rights, malaria and dengue prevention, oral health prevention, nutrition and psychiatric support. • These projects were related to medical consultations, food security and nutrition program, immunization campaigns, pharmacy management and organized social mobilization and training for health center’s staff, to improve health services quality and health indicators in these communities, deeply involved in this violent situation. Show less

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  ICRC

  May 2000 - Jul 2002

  Medical Coordinator

  Organize and conduct mobile health units activities for refugees, indigenous, afro-colombian and displaced people, in areas where conflict had affected population for many years. Worked with preventive medicine, spread messages about health, nutrition, human rights, malaria and dengue prevention, oral health prevention and psychiatric support. These projects were focused to medical consultations, food security and nutrition program, immunization campaigns, pharmacy management and organized social mobilization, training for health center’s staff, to improve health services quality and health indicators in these communities, deeply involved in this violent situation. Show less

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  International Medical Corps, USAID

  Sept 2002 - Sept 2003

  Provincial Coordinator

  Coordinate 80 IMC’s workers and 1.200 Volunteers, developed maternal and child health, immunization, and food security and nutrition programs, in Huambo province. • Increase immunization rates in 50% (in 1 year) to children and women of childbearing ages, developed new strategies.• Realization of a nutritional survey in 200 children, in 10 districts of the municipality of Huambo, Angola.• Responsible for training of 500 health technicians and 670 volunteers in primary health care, epidemiological surveillance, basic sanitation, leadership and monitoring and evaluation. • Organize monitoring and evaluation system. Show less

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  Management Sciences for Health, Advance Africa, USAID

  Oct 2003 - Sept 2005

  Country Director

  Repositioning and improving Family Planning and reproductive health services in Huambo Province, through education and creation of a social mobilization network. Responsible for overall coordination of the project, with a budget of $ 2,000,000 USD; I organized the human, financial and physical resources as well as the coordination, planning, budget, training, capacity building plan, monitoring and evaluation, financial, and logistical system, facilitating synergy and good relationships with partners.• Responsible for representing the organization at the national and international level. • The project was implemented for 1 year but, due to the results, USAID funded the project for 6 additional months. • 100 health technicians, 14 directors of health facilities, 25 journalist and 350 community leaders were trained in health services, leadership, logistics, BCC, information, education and communication, domestic violence, family planning, food security and nutrition, human rights and quality.• 15 health facilities were also built and opened. • It was a very successful challenge, because of community mobilization in 20 churches, 10 schools, 2 universities, 5 financial institutions, government, 25 journalist, midia( TV, radio and journal) etc. • Creation of 17 youth groups, 2 university groups and 10 churches, to prevent domestic and gender violence, HIV, premature pregnancies and leadership.• Upon completion this project of Advance Africa Angola, a new national NGO was created with the work team of Advance Africa, in Angola, to continue working and exercising leadership in the government, health and community, to improve the quality of Angolan population lives. Show less

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  MIDEGO,USAID, SES Project

  Oct 2006 - Apr 2008

  National Quality Assurance Manager.

  Improving the knowledge, attitudes and practices of health technical workers of 60 sanitary units of Luanda and Huambo Provinces in Angola as well as community leaders, encouraging and supporting them to improve health services and assure their quality. • Trainer: 650 health technicians and 400 community volunteers were trained in primary health care, food security and nutrition, malaria, clinical, laboratory and pharmaceutical areas, sexual-reproductive health and quality services.• 60 health technicians were training in statistics, database, data management, statistical reports, and epi info in Huambo province• 400 technical health workers, of Luanda and Huambo provincies, were trained in quality system; quality process began in 60 health units and, 80% of medical units that participated in the process, reported improved quality of services up from 40% in 1 years and half.• 30 technical health workers were trained as trainer of trainers in health. Show less

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  AMOSMID

  May 2008 - Dec 2008

  Senior Advisor

  Advise new health program to train volunteers in health promotion in 3 municipalities in the province of Huambo, helping the preparation of the material, volunteers classes and lectures to the community and the authorities.• Realization of 50 participatory community maps.• Nutritional survey: 250 children under 5 years in three communities were assessed for nutritional status, preparation of the report, with recommendations to the authorities and communities.• advocacy with authorities, communities, and civil society organizations, to improve household food security Show less

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  Save the Children UK, USAID

  Jul 2009 - Dec 2010

  Senior Health Advisor

  Supporting health and education programs in the four provinces, where SC worked, prepare training and supervising by health workers, technicians, teachers, and community workers in primary health care, food security and nutrition, Community Mobilization, leadership, behavioral change, capacity building, quality assurance, sanitation, reproductive health, malaria, HIV and immunization. support system for monitoring and evaluation of projects. Advocacy activities with health and education authorities at central and provincial levels.• Advisor for health (4) and education projects in four provinces in Angola. • Advise for training and supervising 14 workers, 150 technicians, 200 teachers, and 1.000 community workers in primary health care, food security and nutrition, child rights, child survival campaign, community mobilization, leadership, behavioral change, capacity building, quality assurance, sanitation, reproductive health, malaria, HIV and immunization. • Make 4 manuals for teachers, students and technicians and develop 7 proposals for several donors.• Creation of 4 youth groups and 30 school groups to prevent domestic and gender violence, HIV, premature pregnancies and leadership • Trainer and speaker in the network of journalists (conformed by 50 journalists) in malaria and other diseases, Angola, 2010. Show less

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  Christian Michelsen Institute (CMI) Norway, Angolan Catholic University

  Apr 2010 - Apr 2011

  Researcher

  Responsible for contacting the Angolan authorities to request permission to carry out research, prepare the logistics, training the staff responsible for conducting interviews in medical units, health workers and community, test the format of the interview, review the interviews, overseeing the development of research, perform database and control the entry of data, prepared reports and photographs, and support the realization of the final report. This study examined the availability and quality of health services in 2 provinces of Angola. • 1,000 families were interviewed in the area of influence of the health unit. • 40 public health units were studied to expose the services they offer and indicators of quality in rural and urban areas of Angola. • Preparing the database and review the correct entry of these, to avoid incorrect results.• The report also explores the competence of 80 health workers in diagnosis and treatment of most common diseases. Show less

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  FUNLAT

  Jan 2011 - now

  Senior advisor, international cooperation
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  Let's Advance Together Foundation

  Jan 2011 - Jun 2012

  CEO

  • Responsible for the performance and actions of the foundation, management of human and financial resources, logistic, human talent, capacity building and financing, for social development projects and empowerment, working with single mothers, human and child rights, integrated farms self-sufficient, family business and microfinances, food security, nutrition, health, as well as education projects, to prevent violence and make schools child-friendly. Responsible for overall coordination of the project, with a budget of $ 900,000 USD.• Responsible for representing the organization at the national and international level• 30 new self-sufficient integrated farms were organized and trained 300 farmers in creation and sustainability of farms, microfinances, family enterprises, nutrition and food security. • 200 community workers were formed in reproductive health, human rights and gender violence.• 200 student leaders were trained to promote a culture of non-violence. • 50 teachers were trained in violence prevention and new teaching methodologies. • 15 schools were introduced in the program of child-friendly schools. • Organization and implementation of the quality system with manuals, annual operating plans, plans of capacity building, M&E, and internal audit.• 3 Participatory assessments were made in three communities in the department of Tolima, Colombia, related with education, health, nutrition and capacity building, using SMART methodology Show less

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  Conseil Santé, EU

  Apr 2016 - Nov 2017

  Perito principal

  Advisor to the Ministry of Education and Health in the formation of the directives of the Training Schools of health technicians and the directors of continuous training and in Preparation of material related to the management, administration, logistics and technical part, preparation of manuals of education, the curriculum of the subjects in Angola.