Dr. Obinna Ebirim

Experience

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  University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  House Officer

  Provided clinical management of patients in this tertiary health institution under supervision~Internship clinical experience rotating through Paediatrics, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology departments~Exposure to Accident and Emergency Medicine~Assisted and carried out minor surgical procedure~Collection of medical data research works by supervising consultants

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  Naval Medical Centre, Sapele

  Mar 2013 - Feb 2014

  Medical Officer (NYSC)

  Provided healthcare services to the officers, ratings, civilian Staff of Naval Engineering College, Sapele with visiting patients from the host community.~Clinical clerking, examination, diagnosis, and management of patients~Public health visit and advice to residents of the attached military barracks ~MS Powerpoint Presentation on management protocol for common presenting disease~Assisted in developing Flood Management Plan for the Base during the 2013 flooding~Lead Pioneer Member of the NYSC, Sapele Health Community Development Service (CDS)---Group setup and formulation of her objectives, rules and blueprint---Organisation of medical outreach to Ogoroede and Amukpe communities---Malarial prevention and deworming project for all Youth Corp members in Sapele Show less

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  Imo State Ministry of Health

  Feb 2014 - Feb 2015

  Personal Assistant to Commissioner of Health

  Provided personal, technical and political assistance to the Commissioner towards achieving his goals of improving the health systems in Imo state and state level policy making~Technical health Assistance---Assist in state level health Policy development---Review of incoming health proposals and viability advice---Data collection of private health institutions in Imo State and analysis of compliance with Imo State Ministry of Health licence registration and renewal.---Liaison and meeting scheduling with local and international health investors---Social media previewing of the activities of the Commissioner for Health~Active participation in 2014 Imo State Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) Response---Personally screened participants at major state events e.g 2014 NBA Bar Conference, 2014 Odenigbo Lecture & APC Governor's forum---Planning and vendor management of State-wide workshop on Ebola Viral Disease---Assisted in developing building design of the State Isolation Centre~Political Assistance---Youth mobilization and organization---Developing winning political strategies and assist in start-up of political structure---Planning, scheduling and participation in high level political meetings---ICT based advocacy for the re-election of Imo State Executive Governor~Personal Assistance---Planning, scheduling, prioritizing of his activities and invited events----Emergency and Confidential secretarial activities Show less

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  Direct Consulting & Logistics (International Vaccine Access Centre Nigerian Projects)

  Apr 2015 - Sept 2017

  Senior Associate

  Senior Program Officer - 01/01/2016 to nowManage the portfolio of work on Primary Health Care (PHC) strengthening and Primary Health Care Under One Roof (PHCUOR) policy implementation support. Support the design and implementation of Fiscal Advocacy for Immunization in Nigeria through Advocacy Networks, Coordination and Evidence (FaINANCE) and Strengthening Advocacy for Immunization through Data (SAID) projects:-Facilitated advocacy engagement with the legislative and executive arm of government to raise awareness among key stakeholders on the looming deficits and threats to immunization financing in Nigeria-Recommended feasible financing options to address the immunization funding gap in Nigeria, and part of the coordinated team of national advocates for sustainable immunization financing in Nigeria-Manages the portfolio of work on PHC strengthening and PHCUOR which entails project management, representing the IVAC at meetings, coordinate support project activities in states, contribution to research and PHCUOR scorecard development-Provides project implementing support to Strengthening Training in EPI and PHC in Nigeria (SEP-IN)Research Associate - 01/07/2015 to 31/12/2016-Represents IVAC at high level health meeting like the October 2015 WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunization meeting and ICC meeting of FMOH.-Trained state-based trainers (TOT), health workers and WDC/VDC members on AFRIN.-Supported NPHCDA on assessment tool review & development, data collector training, data analysis, narrative report writing towards the development of PHCUOR policy implementation scorecard 3.Intern Research Assistant - 01/04/2015 to 30/06/2015Assist in research programs of the above organisation including their support to health facilities and governmental agencies:-Provided support to HPV National TWG in Gavi HPV demonstration application, development of concept note for sustainable vaccine financing in Nigeria and support for AFRIN study. Show less

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  New Incentives

  Dec 2018 - Aug 2021

  Program coordination and supervision of 5 Senior managers in the Operations, Security, and Stakeholder Relations & Supply-Side units, to ensure successful implementation of the conditional cash transfers (CCTs) for routine immunization program. In this role, the organization completed the RCT phase of program implementation and expanded programming from 98 clinics to 713 clinics with over 300 Nigerian staff. All Babies Are Equal Initiative (ABAE) is the Nigerian arm of US Organization, New Incentives (NI). NI-ABAE implements a conditional cash transfers for routine immunization (CCTs for RI) program. It utilizes a package of evidence-based interventions including community mobilization, sensitization, and conditional cash transfer (CCT) to bring about positive health behavioral change. A Randomized Control Trial (RCT) impact evaluation found out that NI-ABAE’s program increased immunization coverage in children; 16 percentage points increase in coverage of BCG vaccine, 21 percentage points increase in coverage of Pentavalent vaccine, 14 percentage points increase in coverage of Measles vaccine, and 27 percentage points increase in fully immunized (BCG, Penta 1-3, and Measles) children. Read more here: https://www.newincentives.org Show less As the Senior Stakeholder Manager, I led a small team of 5 staff who managed stakeholders at the state, zonal and federal level involved in the implementation of the CCTs for RI program in Jigawa, katsina, and Zamfara States. In this role, the organization signed memoranda of understanding with the federal government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Budget and National Planning (MBNP), the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and National Social Safety-nets Coordination Office (NASSCO) in addition to MOUs with the States. NI-ABAE became a member of expanded Logistics Working Group (LWG) and PRS TMT at the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), CWG & FMOH Health Forum Show less

  • National Coordinator

    Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

  • Senior Stakeholder Manager

    Dec 2018 - Jul 2019
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  Hanovia Limited

  Oct 2021 - Feb 2022

  Consultant Technical Lead / Trainer

  Short-term consultancy to conduct desk review, develop qualitative and quantitative assessment tools (questionnaire, scorecard scoring matrix, focus group discussion guide and key informant interview guide), coordinate tools validation and pretesting, develop a joint training and field manual, train data collectors, lead meetings with research stakeholders and contribute in final report writing.

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  NIYEL

  Jul 2022 - Dec 2023

  Leading the Power up Health and Immunization (PuHI) project which is increasing vaccine confidence in Africa through the coordinated efforts of influencers. This is driven by my team members in Senegal, Burkina Faso and DRC. We have engaged over a million online and enlisted over 15 committed influencers who support us in hosting radio shows, developing podcasts, implementing social media campaigns, and hosting celebrity-led LIVE chats and immunization trivia. We have built a coalition of over 75 CSOs, from 10 African countries, who are showing their commitment in building confidence in vaccines through their activities online and in local communities Show less

  • Consultant

    Aug 2023 - Dec 2023

  • Senior Advocacy Officer

    Jul 2022 - Jul 2023
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  Hanovia Limited

  Jun 2023 - Sept 2023

  Technical Expert

  Provided technical advice and support for the baseline assessment of the GEO-ST4R project in Kano, Kaduna and Gombe States.

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  Corona Management Systems (CMS)

  Jul 2023 - now

  Senior Associate

  Leading a multi-country project leveraging Demand-Side Incentives (DSI) to increase immunization coverage and reduce number of zero dose children in underserved communities of Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, and Nigeria.

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  The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF)

  Aug 2023 - now

  TGLF Ambassador

  Ambassadors are Alumni selected by The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) on the basis of their diligence and commitment in contributing to further the Foundation’s mission.

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  Wellcome Trust

  Sept 2023 - now

  Advisor to Wellcome's Campaign Team.

  Part of an advisory group of 10 passionate and energised campaigners shaping and informing Wellcome’s infectious disease campaigning approach over the next 3 to 5 years, having a real impact on the decisions made by Wellcome’s Campaigns Team. The advisory group utilizes the diverse experience of its members to provide an external review, check and challenge on Wellcome’s infectious disease campaigning. Each month, they will provide feedback and input on all aspects of Wellcome’s campaign development and implementation and how it could be made more impactful, equitable and innovative. Show less

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  HealthLearn

  Jan 2024 - now

  Partnerships Consultant

  Partnerships consultancy to a new nonprofit organisation that provides simple, engaging, case-based online learning to health workers based in primary health centers (PHCs). These courses match Nigeria’s guidelines, are tailored to the specific context of PHC-based health workers, and designed to ensure high uptake and learning when health workers access these courses at their own pace, using their own smartphones.