Belisa Abdurahman

Experience

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  FMOH ETHIOPIA

  Sept 2010 - Aug 2013

  PHCU Director

  • Planned, coordinated and monitored family health service activities at PHCU levels• Managed of human, material and financial resources of health center and health posts• Conducted supportive supervision and provide feedback to the existing health institution under PHCU catchment• Coordinated preparation of routine immunization and national polio vaccination campaign micro plans• Monitor implementation of vaccination sessions at service delivery levels (health posts & health center)• Organized and conducted PHCU level monthly, quarterly and annual performance review meetings• Compile PHCU level performance report and submitted to higher level on regular basis • Monitored delivering of quality family health service to the community through the use of locally sound and contextual methods• Coordinated community health promotion initiative training with more emphasis to key and doable health messages on EPI, family planning & promotion of health behavior to health facilities staffs as required.• Organizing vaccine preventable disease campaigns micro planning, supportive supervision to health institutions in the promotion initiative with WHO, UNCEF and IFHP project. Show less

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  Project HOPE

  Aug 2013 - Jul 2015

  Regional Immunization Consultant

  Leaded the establishment of mobile teams within the target regions that provide campaign-style mobile vaccination of IPV/bOPV and other antigens for the IDP population and surrounding communities using updated woreda (district) level micro plans.• Provided technical leadership and oversight for planning and implementation of IPV/bOPV and other immunization services for IDPs/ surrounding communities in the region• Worked closely with the regional/ zonal/ woreda EPI/ VPD Surveillance and Response team/ focal person to develop and implement strategies to strengthen improved IPV/bOPV and other immunization outcomes.• In collaboration with regional/ zonal/ woreda health office lead the organization of advocacy workshops at different levels to increase IPV/bOPV and other vaccine uptakes among IDPs/ surrounding communities.• Supported the tracking mechanism for the EPI commodity/ vaccine supply chain system at health facilities and advocate for and liaise with regional EPSA Hubs to ensure the availability of additional vaccines• Participated in meetings, consultations, technical working groups, and negotiations related to polio and other immunization technical assistance within the region• Prepared monthly and quarterly reports, briefers, or other documents to summarize progress in IPV/bOPV immunization; conduct regular data review and trend analysis.• Prepared technical presentations to be shared with the Regional/Zonal/Woreda health offices, Project HOPE, the donor and the wider stakeholder community in different platforms as appropriate.• Monitored and analyzed equity trends and issues related to IPV/bOPV and other immunization activities among IDPs and apply these analyses to the regional level programs. Show less

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  JSI | John Snow, Inc.

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2020

  Regional Immunization Specialist

  Immunization through improving Family Health Services (UI-FHS) project funded by Bill & Melinda gates foundation implemented by JSI research and training institute in collaboration with Afar RHB, in Afar regional stateResponsibilitiesServed as the Immunization Specialist for UI-FHS and with RHB/ZHD, jointly facilitate introduction and strengthening of all reaching every district through quality improvement (RED-QI) in woredasContributed to the design, implementation and evaluation of reaching every district through quality improvement (RED-QI) approach at the regional level by supporting the existing immunization structure Collaborated in generating innovative approaches to data use at different levels of the system and to demonstrate the transformative power of designing data use tools collaboratively with the people who use themAssisted the RHB to determine the value of investing in data visualization tools (such as dashboards), introducing team-based “quality improvement collaborative,” and design management and coaching processes to encourage, support and reward data useCollaborated with RHB/Zonal stakeholders, Woreda staffs & primary health care unit staffs strengthen integrated supportive supervision and process based supportive supervision to ensure quality service deliveryFacilitated family health related trainings like immunization in practice, mid-level management of EPI for & integrated supportive supervision, and quarterly review meetings at woreda& regional levelFollowed implement Reaching Every District (RED) approach with quality improvement for better and sustainable immunization services in 24 woredassupported annual woreda level RED micro planning meetings with detailed root cause effect problem analysis linked with existing annual woreda core planning activitiesAdvocated for adequate PHC funds in line with annual micro planning activities support WoHO in continuous advocacy with PHC funds throughout the year Show less

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  UNICEF

  Jan 2021 - now

  Regional COVAX and Routine Immunization TA

  - Supported the COVID-19 Vaccine roll out data flow systems, data compilation, analysis and use for action, - Conducted project review and planning meetings to provide technical assistance in defining tangible targets, project objectives, and revision of indicators, - Support national vaccination campaign while embedded in the Ministry of Health with a focus on data collection, analysis, and dissemination, - Worked with the RHB to analyze their situation and identify the needs relating to Zero dose children and under vaccinated children and develop join plan focusing on reducing zero-doses in the prioritized woredas in East Hararge zone, - Ensured all the targeted woredas have micro-planning to identify and map zero-dose children and missed communities, Supported household head count and catch-up vaccination activities in the targeted woredas including ensuring presence of plan, specific target for each woreda and providing technical support to the woredas and ZHBs and ensure the woredas implement big catch up and routine catch up vaccination activities for all antigens, - Monitored the performance of the targeted woredas towards reaching zero-dose targets, conduct monthly analysis and provide feedback on the status to the RHB and the targeted woredas, Provided technical assistance to RHB in planning and coordinating integrated routine immunization activities with other health services that can be co-delivered (Deworming, nutritional activities, growth monitoring and other RMNCH activities), - Supported RHB in planning and advocating for integration of identification and vaccination of zero-doses during campaigns and other health services, - Participated on capacity building activities related with immunization service (training, mentorship and advocacy meetings orientations and action planning in the region to support the national rollout of catch-up guidelines), Show less