Simmie S. Nyanfor

Experience

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  InsightSTEM

  Mar 2016 - Dec 2019

  Mission Director

  - Coordinated all projects and programs of InsightSTEM in West Africa that have benefited over 1500young west African students, teachers, and young professionals.- Coordinated a team of 800 campus ambassadors, teachers, and young STEM professionals in WestAfrica.- Responsible for establishing and managing the project scope, critical path, and budget.Estimated resources and timing while creating project plans and negotiations team assignments withfunctional team leads.

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  Hunan Tuberculosis Control Institute, Hunan Chest Hospital

  Jan 2018 - Feb 2020

  Global Health Fellow

  Fostered collaborations between the institute and private healthcare entities to enhance tuberculosis (TB) control and prevention.The role encompassed program development, research, capacity building, advocacy, resource mobilization, and monitoring and evaluation.• Developed and maintained partnerships with private sector organizations for TB control and prevention.• Leveraged private sector resources for TB research and program implementation.• Designed, implemented, and evaluated TB control programs with private sector partners.• Developed strategic plans for integrating private sector participation in TB initiatives.• Conducted research on innovative TB prevention, diagnosis, and treatment approaches within the private sector.• Collaborated with academic and industry partners on new TB diagnostics and therapies.• Organized and delivered training sessions for private healthcare providers on TB management.• Provided technical assistance and mentorship to private sector partners.• Identified funding opportunities and prepared grant proposals for TB programs and research.• Developed and implemented frameworks to assess private sector TB initiatives.• Prepared regular reports and updates on TB projects for stakeholders. Show less

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  Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

  Mar 2019 - Dec 2019

  Program Manager, Global Collaboration for Patient Safety in LMICs Project

  - Program Management and Co-PI- Co-conducted preliminary analysis of problems and determining factors causing poor patient safety.Integrated and analyzed data collected from all selected hospitals and treatment centers.- Completed a report of the overall situation of safety in Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe and evaluation reports on each selected hospital.- Proposed initial strategies and measures for improving patient safety management in selected hospitals.

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  USAID

  Aug 2020 - now

  Contribute to and lead technical efforts to further USAID efforts in the private sector to advance health programming and the delivery of high-quality health services to reach greater scale, higher efficiency, improved cost-effectiveness and enhanced sustainability. Provide technical guidance to health mechanisms and apply innovative market-based solutions to improve access to healthcare in low-resource settings in Liberia.

  • Private Health Sector Advisor

    Aug 2020 - now

  • Private Health Sector Technical Advisor

    Jul 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Sustaining, Technical, Analytical, Resources (STAR) Fellow: Private Health Sector

    Aug 2020 - Jul 2021
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  University of Liberia

  Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

  Senior Health Innovation Coordinator

  Project management and technical assistance for the integration of innovation programming, such as seminars, hackathons and incubators, into University of Liberia School of Health SciencesTrack progress towards key grant deliverables, anticipating needs and working proactively to ensure successful and on-time completionAssist to design programs and work plans, including development of objectives, timelines and targetsSpearhead documentation efforts, such as needs assessments, implementation plans, and reports, and maintain knowledge management systems Show less