Forward Makonese

Experience

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  United Nations

  Sept 2013 - Jun 2014

  After Hours Clinician
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  IOM - UN Migration

  Jan 2015 - now

  Oversee Migration health activities for IOM in Unity state South Sudan and coordinate health mobile rapid response teams in Unity state as part of IOM's rapid health response operations.Ensure that health team activities are synchronized with other IOM rapid response activities including MHPSS, WASH, NFI and also ensure collaboration with other agencies example WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA.Representing IOM in inter-cluster working groups at the state levelContribute in Donor proposal writing and generation of quarterly donor progress reports for migration health unitOverseeing the daily health team activities and prepare a weekly schedule of activities for migration health UnitMentorship to 42 regular contracted staff and 88 Staff of casual contracts including medical assistants, nurses and midwives and conducting on job training and identifying training needs of the staff. Conduct health and nutritional assessments, vaccination campaigns in collaboration with health and nutrition cluster partnersIn collaboration with medical assistants, engage community leaders to introduce the health team activities.Coordination of TB/HIV activities for IOM in Unity State in collaboration with state Ministry of Health and health cluster partners and community leaders.Coordination of training workshops on awareness-raising on TB/HIV in collaboration with IOM MHPSS and UNESCO.Involved in designing the layout and patient flow of the mobile clinic and supervise the clinic including pharmaceuticals and vaccine management.Conducting patient consultations for early diagnosis and treatment of ailments under primary health care services, facilitating early referrals and continuity of care for chronically ill patients in the community.Quarterly Pharmaceutical projections and Core pipeline medical supplies ordersOccasionally act as Officer in Charge of IOM in the absence of the Head of Sub-Office or Substantive OIC Show less Serve as Supervisor for a mobile rapid response team (Health) in South Sudan as part of IOM rapid health response operations; 2. Design the layout and patient flow of the mobile clinic and supervise the clinic set-up, as well as the set-up of the pharmacy and drug storage space; 3. Conduct patient consultations for early diagnosis and treatment of some medications under primary health care services and facilitate timely referrals of patients in need of acute care or continuity of care for those with chronic health conditions to the nearest hospitals or health agencies providing the needed services; 4. Supervise the day-to-day health team activities and prepare weekly schedule of activities in coordination with the IOM Health Operations Mobile Team Coordinator; 5. Supervise and guide Medical Assistants, Nurses and Midwives on clinical duties and assigned tasks and ensure that the Mobile Team is functioning and flagging issues of concern immediately and providing possible solutions, including health promotion outreach activities; conduct further on the job trainings 6. Assist the Health Operations Mobile Team Coordinator to conduct health and nutritional assessments, vaccination campaigns, and coordination of medical evacuation as needed. 7. Work with Medical Assistants to liaise with local village authorities, community leaders and provide advice on key information messages for dissemination to the IDPs community before or after mobile clinic schedules, etc.8. Ensure maintenance of medical/confidential documentation and records of all consultations done by the mobile team; 9. Consolidate and review mobile clinic team collected data particularly for the weekly Infectious Disease Surveillance Report (IDSR) and morbidity reports using sex and age disaggregated data (e.g. 0-5 years, 6-17 years, 18-59 years and over 60 years of age); Forward relevant information to the Health Operations Mobile Team Coordinator; 9. Consolidate and review mobile clinic team Show less

  • Migration Health Officer

    Jan 2015 - now

  • Rapid Response Health Officer

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2015