Experience

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  Mrc/uvri & lshtm uganda research unit

  Jun 2010 - Jun 2011

  Intern counselor

  • B002 study Participant recruitment, pre & post test Counseling | Community Engagement, mobilization & sensitization| Health Education & Social Behavioral Change Communication for Fisher folk communities on Lake Victoria Landing sites of Bukakata, Lambu & Kyamulibwa

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  Elizabeth glaser pediatric aids foundation

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2012

  Graduate research assistant

  • End-line research on community Knowledge | Practices| Attitudes | Beliefs for the (CIDA funded) Advancing Community Level Action for Improving maternal & child health (ACCLAIM) Project

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  Community empowerment initiative

  Oct 2014 - Dec 2018

  Program officer | quality improvement | usaid star - sw & rhites sw projects

  •Spearheaded the establishment of quality improvement teams in all health facilities in all USAID STAR-SW supported sites in north and south Rukiga district through institutionalizing practices of continuously improving the quality of health services they offer by embracing the culture of continuous quality improvement•Coordinated the roll out and implementation of the national quality Improvement framework and strategic plan, and the functionality of quality improvement (QI) structures at all levels.• Facilitated trainings to improve documentation of Quality Improvement interventions at all sites by ensuring the existing national documentation and data monitoring tools need are accurately and consistently used.•Attained the program optimization approach training Show less

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  Global health corps

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2020

  Global health corp fellow

  • Selected as one of the 32 fellows selected globally & 01 of the only 04fellows selected in Uganda from 4,000 applicants (<1% acceptance rate) • Fellows are placed at an NGO in sub-Saharan African to advance global health equity

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  Intrahealth international

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2020

  Quality improvement officer usaid rhites-e activity

  •Identified and addressed QI capacity building needs for the 23 USAID RHITES-E activity supported District Quality Improvement teams , health sub-Districts (HSD), and Facility and Work improvement teams to promote the application of the 5S-CQI model for improvement across health interventions•Supported 23 District Quality Improvement Teams to coordinate, facilitate and track monthly facility performance review and quality improvement activities, in close collaboration with the respective District Program Officers and later District Technical officers•Supported the District Quality Improvement Committees to conduct quarterly integrated QI coaching and mentorship activities for the health facilities in the respective clusters based on performance data•Coordinated targeted QI coaching activities for 89 health facility teams to design, implement, monitor, document and report QI activities•Supported and facilitated District QI committee meetings and implementation of the District QI plans•Facilitated QI teams to establish and maintain QI databases at the different levels of QI implementation including facility, HSD, District and Regional levels•Provided support for reporting of QI activities and results across all levels in accordance with the Health Sector QI framework and strategic plan•Contributed to the development, implementation and tracking of annual, quarterly and monthly QI activity plans•Contributed to documentation and dissemination of QI related activities, progresses, successes, lessons learned and best practices•Supported districts to plan and conduct Health Facility quality of care assessment activities, client satisfaction surveys using MOH tools and continuously utilize the findings for improvement Show less

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  Elizabeth glaser pediatric aids foundation

  Mar 2021 - now

  Program officer

   Offering technical support, monitoring and evaluating provision of psychosocial support for HIV infected and affected children in accordance with national HIV/AIDS policies and standards. Working closely with the EGPAF technical team, Pediatric Breakthrough Partnership (BTP) members to ensure smooth implementation of the project. Provision of technical support to Improve identification, treatment initiation, retention and viral suppression of children and adolescents living with or exposed to HIV, New & optimized programming necessary to cover the retention gap for adolescent girls who are pregnant and lactating including retention in PMTCT/HIV Care with an aim of covering drop off along the PMTCT cascade (only 60-70% of infants reached within first 2 months if life). Working closely with the EGPAF technical team to build capacity of service providers and partners targeting 95-95-95.Continuously examine emerging programming gaps due to the shifting landscape so as to remain responsive to the needs of the national program. Promoting the documentation of best practices and lessons learned that can be shared at subnational, national and international for a Write progress reports on pediatric HIV care to be shared with stakeholders Working/collaborating with Ministries of Health and other Implementing Partners on the implementation of technically sound public health programs, including HIV, prevention, care and treatment interventions  Coordinating HIV & AIDS quality improvement initiatives, training and mentorship/coaching skills and experience in coordinating large scale capacity building initiatives, health care operations research and formulating project proposals. Show less