Kassahun Emru

Kassahun emru

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location of Kassahun EmruAddis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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  • About me

    Expert Public Health Professional specialist/MPH (Skills including: Health system strengthen, Quality, Health activity and leadership advising and capacity building, plus QI executions, RMNCH mentor & Health care finance

  • Education

    • Gamby hsc jointly with debremarkos university

      2014 - 2015
      Master's degree public health

      Activities and Societies: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17455065211017041

    • Wollo university

      2008 - 2012
      Bsc nurse nursing
    • Harar health science collage

      2006 - 2007
      Diploma of midwife midwife
    • Axum health science collage

      2000 - 2006
      Junior midwife nurse midwife
  • Experience

    • Health center

      Oct 2001 - Oct 2009
      Acting health centre head, mch head & idsr focal person

      - Focal person for ANC, L&D (Delivery and Post-Natal Service), PNC (Post Natal Care), Family Planning and PMTCT (Prevention mother to child transmission).- Providing the service unit of Under 5yrs or Pediatrics OPD, IMNCI (Integrated Management Neonatal and Child Illnesses) and VCT & PIHCT Room Providing Counseling.- As a service provider professional on EPI - Routine and Outreach Immunization.- As a trainer giving Training for TBA (Traditional birth attendants) & HEW (Health Extension Workers) in woreda level. Show less

    • I-tech ethiopia (institution for training and education center for health)

      Oct 2009 - Mar 2014
      Case management & quality of care supervisor and technical assistance

      - Supportive supervision, mentoring & coaching for health care providers to developing the capacity and to improving the qualities of the health service.- providing different Trainings on-job training, off-job training for health care workers and HEW (Health Extension workers).- Giving pre-service training for Graduating students before starting the work.- Teaching midwifery students in class room and Clinical session.- Support on the implementation and training on BEmONC (Basic Emergency New born & Obstetrics care) components in Facility level.- Conducting Woreda Supportive supervision especially on ART, TB/HIV, VCT, PMTCT, PIHCT and also STI services. - Mentoring for Facility case managers on the TB DOTS Adherence counseling, TB defaulter tracing.Quarterly supervision on ART Adherence case management service.- Preparing and leading Quarterly Catchment Area meeting, providing feedback.- Communicating with care & support organization About PLWHA and working collaboratively with regional health office, Woreda health office & Woreda HAPCO.- Strengthening and Supporting SRH (Sexual Reproductive Health) Program in the facility level.- Improving Quality of health care service to enhanced Facility delivery.- Strengthen and establishing intra-facility and inter-facility referral linkage. Show less

    • Chai (clinton health access initiative)

      Nov 2014 - Apr 2017
      Mnch program, midwife mentor

      - Provided clinical mentoring on practical BEmONCBasic service at the HC level based on SOPs & FMOH standards.- Provided technical support to HCW to provide quality with Integrated MNCH services (MNCH, PMTCT and Pediatric HIV care/ART) at the HC, HP/community level.- Supported to selected PHCUs in the implementation of Supply chain management for the MNH essential lifesaving commodities according to WHO standard.

    • Yge ghli yale university

      Apr 2017 - Apr 2019
      Technical advisor health management system

      -Supported zonal/regional health department to integrate and implement transformation activities such as key performance indicators (KPIs), district Management Standard (WMS), Ethiopian Health Centre Reform Implementation Guideline (EHCRIG), Community Scorecard, support for quality improvement activities, strategic problem solving and assistance with transition of governance structures• Introduced and facilitated the implementation of zonal health department management standards and provided training leadership, management, quality improvement and M&E• Worked closely with zonal health departments/Regional Health Bureau(RHB); collected feedback from stakeholders and ensure the approval and ownership of zones, districts and RHB for any planned quality improvement activities• Assisted with implementation of management trainings, with a focus on individual and organizational level capacity building, ensuring alignment with the goals and strategies of the RHB, zones and districts• Assisted in the development of data collection and monitoring tools; actively monitored and documented progress, successes and challenges,• Promoted a culture of learning and exchanging ideas to contribute to professional development of local stakeholders as well as other management mentors Show less

    • Ihi, usaid healthcare financing improvement program

      Apr 2019 - Nov 2022
      Quality assurance officer

      - Establish short-term and long-term quality strategies and Key Performance Indicators.Lead the development and implementation tools, standard operating procedures related to accreditation under SHI and CBHI programs;- Support the daily functioning of the Program to support the FMoH and related agencies to implement accreditation system;- Disseminate and ensure appropriate implementation of revised standards and procedures.

    • Ihi, institute healthcare improvement

      Nov 2022 - Aug 2023
      Quality assurance and healthcare financing advisor
    • Usaid quality healthcare activity (qha)

      Aug 2023 - now
      Quality assurance advisor

      JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. with partners Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), MSI Reproductive Choices including Marie Stopes Ethiopia (MSI), Project HOPE, and Network of Ethiopian Women Associations (NEWA) to achine the objective of The USAID Quality Healthcare Activity will improve readiness of health facilities to deliverquality reproductive, maternal, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) services; increase quality management and accountability for service delivery; and restore services in facilities within conflict-affected areas. Show less

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