Paul Okot

Paul Okot

Medical Liaison Officer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Health Specialist at UNICEF

  • Education

    • OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University

      2012 - 2014
      Master of Public Health - MPH Masters in Public Health and Nutrition (MPHN)
  • Experience

    • Médecins Sans Frontières HK / Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

      Feb 2004 - May 2007
      Medical Liaison Officer

      Coordination of all Medical activities in Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) Camp in Northern Uganda.

    • Caritus Torit- South Sudan

      Jun 2010 - May 2014
      Health and Nutrition Program manager (OFDA Grant)
    • Save the Children International

      Jul 2014 - Mar 2015
      Humanitarian Operations Team Leader

      Health and Nutrition, (Maternal child health and Nutrition, HIV/AIDS, Health system strengthening, PHC), WASH

    • UNICEF

      Apr 2015 - now

      Provide technical support in the coordination and management of Emergency response in the Country. This includes medical emergency , and multi sectorial Refugees influx response.The disease outbreak targeted includes Covid 19, EVD, and any other that may emerge.The refugees influx is a multi sectorial response that includes sectors of Health, WASH, Nutrition, Education, protection, and Social and behavioral communication (SBC).Task Summary includes:• Coordination of refugee influx response and EVD response• Health emergency assessment of CO• Areas for strengthening resilience agenda within existing programmes • Overseeing implementation of EPF and funds management• Revising CO Emergency Preparedness Plan • Resource mobilization for resilience and emergency • Risk assessment Show less

      • Health Specialist

        Apr 2017 - now
      • Emergency Coordinator P4

        Jan 2023 - Jul 2023
      • Health Officer

        Apr 2015 - Mar 2017
  • Licenses & Certifications