Adwoa O Twum

Experience

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  Water Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

  Nov 2004 - Nov 2005

  Research Assistant
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  Paul D Camp Community College

  Sept 2005 - Sept 2006

  Teaching Assistant
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  Western Tidewater Health Departments

  Jan 2007 - May 2008

  Epidemiologist/MCH Assistant

  - Mentored pregnant teens under the Resource Mother's program- Coordinated Women, Infant and Children (WIC) breastfeeding classes- Organised the annual senior citizen health fair- Assisted the Senior Epidemiologist in monitoring and surveillance of diseases

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  National Health Insurance Authority

  Sept 2009 - Mar 2018

  - Project Management - Design Thinking/Human Centered Design- Prototype Development - Technical Assistant to the 1st NHIS Review Committee - Research Management - Advocacy and stakeholder engagement - Development Partner program assistance - Managed external projects with other partners and development partners. - Engaged with internal team to determine research priorities and develope research road map.- Supervised analysis and reporting of routine data on membership, service and drug utilisation- Managed operations research work streams. - Managed research and policy review projects- Coordinated activities with external stakeholders- Supported monitoring pharmaceutical pricing and expenditure, - Analysed the effects of payment systems on healthcare access and utilisation - Conduct Surveillance and analysis of routine data and report on rates of enrolment and service/drug utilisation- Support survey and research activities- Ensure Health Provider adherence to Ministry of Health and NHIS guidelines

  • Snr. Technical Assistant to the CEO

    Mar 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Snr. Manager Research and Analytics

    Jun 2015 - Feb 2016

  • Snr. Research Officer

    Jul 2012 - May 2015

  • Research Officer

    Sept 2009 - Jun 2012
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  Results for Development

  Apr 2018 - now

  Program and activity lead, managing work streams in Ghana and Indonesia and the Joint Learning Network. Working on the USAID-Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator and the USAID-Tuberculosis Private Sector projects. Focus areas in Health Financing, Leadership and Governance, Primary Health Care Foundational Reforms and Health Systems Strengthening. Program and Activity management of R4D work streams in Ghana, working with Government agencies to implement priority health systems challenges. Country representative, managing in-country engagements for USAID-MCSP and PHCPI.

  • Senior Program Officer

    Jul 2021 - now

  • Program Officer

    Jul 2019 - Jun 2021

  • Independent Consultant

    Apr 2018 - Jun 2019