Eng. Millicent Alooh, HSC, PhD Candidate

Experience

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  JOM suppliers

  Jan 2008 - Aug 2008

  Technical sales representative

  Selling ,servicing and repair of hospital equipment

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  The Nairobi Womens Hospital

  Sept 2008 - Jul 2013

  Ensures cost effective planned preventive maintenance ,hospital expansion projects,safety and procurement of hospital equipment together with maintenance related outsourced services. Implementation of planned preventive maintenance,repair and service of hospital equipment

  • Maintenance Incharge -(Biomedical Engineer)

    Mar 2010 - Jul 2013

  • Biomedical Technologist

    Sept 2008 - Mar 2010
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  The Agakhan Hospital Kisumu

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2015

  Facility Manager

  Manages Engineering Department(electrical,mechanical,biomedical engineering),fire safety,OHS,waste management,safety and security,transport and logistics,Facility maintenance,infection controls and hospital expansion projects which includes site surveys,approval of building layouts and commissioned equipment and building,monitoring and supervising of the ongoing projects.

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  The Aga Khan University Hospital

  Aug 2015 - Feb 2019

  Manager, Biomedical Engineering Department

  Supervising team of biomedical staffEnsure the implementation of Planned preventive maintenance of all the medical equipmentManages Service contract agreement for all the medical equipmentInstallation and commissioning of new equipmentEnsure Training of users on medical equipment is done as per schedulePerforms Technical evaluation of any equipment to be purchased and provision of required specifications.Organizing with the vendors on the technical team training schedules.Performing Breakdown maintenance whenever needed.Participate in hospital wide quality agenda of excellence in JCIA.Performs Facility management and safety audits as per schedules.Manages spare parts inventory of all medical equipment.Represents the department on the Management meeting. Show less

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  Mp Shah Hospital

  Mar 2019 - Oct 2022

  Head of Biomedical Engineering and maintenance Department

  Provide Technical support for medical equipment through out the hospital (PPM, inventories, BDM)Act as trust expert for medical device issues including those related to regulation and risk.participate in development of department and system wide quality improvement initiatives on patient care equipmentDevelop and review emergency and safety plans related to use and operation of patients care equipment Develop preventive maintenance schedules and guidelinesCoordinate and participate in new equipment acquisitionsprovide budgetary stewardship and oversight to include recommendations for medical equipment replacement prioritiesDetermine the training needs for technicians,engineers and clinicians on patient related equipment.Develop patient care equipment safety and device specific programsOversee Facilities management and safety programs and implementation hospital wide Show less

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  Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies

  Nov 2022 - now

  Regional Director BMET

  Support and oversee the implementation and integration of Health Technology management,NEST360 (from acquisition, distribution and sustainability)in low resource settings.BMET in-service training and mentorship initiatives for sustainability in five implementation countries in subsaharan Africa(Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, malawi and Ethiopia)Advocate for policies and programs for health technology management together with MOH for facilities and country level. Oversee cross country quality improvement efforts on technology procurement and management.Oversee the support of health technology for maternal, neonatal and child health programs.Cross- Country Medical equipment management for both private and public facilities in liason with MOH Show less