CV for Philip Wambua_Public Health Consultant

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CV for Philip Wambua
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Philip Wambua is a Kenyan based public health specialist with 19 years of experience in 20 Africa and
Asia Pacific (Philippines, Myanmar and China) Countries. Philip, a PhD candidate in epidemiology holds
a master degree in public health (MPH) and a certificate in Sexual Reproductive Health Rights from
Karolinska Institute in Stockholm Sweden. Philip’s recent consulting focus has been in supporting
countries in health systems strengthening for improved outcomes in sexual, reproductive, maternal,
newborn, child and adolescent health (SRMNCAH) and HIV/AIDS. He has supported several countries in
program reviews and development of EMTCT, HIV and STIs and RMNCAH strategic plans and
roadmaps. Philip has been trained by WHO and other H6 partners as a global expert for supporting
countries in the adoption of the Global Strategy for women’s, children’s and adolescents' health 2016-
2030 and the global Adolescents Accelerated Action (the AA_HA!). He has consulted with international
agencies and development partners including: UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA, UNAIDS, UNDP Global fund,
DFID, USAID, Sida, Ministries of health, SADC, OPM, JHPIEGO, JSI, FHI 360, World Vision International,
The Palladium group, Save the Children, CARE International, BroadReach Health Care and AMREF
among others. He has extensive expertise in health program design, strategic planning, monitoring and
evaluation.
EDUCATION
PhD (ongoing) in Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine/JKUAT, MPH, specialization in
Epidemiology, Kenyatta University, 2007; BSc, Environmental Health, Moi University Medical School,
2000.
COUNTRIES OF WORK EXPERIENCE
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Botswana, Malawi, Mali, Sierra Leone, South
Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Somalia, The Philippines, Myanmar
and China
Language Speaking Reading Writing
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
Kiswahili Fluent Fluent Fluent

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EMPLOYMENT RECORD
January and February 2020; UNICEF Lesotho; International Consultant for the documentation of
2Gether4SRHR promising practices
The role involves literature review, national and field level consultations to identify evidence based
practices in the implementation of the Sida funded joint UN 2gether4SRHR project.
October 2019 to January 2020; UNAIDS Zimbabwe; Lead Consultant development of Joint Health Sector
HIV and STIs strategic plan 2021 to 2025.
Leading a team of 6 HIV prevention, care and treatment, STIs, EMTCT and strategic information experts,
this assignment involved using the programs review findings to develop a costed joint Health sector HIV
and STIs strategic plan for the period 2021 to 2025 and an operational plan for the first 3 years. The role
involved leading national level consultations to develop targets, strategic objectives, strategies, key
actions and detailed activities for the response and providing support to the costing consultant to cost
the plan.
August and September 2019; UNAIDS Zimbabwe; Joint HIV and STI programs reviewer and lead writer
The role involved participating in the end term review of the joint HIV and STIs program for Zimbabwe as
an external review and later leading in the writing of the review report. Activities performed included
development of review tools, data collection, analysis, debriefing with senior Ministry of Health officials
and National AIDS Council and development of draft and final review report.
August to December 2019 ; UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Region, Technical assistance to China, Philippines
and Myanmar in review and development of EMTCT plans
This assignment involved supporting the 3 countries in undertaking program review of their triple
elimination for MTCT of HIV, Hepatitis B and Syphilis, and supporting them through a participatory
process to develop a triple elimination frameworks. Program reviews and framework development for
Philippines and Myanmar were completed in December 2019 with that for China being pushed to 2020.
July 2019; WHO Kingdom of Eswatini; Development of Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child
and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (SRMNCAH and N) strategic plan
The assignment involved leading the development of Eswatini’s SRMNCAH and N strategic plan 2019 to
2023 in alignment with the Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health. The
specific tasks include review of the previous SRMNCAH and N program, consultation with SRMNCAH and
N players to understand remaining gaps and development of key actions to address the gaps, setting
targets and developing monitoring and evaluation framework for the strategic plan. The assignment
was successfully completed
May/June 2019; UNFPA Botswana; Documenting promising practices for maternal mortality reduction in
Ngami district
The assignment involved conducting national and district level consultations and writing up a maternal
mortality promising practices documentation report.

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April/May 2019; Save the Children Sweden; Evaluation of Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and
Rights Regional Program.
This assignment involved supporting the team leader in development of inception report, development of
tools and writing of the final evaluation report. As part of the team, I led the evaluation including data
collection in Kenya which was one of the focus countries.
December to March 2019; UNICEF Regional Office; East and Southern Africa; Multi-Country Evaluation
Birth Registration for maternal, newborn and child health. The assignment involves development of
inception report including data collection tools, conducting data collection, data analysis, debriefing
meetings and report writing. The 55 days assignment is spread over a period of 4 months.
January/February 2019; UNFPA Zambia; Development of FP and ASRH program design document
The assignment involved landscape analysis of FP and ASRH in Zambia, conducting a concept note
development workshop with UNFPA staff, writing of draft and final FP and ASRH program design
document.
December 2018 to February 201; Sida; Evaluation of a Multi-Country Guttmacher implemented program
on the use of SRHR evidence to inform action. Working as a national consultant, this role involved
conducting key informant interviews with Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE ) players in Kenya
including civil society organisations, government departments, young people benefiting from CSE and
donors. Additionally the assignment involved supporting the lead consultant in data analysis and report
writing.
December 2018/March 2019; UNICEF Somalia; Support equity focussed newborn health situational and
bottleneck analysis and development of Every Newborn Action Plan. Working with a national consultant,
the assignment involved development of tools for situational analysis, conducting consultative meetings,
writing the situational analysis report and the Somalia Every Newborn Action Plan and conducting
validation meetings with the Federal Government of Somalia.
December 2018/January 2019; Cordaid South Sudan; Proposal Development Consultant. Assignment
involved conducting proposal development workshop and writing proposal bids to South to Health Pooled
Fund South Sudan on behalf of Cordaid. Assignment successfully completed within deadlines and in
quality acceptable to Cordaid.
October 2018; DFID Kenya; Review of the Preventing Maternal Deaths Program. This was an evaluation of
a DFID regional program focussing on family planning and provision of safe abortion services for
preventing maternal deaths. As a local consultant, I lead in development of the evaluation tools,
conducting data collection and writing the Kenya country report
Sep 2018; WHO SS; Operational plan for RMNCAH and N strategic plan and ENAP. The assignment
involved conducting consultative meetings with RMNCAH and N players to validate the strategic plan and

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develop an operational plan for RMNCAH and N strategic plan and for the Every Newborn Action Plan
(ENAP).
March to December 2018; Palladium; DFID Family planning program in Kenya
This assignment involved providing technical assistance to selected counties in Northern Kenya including
supporting development of County FP Costed implementation plans (CIP), conducting commodity security
assessment surveys, training health workers on Family planning and supporting the counties to establish
functional FP Technical Working Groups.
July 2018; UNICEF Namibia; Development of eMTCT strategic plan
The Assignment involved literature review to understand the Country PMTCT situation, consultative
meeting with PMTCT players, bottleneck analysis and writing of the eMTCT strategic plan aligned to the
WHO validation criteria.
May/June; UNICEF Lesotho; Development of Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP)
The assignment involved bottleneck analysis on access to and utilisation of high impact newborn
interventions, conducting consultative meetings and writing of the Every Newborn Action Plan.
February/April 2018; UNICEF East and Southern Africa Regional Office; documenting best practices for
retention in care of mother infant pairs in the context of PMTCT
The assignment involved literature review on documented evidence based practices for retention of
mother infant pairs in the context of PMTCT, key informant interviews in three countries of Kenya,
Zimbabwe and Swaziland and writing of the documentation report. As part of the assignment I also
prepared PowerPoints and made webinar presentations on the documentation study findings.
December 2017 to January 2018; IBTCI/USAID: Public Health Expert evaluation of APHIAplus IMARISHA
program
As a public health expert, this position involves development of data collection tools including KPCS on
HIV and RMNCAH, Focus group discussion and key informant interview guides, training and supervision of
research assistants, data collection, analysis and report writing. Additionally, the role involves debriefing
USAID, conducting validation and dissemination meetings with targeted with the government
departments and development partners in the targeted counties.
July 2017; UNICEF Lesotho; Technical Assistance in development of National eMTCT plan
The role involved literature review, consultations at national and subnational levels, conducting
consultative meetings and writing of the EMTCT plan.
June 2017; UNICEF Zimbabwe; Technical assistance in undertaking an assessment on health systems
bottlenecks to eMTCT of HIV and syphilis in Zimbabwe
An assessment report on health systems bottlenecks and solutions towards elimination of mother to child
transmission of HIV and syphilis successfully developed and approved by the national Technical Working
Group, UNICEF Zimbabwe and the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC).

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April and May 2017; WHO Zimbabwe; Technical Assistance in Development of eMTCT for HIV and Syphilis
Plan development
Hired through WHO Africa Regional office, the role involved literature review, consultations with
RMNCAH and PMTCT players in the country to identify bottlenecks and development of EMTCT plan 2017
to 2021. The role further involved supervision of costing consultant. An EMTCT plan successfully
developed and approved by the TWG and the Ministry of Health and Child Care.
February to March 2017; WHO Regional Office for Africa, Global Fund Proposal Development Consultant:
Hired by WHO Africa Regional Office to Support Zimbabwe Country office in integrating RMNCAH into the
Global Fund applications for TB, AIDS and Malaria. The role involved review of national TB, HIV, Malaria
and RMNCAH plans to identify gaps and opportunities for integration, consultation meetings/workshops,
with HIV/TB/Malaria/RMNCAH players and as part of the writing team contribute in the review and
writing of the country GF application.
October 2016 to January 2017; WHO Sierra Leone; Development of National Post Ebola RMNCAH
Strategy
Hired through H6 to directly support the Ministry of Health and Sanitation in Sierra Leone, this
assignment involved conducting a review of the previous Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and
Adolescent Health Strategy, conducting consultative workshop with the Country RMNCAH players and
developing a prioritized, costed RMNCAH strategy and monitoring and evaluation framework.
The RMNCAH strategy was aligned to the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents Health
as well as to the Global Financing Facility (GFF).
September/Early October 2016; World Vision International, Proposal development consultant in response
to USAID RFA NOFO-615-000033 on OVC support
This role involved providing leadership in the development of OVC proposal bid to USAID. Key roles
included review of application documents, OVC situational analysis, conducting proposal development
consultative workshops and writing the actual proposal bid.
August/September 2016; DFID; Annual review of DFID/UNICEF Maternal and Neonatal Health program.
This assignment involved support in the development of review tools, review of program and national
MNH documents, key informant interviews with UNICEF, implementing agencies, Ministry of health at
subnational levels, health facility visits and interview with health workers and focus group discussion with
selected target beneficiaries. A final deliverable was development of annual review report using a
standard DFID template.
May/July 2016; PATH/Ministry of Health Kenya; Child and Adolescent Health Policy Consultant
This 40-day assignment involved supporting the Ministry of Health in development of Child and
Adolescent Health policy. Key roles included analysis of the situation of children and adolescents,
conducting consultative stakeholder forums and writing of the policy document

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February/March 2016, DFID County Innovation Challenge Fund; Lead Consultant Maternal and neonatal
County Analysis
The role of this assignment involved conducting a maternal and neonatal analysis in 6 counties of Kenya
of Bungoma, Kakamega, Homa Bay, Garissa, Turkana and Nairobi. The focus of the analysis was to identify
key maternal and neonatal gaps and identifying innovative solutions to address those gaps. As the lead
consultant, I supported in the recruitment of the consultants, developed the methods and the tools,
conducted national level consultations with key MN players, trained the field consultants and guided the
county level consultations, developed the final report and presented to the client.
January 2016/February 2016; Save the Children/ACF/UNICEF; Support in development of implementation
research on integrating treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and iCCM
The role involved literature review of iCCM and treatment of SAM by community health workers in Kenya
and globally, consultation with iCCM and Nutrition stakeholders both at national and county levels and
writing of the research protocol.
October/December 2015/July/August 2016; RMNCH Trust Fund; Support Ministry of Health Uganda in
the development of the World Bank Global Financing Facility Investment Case
In a team 2 other local consultants, the role involved provision of technical assistance in the writing of a
5 year GFF Investment case. More specifically the assignment involved review of Country RMNCAH
landscape, identification of the high impact interventions, financial and program gap analysis, costing and
the writing of the investment case.
December 2015 to May 2016; Belgium Technical Cooperation/Sida Uganda; Design of RMNCAH Health
Systems Strengthening program
In a team of three consultants, this assignment involved development of a Country Multi-donor basket
funding for RMNCAH for five years. As the RMNCAH specialist, my role in this assignment involved
programmatic gap analysis, identifying best practices and innovations for RMNCAH, consultations with
Government and other RMNCAH players in the country including UN agencies and the writing of the
program design document.
September to November 2015; JSI/USAID; Consultant documenting experiences in integrating iCCM into
Global Fund Malaria Concept Note in Uganda and Zambia
The assignment involved conducting an assessment towards understanding the factors that influenced
countries in the process of integrating iCCM into Malaria global fund concept note. The assessment
looked at understanding economic, political and structural factors that influenced the process and making
recommendations on how this process could be improved in the next round of Global Fund Applications.

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August 2015; Southern Africa AIDS Trust (SAT)/UNFPA ESA Regional Office; SRHR Technical Assistance
Consultant
This assignment involved write up of a SRHR content paper for consideration by SADC in the development
of regional HIV, TB and Malaria integrated strategy. The process involved desk review of global and
regional SRHR documents, consultations with SRHR players in the region and participation in SADC
meetings.
July 2015; HelpAge International; Lead Consultant End of Project Evaluation
The assignment involved an end term evaluation for Pfizer funded Non-Communicable Diseases Project
targeting older persons in Tanzania. The key responsibilities included development of an evaluation
protocol, development of evaluation tools, and training of research team, Qualitative and Quantitative
data collection, and data analysis, validation with HelpAge International in Tanzania and partners and
development of final report.
May to June 2015 (50 days); UNICEF RMNCH Trust Fund New York; Zambia
The key function of this assignment was working with the Ministry of Health Zambia, H4+ counterparts
(WHO, UNICEF, World Bank and UNFPA) and a core group of partners including EU, DFID and USAID to
identify country RMNCH priorities, identify funding gaps and develop proposal to RMNCH trust fund by
mid-May 2015. Key methods utilized included literature review, administering RMNCH resource mapping
tool to RMNCH stakeholders, interviews with relevant RMNCH players in the country and consultative
problem analysis and log frame development meetings with stakeholders. This assignment was
undertaken in collaboration with DFID/ Sida RMNCH health systems strengthening program that is
currently being designed for Zambia. A key deliverable was development of a proposal that is currently
undergoing review for funding by the RMNCH trust fund.
March/April 2015 (20 days); UNFPA Zambia; Development of National Guidelines for SRH, GBV and HIV
integration
The assignment involved review of global, regional and national SRH, GBV and HIV documents,
consultative meetings with SRH and HIV players, writing of a draft national integration guidelines,
facilitate validation meeting and use comments to finalize the guidelines. In this assignment, I further
facilitated training of health workers on SRH, GBV and HIV integration at facility level. This activity is part
of a Sweden/Norad Government funding to Zambia on SRH and HIV integration.
February/March 2015 (35 days); USAID/MCHIP; Assessment of integration of iCCM into the GF New
Funding Mechanism (NFM)
The assignment involved designing qualitative assessment tools, interviews with key informants from
both child health and Malaria, Global Fund Country Coordinating mechanisms among others, thematic
analysis of the information, country validation meeting and writing of country reports to USAID/MCHIP.
Countries covered under this assignment included Kenya, Uganda and Zambia.

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December 2014 to March 2015 (50 days); UNICEF RMNCH Trust Fund New York; Uganda
The key function of this assignment was working with the Ministry of Health Uganda, H4+ counterparts
(WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank) and a core group of partners to identify country RMNCH priorities
identification of funding gaps and development of a proposal to RMNCH trust fund and other donors to
fill the identified RMNCH gaps. The assignment involved conducting rapid RMNCH resource mapping and
gap analysis, review of national RMNCH documents including the sharpened plan, health strategic plan,
the family planning costed plan among others. A key deliverable was development of a one year 7 million
USD Proposal that has been successfully funded by RMNCH Trust Fund. A RMNCH landscape synthesis
was conducted as part of this assignment.
October and November 2014: HelpAge International; HIV Program design consultant
The assignment involved developing a program design focusing on older person’s health and HIV and
AIDS response in Uganda and Kenya. Key deliverables for the assignment included (a) problem analysis
detailing the impact of HIV and AIDS on older people including as care givers for Orphans and Vulnerable
children and people living with HIV and AIDS as well older persons being people living with HIV and AIDS
and at risk of infection (b) Developing a corporate capability statement on HIV and AIDS response
amongst older people in Sub Saharan Africa (c) Designing an innovative program model on HIV and AIDS
and health response among older persons in the two countries.
August and September 2014; Program Design Consultant; Mothers to Mothers; RMNCH, ECD, OVC
integrated program
The assignment involved situational analysis to scan RMNCH, OVC, early childhood development
initiatives including best practices, lessons learned, gaps and opportunities, conducting problem and
solution tree analysis with stakeholders, development of strategies, log frame matrix development and
writing of a program design document.
May to July 2014; RMNCH Consultant (40 days); UNICEF USA, Sierra Leone
The assignment involved providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Health in Sierra Leone to map
out and align resources for implementing reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
interventions. Specific responsibilities included RMNCAH and N resource mapping and development of
RMNCAH and N proposals to donors.
April and May 2014; Jhpiego/JSI MCHIP; documenting local evidence on the use of Rapid Diagnostic Tests
by CHWs in Kenya
This assignment involved literature review on CHWS use of RDTs, interviews with facility health workers,
Malaria and community health focal point persons at the counties, CHWs providing RDT services, review
of CHWs RDT and AL treatment reports and interviews with MoH officials and other Malaria stakeholders
in the country.

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March and April 2014; iCCM Global Task Force; Global Fund Malaria Concept Note Technical Assistance
Consultant; Kenya
Recruited through UNICEF USA fund, support Ministry of Health of Kenya in the review of the National
Malaria Strategic Plan and development of concept paper to the Global fund.
Key responsibility involved ensuring inclusion of integrated community case management in both the
strategic plan and in the Global fund concept note.
March to July 2014); SRH and HIV integration Consultant; Save the Children Regional Office for Southern
Africa
The assignment involved supporting the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) to develop
minimum standards for SRH and HIV/AIDS integration. Key activities included development of an
inception report, situational analysis, conducting key informant interviews across partners in the 15
states, development of the draft minimum standards document and facilitating validation and consensus
building with stakeholders and Ministers of Health from Member States.
October 2013 to February 2014; Public Health Specialist, International Business and Technical
Consultants Inc
IBTCI is a USAID Contract responsible for evaluating all USAID funded health programs in Kenya and East
Africa region. As a Public Health Specialist, I provided technical advice in designing evaluations, in
recruiting and supervising consultants, reviewing reports and presentations to USAID.
October 2013; Lead Consultant; Evaluation of Multi-Country Sida Funded HIV/AIDS Program; Regional
AIDS Training Network (now Africa Capacity Alliance)
As a lead consultant, this role involved end term evaluation of a Sida Funded East and Southern Africa
Program. Activities undertaken included development of an inception report, developing quantitative and
qualitative data collection tools, leading data analysis and report writing.
September 2013; UNFPA/MOH Rwanda; National Rapid Assessment on SRHR and HIV/AIDS integration.
Led a national team in conducting a national rapid assessment on SRHR and HIV/AIDS integration.
Conducted stakeholder dissemination and developed findings report together with recommendations for
improving SRHR and HIV integration in Rwanda.
August 2013; Lead Consultant; End Term Evaluation; Swedish Workplace HIV and AIDS Program
As lead consultant, I led an end term evaluation for a Swedish Workplace Programme in Kenya covering
12 Swedish companies based in Kenya. The role involved development inception report including data
collection tools, training of research team, leading data collection, analysis, validation and final report
writing.

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April 2012 – July 2013, Country Team Lead BroadReach Health Care LLC; APHIAplus IMARISHA, USAID,
Kenya
Provided programmatic as well as administrative leadership for BroadReach Health Care staff within a
USAID funded Integrated Maternal and Newborn child Health and HIV /AIDS program. This responsibility
involved providing support in developing the technical bid to USAID and later development of the
detailed implementation plan, technical support to program staff in planning, implementation and report
writing for the AIDS, Population, Health, Integrated, and Assistance (APHIA) program in the Northern Arid
Lands. The position also involved liaison with the Ministry of Health at district, county and National level
as well as with other consortium partners including the USAID funded national mechanisms such as
Funzo, Health Commodities Supply Management program, AFYAinfo, KenyaPHARMA among others. In
this consortium, BroadReach had a responsibility for private sector engagement, DHMT capacity building
and promoting innovations in health care such as health care financing, maternal waiting shelters, output
based assistance (OBA) and M-health among others. In addition to providing leadership to BroadReach
Health Care staff in Kenya, I acted as the team lead for Private sector response and DHMT capacity
building within the consortium.
August 2010 to March 2012, Regional HIV/AIDS Advisor; MDGC (now Columbia Global Centers Africa),
Kenya
Provided advisory services for integrating PMTCT into Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health in the MDG
supported Millennium Villages in target Southern and Eastern Africa Countries. In this capacity, I
participated in an innovative strategy of using Mhealth through community health workers to improve
PMTCT outcomes. As part of the regional advisory team, I participated in the program design, monitoring
and evaluation. As the regional HIV/AIDS Advisor, I team led in supporting Rwanda to successfully develop
an OVC proposal to Global Fund. At Global and Regional level, I was involved as part of the committee
that developed the eMTCT strategic plan for East and Southern Africa.
July 2010, Team Leader, National Rapid Assessment of SRH and HIV integration, UNFPA/Ministry of
Health Zimbabwe
Led a national team in conducting a national rapid assessment on SRH and HIV integration. Key areas of
responsibility included facilitating consultative meetings with MOH/UNFPA and other UN agencies,
development of qualitative assessment tools, training of the assessment team, and conducting key
informant interviews and FGDs, facilitating stakeholder’s validation workshops and development of the
integration assessment report.
June 2010, Evaluation Specialist, True Panacea, American Red Cross, Tanzania
End term Evaluation of the American Red Cross PEPFAR funded HIV and AIDS Project (Together We Can)
in Tanzania. Major responsibilities included conducting FGD, IDIs and KIIs and conducting stakeholder’s
dissemination. I was involved as a senior member of the team in data analyzing and later in writing the
end of evaluation report.

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April and May 2010; short term Contract; UNFPA Kenya; Most at Risks Population (MARPs) Contractor
Recruited on a short assignment by UNFPA to support the Kenya National AIDS Control Council to profile
their response to MARPs including female sex workers and LGBTI persons. During this period as part of a
team of consultants, we conducted a national sex worker enumeration study.
July 2005 to March 2010, Regional Program Manager (Eastern Africa), HIV/AIDS, Swedish Cooperative
Centre
Provided technical and managerial leadership for HIV/AIDS programs with government & NGO partners in
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. Tasks included: Development of organizational policies and
strategies for partners in the four operation countries, conducting technical assistance to the targeted
countries through supportive monitoring visits, capacity building to partner organizations in HIV/AIDS
programming; establishment of HIV/AIDS at workplace programs; Reporting, research and documentation
of best practices.
September 2003 – June 2005, National Program Officer Health and HIV/AIDS, World Vision International,
Kenya office
Reporting to the Health and HIV/AIDS Director, the position involved providing leadership in
programming and implementation of health and HIV/AIDS programs spread in over 40 districts in Kenya.
Key program areas included GFTAM and Roll back funded Malaria programs, USAID funded child survival
programs, OVC, PMTCT, and HIV/AIDS response among faith communities. I Managed over 30 health and
HIV/AIDS coordinators based at project sites; Planning, M&E; and Capacity Building. In this position team
led and participated in development of successful HIV and AIDS proposals including on OVCs to various
donors including USAID, Comic Relief, and Global Fund among others.
January 2003 to August 2003; World Vision International; HIV/AIDS Coordinator
Reporting to the Area Development Program manager, I managed a PMTCT program in Voi/Coast
Province. The role involved liaison with the Ministry of Health and providing technical and management
leadership to the project team.
August 2000 to Dec 2002. Project Assistant; AMREF Kenya; Water and Sanitation program
Key roles included support to program manager in planning, proposal writing and implementation of
WASH programs. Participated in national water and sanitation coordination meetings.
Publications
I. Postnatal retention of mother infant pairs in the context of PMTCT in East and Southern Africa.
UNICEF 2019
II. Minimum Standards for integrating SRH and HIV in SADC region. Save the Children 2016
III. National Reproductive maternal newborn Child and Adolescent Health strategic plan. Sierra
Leone 2017
IV. Case study for integrating iCCM into Malaria Global fund programs. USAID 2015

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References
1. Ms Laurie Gulaid
Senior Health Specialist; UNICEF ESARO
Email: lgulaid@unicef.org
2. Dr. Blerta Maliqi
RMNCH Specialist RMNCH Strategy and Coordination Team; WHO
Email: maliqib@who.int
3. Dr. Dyness Kasungami
Senior Child Health Advisor Maternal and Child Survival Program USAID Grantee Washington DC
Email: dyness_kasungami@mcsprogram.org
4. Dr. Innocent Bright Nuwagira
WHO/AFRO | Intercountry Support Team for East and Southern Africa
Email: nuwagirai@who.int