Makwinja Thomas Email & Phone Number

Ntcheu

Responsible for malaria, Nutrition, reproductive health, family planning and water sanitation hygiene Lead the implementation of health and nutrition component under the Concern Universal Local Development Support Programme (LDSP) managing the dissemination of Irish Aid Funds and providing technical assistance. Develop and disseminate programme accountability guidance and training materials Frequently travel to project areas for hands on technical support Coordinate the District Targeted nutrition programme (TNP) and community based management of acute malnutrition. Coordinate positive devious hearth programme and report on Programme Impact progress.  Collaborate with M&E, partnership, participation, humanitarian, fundraising teams to embed accountability in organizational systems Co-lead the design and management of Scaling Up Nutrition for Balaka district funded Irish Aid through Concern universal LDSP along with the District Councils. Support and train Ministry of health staff and community structures to conduct health (malaria, water borne diseases control and prevention and, reproductive health) and nutritional education session. Supporting of Community Based Organization in Makwangwala on HIV/AIDS prevention and control.  Oversee community general hygiene and sanitation programme in the targeted communities (Makwangwala). Conducted the lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) survey as a baseline for Balaka and Dedza scaling up nutrition project under concern universal. Production and submission of monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports  Conducting baseline surveys on malaria, reproductive health, nutrition and technical water assessment. Lead in the development of a malaria communication strategy with district partner and develop a plan for the implementation of the malaria communication strategy.

Lilongwe

Primary Eye Care (PEC), Integrated Disease Surveillance and response (IDSR) Coordinator and general Environmental Health duties.• Contribute to the development of annual strategic plan for activities on primary eye care programme.• Community mobilization and contribution in the prevention of water borne (cholera) diseases in Lilongwe urban.• Conduct regular hygiene education sessions in rural and urban area.• Training of Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) in primary eye care in Lilongwe District.• Facilitate the active cataract cases finding by HSAs in targeted health areas.• Ensuring a timely and cost effective completion of construction services by the contractors• Organising capacity building workshops for community structures like CBOs, VHWCs, and community health volunteers. • Conducting Training needs assessment using participatory approaches.• Writing monthly and quarterly progress reports for donors

Master Of Public Health (M.P.H.), Epidemiology

Bachelor'S Degree, Environmental Health, Perfect

Activities and Societies: D, W, D

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