Sam Denise Md, Mph Email & Phone Number

Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroon

1 / 2Health AdvisorSummaryOrganization:Plan International CanadaReports to:Senior Health AdvisorLocation:Toronto, ON, CanadaThe PositionReporting to the Senior Health Advisor, the Health Advisor will play an important role in guiding, strengthening and supporting Plan Canada and Plan’s global capacity and expertise in health programming specifically in relation to HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.What success looks like?· Provides ongoing implementation stage technical support to Country Offices specializing primarily in malaria, tuberculosis, HIV and resilient and sustainable systems for health (RSSH) for up to seven Global Fund-financed projects in Africa and Latin America;· Depending on the need, may provide partial support to a portfolio of other health projects, including sexual health, gender-informed health systems strengthening, and/or food and nutrition · Works closely with M&E counterparts to ensure that public health technical support is aligned with a data-informed approach to continuous quality improvement · Builds positive, long-term relationships with Plan International Country Offices · Contributes to business development efforts related to the Global Fund, and ensures that project design meets Plan International’s standards for gender equality; · Where relevant networks with key stakeholders including Ministry of Health, The Global Fund Secretariat, Country Coordinating Mechanism, Local Fund Agent, other NGOs; · Identifies and contributes to knowledge management initiatives including research, presentations of project findings, conference abstracts and presentations to further internal learning, sharing and cross-learning with other internal teams · As a member of several Country Support Teams, the Health Advisor manages his/her specific contributions to each project's Country Support Plan in full collaboration with the Program Manager

Guinea

-Support Plan International Guinea's Country Office through the cycle of Project Management including project planning and start-up, implementation, and routine monitoring- Develop and review narrative and financial reports for Country Office, and Plan International Canada leadership as well as for donors, alongside technical advisors and grant compliance counterparts - Collaborate closely with technical advisors to develop and roll out quality training and activity plans, gender equality tools and systems, child safeguard plans. and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plans including periodic evaluations to ensure program quality

• Assisted in the proactive research and upload, regularly updating data on several global health conditions and concerned areas of product pipelines for the organization.• Performed detailed reviews of research articles, general research, and data collection for various organizations’ research projects, such as on neglected illness R&D topics, to facilitate senior analyst operations.▪ Called and emailed survey participants to encourage them to complete the survey and answer their basic queries.▪ Maintained meticulous records of correspondence in database and Excel spreadsheets. ▪ Read grant descriptions and made decisions on disease, product, and R&D stage allocations according to the scope of the G-FINDER survey▪ Collect, manipulate and upload R&D grant data submitted offline

Bamenda, Cameroon

Buea

• Succesfully pioneered and scaled up the use of high yield HIV case identification strategies like Moonlight testing for Key Populations, family testing for children and Index testing, which has led to an increase in weekly and monthly testing by more than 150%• Effectively budgeted for and supervised the implementation of Site budgets• Leads and coordinates project staff to ensure the attainment of targets.• Consistently supervised various aspects of HIV care at the health facility including TB prevention, screening and treatment, PMTCT• Effectively planned and implemented several continuous Quality Improvement projects to improve sie performance vis-à-vis CDC/PEPFAR targets• Periodicall prepared and submitted reports to the Regional Project Manager• Presented site performance to Senior Management and CDC/PEPFAR during Granular Site management (GSM).• Succesfully carried out several capacity building sessions with staff, including Onsite Mentorship and to improve staff performance

• Consistently coordinated activities and facilitated the Online Global Health Project Management Course for CBCHB Group 1 Site in Yaounde.• Followed up to ensure active participation of all participants of the CBCHS Site, in Cameroon

Yaounde

• Actively mentored over 25 project supported health facilities, to improve on their HIV related services. • Trained health providers in HIV care and treatment services• Reviewed data on pediatric indicators, provided feedback to the health facilities, proposed and followed up on strategies to improve on these indicators at low performing sites.• Trained and mentored sites on the provision of psycho-social support to children and adolescents living with HIV.• Proactively worked with the SIMS team to conduct IP (Implementing Partner) SIMS supervisions in supported sites.• Accompanied the CDC Cameroon team for Supervision at the community, District health services and health facilities

Yaounde

• Provided sound technical assistance to health facilities to improve on HIV care and treatment services towards the UNAIDS 95 95 95 targets.• Coordinated project staff working at the health facilities to meet facility-specific targets set by CDC/PEPFAR.• Routinely evaluated staff performance and carried out onsite mentorship geared towards improving staff performance. • Mentored staff on high yield strategies for case finding, initiation and viral suppression• Made use of Data Manager (DAMA) software developed by CBCHS to generate and analyze data on site performance and work to improve on identified performance gaps.• Actively coordinated staff of the above health facilities in patient search and data cleaning during the return to care campaign organized by CDC Cameroon and Ministry of health in April 2019 to improve retention.

Yaounde, Cameroon

• Coordinated activities and facilitated the Online Global Health Project Management Course for CBCHB Group 1 Site in Yaounde.

Hiv Free Sw Mutengene

• Actively participated in the SIMS team that carried out supportive supervision of project supported health facilities using the SIMS tool designed by CDC Atlanta which improved service quality.• Worked with health facilities to design corrective action plans to address problems and shared facility best practices with other facilities to improve service quality.• Oversaw capacity building of supported health facilities on the provision of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy among HIV positive clients in particular and HIV/TB services in these facilities.• Provided supportive supervision on Viral load services in the South West Region reported findings to the CDC Cameroon.• Carried out free consultations and screening in several villages in the Local Capacity Initiative(LCI) supported districts.

Limbe, Buea And Muyuka

• Carried out outpatient consultation and emergency services functions.• Diligently followed up on in-patients.• Provided assistance in major surgical procedures and carried out minor surgical procedures successfully.• Actively participated in therapeutic committee/ HIV care and treatment.• Carried out other activities as prescribed by the Attending Physician.

Online Master Of Public Health - Mph, Public Health

Doctor Of Medicine - Md

Certificate In Global Health Project Management