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Bethesda, MD, US

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Project Director of a five year project aimed at improving supply chains for neglected tropical diseases in Africa, with a specific focus on medicines for preventive chemotherapy. The project provides technical support to enhance coordination and collaboration among manufacturers, the World Health Organization (WHO), funding and technical partners, and.

Melbourne, Australia

As Program Manager this role included establishing the World Scabies Program, managing all aspects of the program towards achieving both global and country level program objectives, including overseeing all country level activities and staff. In Fiji and Solomon Islands the program established scabies control programs and supported the Ministry of Health.

Arlington VA

This role includes:Management of a number of small supply chain grants and projects ranging from designing and deploying mHealth systems (cStock) for community health workers and for vaccines to revitalizing the supply chain for family planning in Indonesia and implementation of leadership and quality improvement workshops in Kenya. Project management.

Arlington Virginia

As Country Technical Manager for the Supply Chains for Community Case Management Project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation this role included:Supported the design and implementation of baseline, midline and endline evaluationsParticipated as a key member of the design team for the interventions for all three countriesManaged two project field.

Arlington Virginia

Provided technical assistance to various country programs to strengthen supply chain systems for HIV & AIDS, TB and laboratory commodities. Technical assistance activities varied from forecasting & quantification, inventory management, health logistics system design and training of trainers. Conducted capacity building for various cadres of professionals.

Melbourne, Australia

As part of a multi-disciplinary team conducted home visits to patients identified as at risk of hospital readmission post discharge. Evaluated medication regimes and adherence, provided patient counseling and communicated with medical staff on any risk factors and possible improvements to the medication regime.

Cairns, Australia

Provided pharmacy services to 13 remote aboriginal communities in Cape York Peninsula. Established a formalized ordering system based on previous stock usage and regular ordering intervals in all primary health care centers. Provided in-service training on quality use of medicines for nursing staff and aboriginal health workers in primary health care.

Vanuatu

Trained Pharmacy Officers on medicines use, communication, dispensing and stock management. Built the capacity of provincial hospital staff to distribute medical supplies to lower level facilities by teaching basic concepts in stock management procedures and ordering systems. Prepared a successful grant proposal for WHO to improve stock management through.

Masters Of Public Health, International Public Health/International Health

Bachelors Of Pharmacy, Pharmacy