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Virginia, United States

Provide subject matter expertise and support to the evaluation team in evaluating the USAID Health Financing Improvement Program (HFIP) in Ethiopia.o Apply expertise in health care financing to analyze and provide insights on program interventions and outcomes on the year end evaluation of the USAID HFIP program in Ethiopia o Evaluate health care financing instruments of the government and their effectivenesso Contribute to the development of instruments, and respondent selection… Show more Provide subject matter expertise and support to the evaluation team in evaluating the USAID Health Financing Improvement Program (HFIP) in Ethiopia.o Apply expertise in health care financing to analyze and provide insights on program interventions and outcomes on the year end evaluation of the USAID HFIP program in Ethiopia o Evaluate health care financing instruments of the government and their effectivenesso Contribute to the development of instruments, and respondent selection process.o Participate in data collection and capture efforts including conducting interviews, document reviews and direct observations.o Collaborate with the evaluation team to analyze data, and draft evaluation report and presentation, including participating in the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations (FCR) process. Show less

Nairobi County, Kenya

Provided technical assistance in developing a strategy for extending coverage of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) in Kenya towards uncovered groups focusing mainly on workers in the informal economy

Nairobi County, Kenya

Provide technical assistance to the Ethiopian Health Insurance Services (EHIS) in mapping Ethiopia’s health care purchasing arrangements and develop recommendations and implementation road map to support Ethiopia’s move towards strategic health purchasing

Remote

Research Assistant on BMGF commissioned study that looks at how coordination among donors in Global health has progressed in the last few years, particularly as a result of the Global Action Plan (GAP) and the Sustainable Financing for Health Accelerator (SFHA)

Nairobi, Kenya

Served as a subject matter expert on health financing matters in refining the concept for establishing a 3bn USD multi country performance-based funding mechanism for community healthMapped resource flow to community health across Sub-Saharan African countriesCo-authored the financing chapter of the 11-paper supplement on “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of a New Era”: program financing. The chapter focuses on making the case for investing in health programmes, human… Show more Served as a subject matter expert on health financing matters in refining the concept for establishing a 3bn USD multi country performance-based funding mechanism for community healthMapped resource flow to community health across Sub-Saharan African countriesCo-authored the financing chapter of the 11-paper supplement on “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of a New Era”: program financing. The chapter focuses on making the case for investing in health programmes, human resources for health, primary health care and community health workersTook part in developing and editing the content for a community health financing course, the first published online course dedicated to teaching learners, primary government practitioners in low- and middle-income countries, on how to mobilize financing for community health and primary care Show less

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Facilitated the “second international meeting of the network for improving quality for maternal, new-born and child health” which took place from 12-14 march 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Provided technical support to the overall implementation and monitoring of NCD programs at the Ministry of HealthOrganized the first of its kind multisectoral/multi-stakeholder policy dialogue on NCDs among the UN country team, development assistance groups and other working groups within the UN. The meeting yielded the decision for establishing a multisectoral task force for NCDsBuilt partnerships with key in-country constituencies including CSOs to support government’s work in… Show more Provided technical support to the overall implementation and monitoring of NCD programs at the Ministry of HealthOrganized the first of its kind multisectoral/multi-stakeholder policy dialogue on NCDs among the UN country team, development assistance groups and other working groups within the UN. The meeting yielded the decision for establishing a multisectoral task force for NCDsBuilt partnerships with key in-country constituencies including CSOs to support government’s work in the prevention and control of NCDs Coordinated the joint United Nations Interagency task force mission on NCDs. Provided technical support in the revision of the national action plan for the prevention and control of NCDs Show less

Somali, Ethiopia

I was repurposed from my position as an NCD officer for three months to serve as an Emergency Communications officer in Jijiga, Ethiopian Somali Region to support in the implementation of prevention and control activities of Acute Watery Diarrhea Outbreak

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Served as a liaison officer to facilitate WHO/UNDP interagency collaboration on NCDs at the country level

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Participated in the preparation and servicing of various conferences and meetings that took place at the Commission

Served as MSF’s focal point within in the AUC and participated in multi-lateral forums addressing medical, public health and humanitarian policy discussions in the continent

Msc, Health Policy Planning And Financing

Msc, Health Policy Planning And Financing

Executive Course, Global Health Diplomacy

Master Of Public Health - Mph

Dissertation titled “Community Initiated School Feeding Programs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Perspective of parents and school staff ”, 2014.

Bsc, Pharmacy