Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje is a Nigeria-based HIV/AIDS programme
manager, writer/author, advocate, trainer, communicator and care provider. He
is a Professional Manager, Trainer and Health Systems Strengthening and
Monitoring and Evaluation consultant. Dr. Adirieje’s HIV/AIDS work spans Global
Fund (GFATM) experiences include implementing GF Rounds 5, 8 and 9 grants as
sub-recipient (SR), sub-sub recipient (SSR) and Principal Recipient (PR) on
Home-Based Care (HBC), Community Systems Strengthening (CSS) and Home-Based
Care respectively. He also served as a consultant to Nigeria’s Country
Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) in performing oversight of GF projects/grants in Kebbi, Akwa Ibom, Anambra and Rivers States.
He also implemented GFR9 project as a sub-sub recipient
(SSR)/Implementing Agency for Home-Based Care in Imo State, and Prevention (out
of school youth) in FCT under GFR9. He was the consultant for the development
of the ‘Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria Comprehensive Manual of
Procedures’ for the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). He is the
author of the booklet titled “HIV/AIDS Care: Beyond ARVs and Advocacy” which
was distributed at the 13th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa
(ICASA) held in Nairobi Kenya in 2003.
He was a Trainer/Resource Person
and Supervisor, training of 125 persons from the 36 States and FCT on M&E,
and supervised the M&E of the HBC component of the GFR9 in the 36 States and
FCT under the Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria during 2010-2011. Uzodinma was the consultant of World
Bank and NACA that developed Imo State
Multi-sectoral HIV & AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation Plan in 2012. It was
during his tenure as the Administrative Secretary/Head of Management of the Civil
Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria [CiSHAN] that the organization successfully
concluded the implementation of GFR5 Grant as an SR and also became a PR of the
GFATM. He participates in the meetings of Nigeria’s CCM for GF. He’s currently
the National Coordinator/Executive Director of Afrihealth Optonet Association -
a think-tank, community-focused, national civil society, not-for-profit,
non-religious, non-governmental organization (NGO)/Coalition of 600 community-based
organizations, groups and stakeholders in the 36 States of Nigeria and global
south, involved in Health, Community and Development Systems Strengthening, for
Primary Health Care (PHC), HIV/AIDS/TB and Malaria, Vaccinations/Immunizations,
Preventing/Controlling Poverty-Related Diseases; Nutrition and Food Security;
Energy and Environment; and Empowerment, Gender, Good Governance and Human
Rights.
With over
a decade of experience working with Governments, Senate and House of
Representatives Health and HIV/AIDS Committees, Federal and State Ministries of
Health, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and line MDAs, Multi-lateral and United
Nations Agencies, Development Partners, local/international NGOs/CBOs/FBOs at
National, State, Local Government and Community/Ward levels, and managing donor
funds; Dr. Adirieje also consults for Federal Ministry of Health, UNAIDS, UNDP,
ILO, Unicef, Global Fund’s Country Coordinating Mechanism, National Primary
Health Care Development Agency and National Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS.
He was the Program Manager, International
Conference on HIV/AIDS and STIs in Africa 2005, Abuja, Nigeria (ICASA
2005)/Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA). He was the founder and moderator of the
ICASA 2005 forum - an email forum for the exchange of HIV/AIDS views and
news/information between stakeholders, for the purpose of ensuring that the
objectives of the International Conference on Aids and STIs (sexually
transmitted infections) in Africa [ICASA 2005], Abuja, Nigeria are completely
realised. Uzo’ served as an on-site
Reporter, 13th International Conference on HIV/AIDS and STDs in Africa (ICASA)
2003, Nairobi, Kenya; 21st-26th Sept; Health and Development Networks
(HDN), Ireland and Thailand. He was the Secretary, International Steering Committee,
14th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted
Infections in Africa (ICASA 2005), Nigeria; as well as the Secretary, National
Scientific Committee, ICASA 2005, and a member of the conference’s
Communication and Mobilisation sub-committee, National Task Force on ICASA
2005. Previously, he worked as the Administrative Secretary, National
Programmes Coordinator and Director
Planning & Development at the Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
(CiSHAN), 2010-2011.
Dr. Adirieje has received
the following additional M&E/evidence-generation related trainings from the
USAID/Measure Evaluation/MSH: Optimizing your M&E team's performance:
Improving internal communication and dealing with conflict; Overcoming the challenge
of building and leading effective M&E teams for public sector, NGO and
civil society organizations; The Virtual Leadership Development Programme (a
Diploma course); Country Ownership & Organizational Capacity Building; and
Creating an Enabling Environment for M&E Community of Practice [CoP]. He
has also received training in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)
and Data Management; use and application of QuickBooks software; and Peer
Participatory Rapid Health Assessment for Action (PPRHAA). A World Bank-trained
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) advocate and Health Economist,
with involvement in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) as an implementer,
supervisor and trainer since 2010; Uzodinma also holds a doctoral degree in
Optometry from the College of Medicines and Health Sciences of Imo (now Abia)
State University in 1988. A widely-travelled person, he is a Fellow of
the Academy for Capacity Building (FACB), a member of the management steering
committee of the Nigeria Association of Evaluators (NAE), and belongs to
several professional bodies including the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM)
and Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM).
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