I am a World Bank-trained Sexual and Reproductive Health and
Rights (SRHR) advocate and Health Economist; researcher, trainer and curricula
developer, conference and meetings organizer/coordinator, reviewer, monitoring
and evaluation (M&E) specialist, programs/projects manager, professional
manager, health and community systems strengthening (CSS/HSS) consultant,
negotiator/advocate, community leader, volunteer, blogger and writer/columnist.
My areas of focus are sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)
including HIV and AIDS, Primary Health Care (PHC), Health Insurance/Financing, Vaccines/Immunizations,
Energy/Environment, Nutrition/Food Security, and Good Governance/Human Rights. In
1998-1999, I was the director and facilitator/resource
person for 3 batches of training on ‘Overcoming Maternal and Child Nutritional
Anemia’ for civil society organizations [CSOs] and community leaders and health
workers in Badagry Lagos, 1998-1999.
I have 20 years’ experience implementing large-scale
evaluations and studies/surveys to collect individual, household, community,
LGA, State, National and facility level data. I trained and supervised 125
persons from the 36 States and FCT on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), and
supervised the M&E of the Home-Based Care component of the Global Fund
Round 9 in the 36 States and FCT under the Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in
Nigeria [CiSHAN] during 2010-2011. I was a consultant to Federal Ministry of
Health and Unicef, Nigeria, for the Joint Annual Review [JAR] for the
Evaluation of Nigeria’s National Strategic Health Sector Development Plan
[SHDP] in Akwa Ibom State in 2012. Since 2012, I have served as Technical
Consultant to the Country Coordination Mechanism [CCM] on oversight visitations
to Global Fund’s Health Systems Strengthening, HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
projects and sites in Kebbi, Katsina, Plateau, Akwa Ibom, Anambra and Rivers
States.
I provided monthly routine immunization (RI) monitoring and
supportive supervision and capacity building in 250 (two hundred and fifty)
health centres in Imo State during 2012-2014, as a consultant to GAVI and
National Primary Health Care Development Agencies (NPHCDA). I was also the
consultant of World Bank and NACA that developed Imo State Multi-sectoral HIV
& AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation Plan in 2012; and served as the sole
consultant for the ‘Development of the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria
Comprehensive Manual of Procedures’ for Nigeria, 2012. In 2014, I undertook
data quality self-assessment (DQS) of routine immunization in Njaba and Owerri
West LGAs of Imo State on behalf of the NPHCDA.
I possess strong capacity and experience in planning and
organizing surveys, field work/logistics in Nigeria; and have good network of
experienced enumerators, supervisors, and data entry clerks and ability to mobilize
and retain them all over Nigeria. I have proven experience with data quality
assurance mechanisms (field work management, data entry programming, etc.) on
Global Fund grants/projects; and have presided over the procurement of
necessary equipment, including laptops under the Global Fund grant/projects. I
am familiar and experienced with both field and central-based data entry
methods as may be desired. I am very fluent in written and spoken English and
Igbo languages, with fair understanding speaking of Hausa and Yoruba also. I am
very much at home with the health sector in Nigeria having worked with three
ministers of health and several commissioners for health in Nigeria in the last
10 (ten) years.
I have more than 15 (fifteen) years’ experience leading/managing
large-scale and complex surveys to collect individual, household, and/or
provider/firm-level data. I serve as a consultant to the Federal Ministry of
Health and National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) among other
notable institutions in the country with demonstrated capacity and experience
in leading/managing survey field work and logistics. Previously, I was the
programme manager for advocacy and communications at the DFID-funded Health
Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON), as well as the Head of
Management/Administrative Secretary and Programmes Coordinator of CiSHAN. I
have demonstrated/proven leadership ability and effective communication
competences by regularly facilitating communication between different
stakeholders, government, non-government, and academic institutions, and
leading and motivating teams of enumerators, data entry staff, etc. I have a
persistent knack for details and have also worked with/for both private and
public sectors of the Nigerian health and development sectors.
I hold a doctoral degree in Optometry from the College of Medicines and Health Sciences of Imo State University in 1988 (the University is now Abia State University). I have 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]. I have 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 widely-travelled person, I am Fellow of the Academy for Capacity Building (FACB) and member of several professional bodies including the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM) and Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM).
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