Saturday, 22 December 2018

Monitoring and Evaluation Profile of Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje


Monitoring and Evaluation Profile
1.     Family name: ADIRIEJE                                                                         
2.     First names: DR. UZODINMA                                
3.     Date of birth: 25 FEBRUARY 1964                                       
4.     Nationality (passport holder):          NIGERIA

5.           address:   flat 3, hse 29, 1q1 rd, fha, lugbe; p.o. box 8880, wuse; abuja, nigeria

6.           PHONE: 0803 472 5905

7.           EMAILS: afrepton@gmail.com, afrepton@yahoo.com

8.     Education:
Institution (Date from - Date to)
Degree(s), Certificates or Diploma(s) obtained:

Imo State University, Okigwe, Nigeria (1982-88)
Doctor of Optometry [O.D.]

World Bank Institute, Washington, USA (2006)
Post-Graduate Certificate in Health Economics

University of Sao Paolo/Interhealth Brazil (13-21 May 2006)
Cerificate, Health System and Health Insurance Schemes

Centre for Management Development, Lagos, Nigeria and and African Capacity Building Foundation (2012)
Certificate in Gender and Sustainable Development

USAID/Measure Evaluation/MSH (30 January – 3 February 2012)
Certificate, Creating an Enabling Environment for M&E CoP

Management Sciences for Health (30.01.12 – 03.02.12)

Certificate,  International Seminar on Building sustainable organizational capacity to strengthen Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) practice for public sector, NGO and civil society organizations

USAID/Measure Evaluation/MSH (21 January – 12 April 2013)
Diploma, The Virtual Leadership Development Programme

USAID/Measure Evaluation/MSH (16-18 September 2013)
Certificate, Optimizing your M&E team's performance: Improving internal communication and dealing with conflict

USAID/Measure Evaluation/MSH (4-8 February 2013)
Certificate, Overcoming the challenge of building and leading effective M&E teams for public sector, NGO and civil society organizations

World Bank Institute (6 February – 19 March 2014)
Certificate in Reproductive Health Management

World Bank Institute (19 March – 30 April 2014)
Management in Health Course

Centre for Management Development, The Presidency, Nigeria (2017)
Certificate, Advanced Management Trainers Certificate 

Institute of Management Consultants, (2017)
Certificate and Practicing Licence as a Certified Management Consultant [CMC]

Centre for Disability (2018)
Certificate of Participation, Workshop on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Institute of Management Specialists, UK (2018)
Diploma, Leadership and Management (Dip. IMS)


XVI. Other Certificate Courses, Trainings,  Seminars and Workshops Attended

§  2016  -  Nigeria National Evaluation Conference, 6-8 December 2017, in Abuja
§  2015 – Result-Based Management; Unicef, 16-17 November 2015
§  2014 – Management Trainers Development Workshop (Basic Mandev); Centre for Management Development (CMD) Lagos, 27 October – 7 November 2014
§  2014 – Electronic Learning Workshop for Trainers; CMD Lagos, 15-19 September 2014
§  2014 – Social and Behaviour Change Communication, IPAS, 17-21 March
§  2014 – Presidential Summit on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria, Abuja, 6-10 March 2014
§  2014 – Workshop to Develop Investment Incentives for the Health Sector, 6 March 2014; FMOH/IFC/NIPC
§  2012 - Country Ownership & Organizational Capacity Building, 30 April – 4 May 2012, USAID/Measure Evaluation/MSH
§  2012 - Building sustainable organizational capacity for public sector, NGO and civil society organizations: A framework to address the challenge”, February 27 – March 2, 2012, USAID/Measure Evaluation/MSH
§  2012 – Decade of Vaccines [DoV] Collaboration Civil Society Consultation, DoV Collaboration Secretariat, Barcelona Institute for Global Health; 10-11 January, Leuven, Belgium
§  2011 – Energy Efficiency Sensitization Workshop, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Abuja, 22 December 2011
§  2011 – First National Forum on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Conservation, ECN, Abuja, 19-20 December 2011
§  2011 – National Sensitization Workshop for Political Stakeholders, National Assembly, Abuja, 19-20 December 2011
§  2011 – Project Management Professional Course, Project Management Institute (USA), Abuja, 18-16 October 2011
§  2011 – Training on Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Data Management, 19-21 May, Abuja Nigeria
§  2011 – Training on QuickBooks software, 29-31 March, Abuja, Nigeria
  • 2010 – Emerging Strategies to Combat HIV/AIDS in Nigeria: Enhancing Prevention and HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT), 11-12 October, REACH, Abuja
  • 2010 – The Global Fund training on Proposal and Report Writing, Abuja
§  2009  - Training in Palliative Care for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs), Abuja, Nigeria, 23-25 June
§  2007 – Managing Organisational Change for Strategic Transformation, Nigerian Institute of Management, Abuja, Nigeria, 5-9 November
§  2006 – Leadership Skills Development Training for the Revitalisation of Immunisation Services in Nigeria, Abuja Nigeria, 31 July – 1 August 2006
§  2006 – Project Planning and Proposal Development Course, Abuja, Nigeria, 24-28 April 2006, Management Strategies for Africa (MSA)
  • 2006 – Monitoring and Evaluation using Peer participatory Rapid Health Appraisal for Action (PPRHAA), a Training of Trainers’ Course, Jos, Nigeria, April 4-12 2006, DFID/PATHS
  • 2005 – Programmes Management Training, Abuja, Nigeria; by Shocklogic Global (UK) Ltd
  • 2004 – International Health Writing Course on Evidence-Based Health Care, Lagos, Nigeria, BMJ West Africa and AMREF, 2004
  • 2002 – Cyberwar, Netwar and the Revolution in Military Affairs – Real Threats and Virtual Myths,  Trento, Italy, 3-13 August, International School of Disarmament and Research on Conflict (ISODARCO), 2002
  • 1992-2001 – Nigerian Institute of Management: Professional Manager (MNIM)
  • 1992-1996 – Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria: Associate (ACIPM)
  • 1982 – Federal School of Arts and Sciences, Ondo: Lower Six, 1982
  • 1976-1981 – Eziachi Secondary School, Eziachi: General Certificate of Education (GCE), O’ Level, 1976-1981
  • 1971-1976 – Community Primary School 1, Amaruru: First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC), 1971-1976  

9.     Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language
Reading
Speaking
Writing
English
1
1
1
Igbo
1
1
1
Yoruba
3
3
3
Hausa
3
3
3

11. Membership of professional bodies:
§  Fellow, Nigerian Association of Evaluators
§  Fellow, Institute of Management Consultants
§  Fellow, Institute of Management Specialists
§  Fellow, International Institute for Leadership
§  Member, Nigeria Institute of Management
§  Associate, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria

12. Other skills: Advocacy, Public Speaking, Social Mobilization, Events Organizing
13. Present position:          Country Director and Lead
14. Years with the firm:    Six Years
15. Key qualifications (relevant to the assignment): As listed above

16. Specific experience in the region:
Country
Date from - Date to
Country
Date from - Date to
Nigeria
1990-present
Kenya
2003





17. Professional experience
Date from - Date to
Location
Organisation
Position
Description
1 Jan. 2017-Dec. 2018
81 (eighty-one) LGAs/Communities in 9 Niger Delta States (Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo, Rivers)
United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) and Afrihealth Optonet Association
Project Director,
Sustainable Citizen Participation (SCP) in Nigeria’s Niger Delta
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
i. Head of the project implementation team (PIT);
ii. Leads all the project’s management, implementation, monitoring, sub-grantee evaluation and reporting to UNDEF and stakeholders
iii. Developed the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan;
iv. Oversight and M&E responsibilities on implementing partners and sub-implementing partners of the SCP Project
v. Identify sources of data, collection methods, who collects data, how often, cost of collection and who analyzes it;
vi. Develop criteria and evaluation scheme for the impact, benefit and sustainability of Organization’s projects;
vii. Lead in the selection of indicators for the project
viii. Prepare detailed M&E budget  and calendar of M&E activities;
ix. Oversee the execution of M&E activities included in the SCP project Work Plan, with particular focus on program budgets, logical framework (logframe) designs for the physical and process monitoring of project activities, use of results-based approach for M&E;
vii. Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed;
viii. Facilitate, act as resource person, and join if required any external supervision and evaluation missions, and monitor the follow up of evaluation recommendations;
ix. Identify and participate in additional networks, for example scientific or policy-based networks that may also yield lessons that can benefit project implementation of the SCP Project; and
x. Be responsible for planning outreaches/outreach interventions, and writing annual project reports
1 Dec. 2011 - present
Abuja, Nigeria
Health Systems and Projects Consultants Ltd
Country Director and Lead
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
i. Responsible for managing all operations within Nigeria including taking responsibility for profit, revenue, cash and quality targets; and reporting to the CEO/Board of Directors;
ii. Be in charge of all areas of the company’s business such as moving services, global mobility and records management;
iii. Oversee annual budgets and produce a detailed annual business operating plan, as well as deliver as well as monthly, quarterly or annual targets for revenue, profits and cash;
iv. Produce business performance reports, on a monthly or quarterly basis;
v. Recruit and manage staff, including performance monitoring, and possibly mentoring and training; and
vi. Ensure daily contact with clients and stakeholders
16 July - 2018 15 November 2018

Abuja, Nigeria
East West Consulting - EWC sprl, on behalf of the European Union/European Commission and “ICE – International Consulting Expertise EEIG”, Belgium

National Senior Short Term Expert & Team Lead for Ministry of Budget and National Planning (MBNP) Department Workshop on Project Cycle Management
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Phase 1: (1st Quarter 2018):
4-day Training Workshop on Strengthening the capacity of MBNP staff in Fundamentals of Project Cycle Management (PCM) Technique, Logical Framework Analysis (LFA) and Logical Framework Matrix (LFM)

Phase 2: (2nd Quarter 2018):
4-day Training workshop on Strengthening the capacity of MBNP staff in - Fundamentals of the Results-Based Management (RBM) Approach and Developing a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework

i. Design the Needs Assessment questionnaire, disseminate to participants and analyse the responses.
ii. Design the Workshop Curriculum.
iii. Design Pre-and Post-Workshop Questionnaires and analyse the responses.
iv. Design the end of workshop assessment questionnaires and analyse the responses.
v. Facilitate the 4-days workshop during Phase 1 and the 4-day workshop during Phase 2.
vi. Draft and finalise the workshop reports.
28 March – 31 July 2018




Sokoto and Kebbi States
USAID, Abt Associates/Healthcare Financing Group
Independent Consultant
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
i.        Technical review of all available SHIS policy documents – The SHIS Laws, Operational guidelines, benefit package, and health financing diagnostic reports among other documents with the aim of identifying immediate processes and tools that need urgent attention;
  1. Development of a plan for the design of technical processes and tools required for SHIS establishment, operations and implementation.
  2. Development of documents, technical processes and tools that are needed for the operations of SHIS agency and implementation of the SHIS.
iv.    Support for the development of a quality assurance system for the SHIS.
v.      Support for the development of a performance management system for the health insurance operations and facilitating regular performance reviews with a view to achieving continuous quality improvement.
  1. Development of a marketing strategy document including a Resource mobilization plan. 
  2. Development of  a Quality assurance plan for the SHIS and support for ICT linkages for a successful implementation of the SHIS
  3. Capacity building for staff on the technical operations of the State Health Insurance Scheme
  4. Provide mentoring and technical handholding for the various technical departments to develop and translate organizational manuals and business process manuals into practice.
  5. Provide monthly progress update report to the SHIS, SMOH, management, HF TWG and USAID/HFG on status of the operations and technical assistance.
23-27 January 2017
SACE Issues Content Training Workshop on health sector policy processes
USAID-SACE and Emerald International Development Services Limited

Health Sector Expert and Facilitator
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
i. Development of a training module that meets the following thematic areas:
  • Policy and National Health Act 2014
  • Monitoring the budget for health institutions
  • Delivery of the PHCOUR and PHC
  • Reproductive health provisions linked to achieving the MNCH and SDG targets for Nigeria
  • Monitoring mechanisms in the health sector – identifying opportunities as well as gaps which the participants can engage with
ii. Delivery of a 1.5-day national workshop on health policy processes for project partners
iii. Provide support for one day to help clusters sharpen their advocacy focus
iv. Build effective skills for partners on health sector processes 
v. Enhance knowledge of CSOs on the concept of budgeting for health and institutions
vi. Enhance understanding of partners on the delivery of the PHCOUR
vii. Identify entry points in monitoring mechanism for the health issues
viii. Assist participants in their clusters to sharpen their advocacy focus

March 2012 – December 2014
Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
GAVI and National Primary Health care Development Agency (NPHCDA)
Immunization Management Consultant
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
i. Conduct training of Health Workers at the State, LGA and HF levels on data management once every year.
ii. Conduct Regular Supportive supervisory visits to HFs and LGAs.
iii. Provide regular feedback to lower levels by the State and LGA should be embarked upon. These feedback should be planned and documented.
iv. Advocate/mobilise the State/LGAs to augment GAVI support for outreach and immunization services.
v. Sufficient data tools (HF tally and summary sheets, health cards, VM tools) should be provided to the LGAs and HFs by the States.
vi. Strengthen community linked activities (WDC, VDC.).
vii. Conduct monthly review meetings at LGAs.
viii. Conduct a quarterly Data Quality self-assessment  (DQS) of its LGAs and Health facilities
ix. Documentation in child immunization register by birth month for Penta states
1 Jan. 2010-30 Nov. 2011
Abuja, Nigeria
 Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria [CiSHAN]
Programmes Coordinator and Head of Management
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
i. Shall be the head of the management team and ensure the effective administration and resources management at CiSHAN National office.
ii.    Shall collect, collate and report on programmatic, institutional and financial issues to the GC on a quarterly basis or as determined by the GC
iii.    Shall supervise and ensure effective management of all programmes, projects and activities of CiSHAN National office.
iv.    Shall approve and ensure effective and efficient day to day utilization of financial and material resources at the National office;
v.    Shall relate with other organizations such as government, donors and development partners after approval by the Chairman for the purpose of mobilizing resources and other necessary support for the accomplishment of the objectives of CiSHAN
vi.     Shall ensure effective supervision and discipline of Staff and shall recommend discipline matters to the Personnel and Finance committee of the Governing council for the consideration of the Governing Council.
vii.    Shall ensure cleanliness of the National Office and healthy working environment among the staff of the National Office
viii.    Shall produce annual and quarterly work plan and budget of the National Office for the approval of the Governing Council
ix.      Shall ensure that project proposals are developed and relevant financial and programmatic reports are rendered quarterly, annually and as when due to the Governing council, donor agencies, partners and other Stakeholders.
x.      Shall be the Secretary of the Governing Council and shall attend all meetings of the Governing Council where you shall have right of voice but no voting powers.
xi.    Shall be one of the signatory to all Accounts of CiSHAN National Office.
xii.      Shall ensure proper security an keep full and accurate of funds and other properties of the National Office
xiii.   Shall ensure proper security of accounts records and keep up to date list of financial members
xiv.    Shall ensure that annual budgets of CiSHAN shall be submitted by the last quarter of the current year to the Governing Council for approval.
xv.    Shall keep proper custody of the common seal of CiSHAN.
xvi.    Shall be the Chairman of the Management Committee at the National Office
xvii.    Shall carry out other duties as may be   assign to you by the Chairman or the Governing Council;
xviii. Shall coordinate Programs Management Unit programmes, projects and activities and to ensure the effective administration and management of resources management of the unit;
xix. Shall collect, collate and report on programmatic, institutional and financial issues to the NEC  on a quarterly basis through the Executive Chairman;
xx. Shall supervise and ensure effective management of all programs, projects and activities of Programs Management Unit;
xxi. Shall sign cheques for expenditures within the limit of two hundred thousand Naira only;
xxii.  Shall ensure effective and efficient day to day utilization of human, financial and material resources of the Programs Management Unit;
xxiii. Shall ensure effective supervision of activities of Staff working in Programs Management Unit and shall submit report of their work to the Executive Chairman on quarterly basis;
xxiv. Shall produce annual, quarterly, monthly  work plans and budgets as well as monthly Activity Plans and budgets of the Programs Management Unit at the National Office for the approval of the Central Management Committee;
xxv. Shall ensure that project proposals are developed and relevant financial and programmatic reports are rendered annually, quarterly and monthly as and as at when due to the Central Management Committee, donor agencies, partners and other Stakeholders after approval of the Executive Chairman;
xxvi. Shall be one of the signatories to all Accounts of Programs Management Unit at the National Office;
xxvii. Shall ensure proper security and accurate safe keeping of funds and other properties of the Programs Management Unit at the National Office;
xxviii. Shall ensure proper security of accounts records and keep up to date list of financial members of CiSHAN;
xxix. Shall ensure that annual budgets of Programs Management Units are prepared and submitted by the last quarter of the current year to the NEC through the Executive Chairman for approval;
xxx. To coordinate monitoring and evaluation of the work of the Programs Management staff of the Programs Management Unit;
xxxi. To provide and facilitate adequate access to and sharing of information relating to activities of the Programs Management Unit;
xxxii. To coordinate the development and production of IEC materials and manuals of the Programs Management Unit;
xxxiii. To organize and chair weekly Programs Management Unit Committee meetings and submit minutes of the meetings to the Executive Chairman;
xxxiv. Shall carry out other duties as may be   assign by the Chairman of the Governing Council of CiSHAN.
1 Dec. 2004 – 30 Nov. 2011
Lagos, Owerri and Abuja
Afrihealth Optonet Association
Lead, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning and Outreach (MERLO)
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
i. Advise on the development and maintenance the Association’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning and Outreach (MERLO) engagements;
ii. Conduct AFRIHEALTH’s readiness assessment regarding M&E;
iii. Identify sources of data, collection methods, who collects data, how often, cost of collection and who analyzes it;
iv. Develop criteria and evaluation scheme for the impact, benefit and sustainability of Organization’s projects;
v. Prepare detailed M&E budget  and calendar of M&E activities;
vi. Oversee the execution of M&E activities included in the Annual Work Plan, with particular focus on program budgets, framework designs for the physical and process monitoring of project activities, use of results-based approach for M&E;
vii. Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed;
viii. Facilitate, act as resource person, and join if required any external supervision and evaluation missions, and monitor the follow up of evaluation recommendations;
ix. Identify and participate in additional networks, for example scientific or policy-based networks that may also yield lessons that can benefit project implementation within Afrihealth; and
x. .Be responsible for planning outreaches/outreach interventions, and writing project reports (quarterly and annual).
1 Nov. 2005 – 31 Dec. 2009

Abuja, Nigeria
Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria [HERFON] 
Programme Manager - Advocacy & Communications,  and Gender and HIV/AIDS adviser/focal person
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
i. Planning and managing all the Foundation’s advocacy initiatives/activities with governments, development partners, civil society organisations, etc.;
ii. Overseeing the information and communications, including the the writing/drafting of correspondences, position papers, press releases, media announcements, speeches, papers, presentations, communiques, etc;
iii.  Supervising the Foundation’s website and its contents;
iv. Producing the Foundation’s bulletins and newsletters;
v. Coordinating the National Health Conferences activities;
vi. Managing the membership activities of the foundation, including membership development, policies, briefings, enquiries, etc.
vii. Coordinating and managing the Foundation’s media activities/engagements and working with the media;
viii. Serving as the Foundation’s Gender and HIV/AIDS adviser/focal person
ix. Managing all the health and technical programmes of the orgnisation;
x. Supervising and supporting the officers in charge of Research, Advocacy & Communication and ICT;
xi.  Overseeing the activities of the library; and
xii. Assisting the Executive Secreatry/CEO in the perfromance of his official internal and external engagements
1 Jan. 2005 – 30 Oct. 2005

Abuja, Nigeria
Society for AIDS in Africa/International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA)
Programmes Manager
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
i. Maintained an excellent working relationship with counterparts within the Federal Ministry of Health, UNAIDS, UNIFEM, WHO, World Bank, SACAs, USAID, JICA, Pathfinder International, CDC, and other implementing partners, local groups/organizations and stakeholders to ensure effective coordination, support and management of ICASA 2005 programs;
ii. Communicated effectively with plenary speakers, session chairs/co-chairs, roundtable, skills-building and satellite meetings participants and abstract submitters and all presenters;
iii. Maintained communication and cooperation with abstract reviewers;
iv. Defined conference’s abstract categories and poster groupings;
v. Downloaded abstracts and other conference data, captured abstract submissions, allocated reviewers to abstracts and communicated with abstract submitters;
vi. Organized and supported meetings of the International Scientific Committee and the local Scientific sub-committee and the final abstract selection meetings; including the presentation of top abstracts for oral sessions or posters; and 
vii. Created conference sessions
1 Jan. 1990 – 31 Dec. 1994
Lagos, Nigeria
Optonet Int’l/Afrihealth Optonet Association
Executive Director
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
i. Serves as the CEO and Chairperson of the Management Team/Committee, and leads in Programs/Projects and organizational management for effective deliveries and achievement of results, guided by the principles of accountability and transparency
ii. Ensure the preparation of strategic plan, work plans and budgets, business plans and action plans for the effective running of the organization, as and when due; and submission of same to the Board of Trustees (BoT) for its deliberation and approval
iii. Ensures the collection, collation and reporting of programmatic, institutional and financial data and routine submission to the BoT
iv. Supervise and ensure effective proper direction and management of all programmes, projects and activities; and effective and efficient day to day utilization of financial and material resources
v. Relate with and engage stakeholders and other organizations such as government, donors and development partners on behalf of Afrihealth, for the purpose of mobilizing resources and other necessary support for the accomplishment of the objectives of the organization and its coalition partners
vi. Represents the organization and speaks for it on a day-to-day basis, and reports to the BoT periodically
vii. Ensures effective supervision and discipline of Staff and shall recommend discipline matters to the Personnel and Finance committee of the Governing council for the consideration of the Governing Council
viii. Ensures that project proposals are developed and relevant financial and programmatic reports are rendered quarterly, annually and as when due to the General Assembly/Annual General Meeting, BoT, donor agencies, partners and other Stakeholders
ix. Approve all expenditures of the organization within the limits provided by the organization/constitution
x. Supervises and manages the recruitment and deployment of human and material resource of the organisation.

10.           Other Selected Consultancy Services Provided
Organizing/Technical Consultant, Nigeria National Cervical Cancer Screening Scale-up Project Implementing Partners Conference/Meeting, Abuja, 2015
Technical Consultant/Coordinator, 1st Biomedical HIV Prevention Forum [BHPF2013] Abuja Nigeria, organized by the New HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Advocacy Society (NHVMAS) in collaboration with NACA, UNAIS, SFH and IPH/OAU, 18-20 November 2013
Technical Consultant/Adviser to the Hon. Minister of State I, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2nd GlobalPOWER Women Network Africa High Level Meeting (HLM) Abuja 2013, organized by the Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the African Union and with support of UNAIDS; 27-28 June
Consultant Facilitator/Resource Person, 55th National Council on Health meeting of Federal and all State Ministries of Health in Nigeria, Abuja, 16-20 July 2012
National Consultant for the ‘Development of the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria Comprehensive Manual of Procedures’ for Nigeria, 2012
Technical Consultant to the Country Coordination Mechanism [CCM]/Global Fund [GF], on oversight visitations to Global Fund’s Health Systems Strengthening, HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria projects and sites Akwa Ibom and Rivers States, March 2012;
National Consultant to Federal Ministry of Health and Unicef, Nigeria, for the Joint Annual Review [JAR] of National Strategic Health Sector Development Plan [SHDP] in Akwa Ibom State,  February-March 2012
Principal Investigator (PI)/consultant to UNAIDS/ILO/UNDP/NACA on ‘Situational Assessment for a National Framework for Private Sector Response and Public-Private Partnerships on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, 2004-2005 
2012-2014 Global Fund projects monitoring/oversight consultant to the Nigeria Country Coordinating Mechanism [CCM] for GF projects in Kebbi, Rivers, Anambra, Ebonyi and Akwa Ibom States
National Consultant, Development of Global Fund Comprehensive Manual of Procedures, for the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), 2012
2012-2014 GAVI Consultant for monthly routine immunization (RI) monitoring, evaluation and supportive supervision in 250 (two hundred and fifty) Primary Health Care Centres in the twenty-seven LGAs in Imo State
2012 - National Consultant for the Development of Imo State Multisectoral HIV & AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 2012-2016
Trainer/Facilitating Consultant, AIDS, TB and Malaria (ATM) national Networks Leaders’ Training on the Coordination and Management of ATM Networks CSOs’ Activities for ACOMIN, CiSHAN and TB Networks, Actionaid Nigeria/Global Fund; 21-25.05.2012
Programmes consultant, International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), Abuja, Nigeria; 2005

11.      selected publications:          

ONLINE RESOURCES
Adirieje, U. No Woman, No Development: Africa’s Women of Substance Converge on Abuja for the 2nd GPHLM
Adirieje, U. Collaboration with Africa Women’ Sector in relation to Health: outcomes of  Global POWER Women Network Africa High Level Meeting (GPHLM) 2013; presented at the Civil Society Symposium on Abuja+12 Summit organized by World AIDS Campaign International, 3 July 2013
Adirieje, U. The Imperative of Prevention in the Effective Control of HIV/AIDS – the poorly explored haven
Adirieje, U. Nigeria’s elusive peace and the looming refugee crisis [1], Daily SUN newspaper, 30 December 2011 <http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/opinion/2011/dec/30/opinion-30-12-2011-002.html>
Adirieje, UA. Public-Private Partnership and Nigeria’s Development, http://phishare.org/documents/afrihealthoptonet/4267/
Adirieje, UA. XV ‘IAC’: DISCRIMINATION TO SOME OR ACCESS TO ALL
http://www.procaare.org/archive/procaare/200406/msg00035.php
Adirieje, UA. What Progress Made by 'CCMs' Over the Past Two Years
http://www.procaare.org/archive/procaare/200405/msg00007.php
Adirieje, UA. Vitamin A and child deaths in India
Adirieje, UA. Alzheimer’s disease on our shores
Adirieje, UA. Stigma, HIV/AIDS and disclosure (1)
Adirieje, UA. Stigma, HIV/AIDS and Disclosure
Adirieje, UA. Putting ‘access to all’ on the HIV/AIDS agenda
Adirieje, UA. Putting ‘access to all’ on the HIV/AIDS agenda (2)
Adirieje, UA. HIV and AIDS: Ensuring Access to All
Adirieje, UA. Health Options for Road Safety In Nigeria
Adirieje, UA. Patent Door Opens for Generic ARVs in Africa
Adirieje, UA. Current concerns: Thailand’s potpourri for Nigeria and HIV/AIDS
Adirieje, UA. Malaria in Africa: A Continuing Scourge, a Litany of Failed Targets
Adirieje, UA. Opening up on ‘HIV/AIDS’ (1)
Adirieje, UA. HIV and AIDS: Ensuring Access to All
archives.hst.org.za/af-aids/msg01451.html

PRINTS
Adirieje UA, Umeakunna F. Report on 2016 World Malaria Day Outreach/Rally In Gbaupe Community, Kuje Area Council, FCT Abuja, Nigeria; Organized By Afrihealth Optonet Association
Adirieje, U. Nigeria’s elusive peace and the looming refugee crisis [1], Daily SUN newspaper, 30 December 2011
Adirieje, UA. Public-Private Partnership and Nigeria’s Development (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 392, 15 February 2005, p. 31
Adirieje, UA. Public-Private Partnership and Nigeria’s Development (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 387, 8 February 2005, p. 31
Adirieje, UA. Taming ‘HIV/AIDS’ in Our Higher Institutions, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 382, 1 February 2005, p. 29
Adirieje, UA. HIV/AIDS: Why ‘ICASA’ and ‘NACA’ Must Succeed, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 377, 25 January 2005, p. 27
Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Traditional Health Care in Africa (3), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 372, 11 January 2005, p. 27
Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Traditional Health Care in Africa (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 378, 4 January 2005, p. 27
Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Traditional Health Care in Africa (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 378, 28 December 2004, p. 27
Adirieje, UA. Health and Human Rights, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 378, 21 December 2004, p. 27
Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Twin-‘Wahala’ (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 378, 14 December 2004, p. 27
Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Twin-‘Wahala’ (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 387, 7 December 2004, p. 27
Adirieje, UA. HIV/AIDS and African Women, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 382, 30 November 2004, p. 26
Adirieje, UA. Does Mr. President Know? Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 377, 23 November 2004, p. 26
Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Economic Reforms in Social Context, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 372, 16 November 2004, p. 26
Adirieje, UA. Much Ado About brain Drain, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 367, 9 November 2004, p. 29
Adirieje, UA. Businesses in the Era of HIV/AIDS, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 362, 2 November 2004, p. 26
Adirieje, UA. The Poverty War in Nigeria (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 357, 26 October 2004, p. 26
Adirieje, UA. The Poverty War in Nigeria (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 352, 19 October 2004, p. 27
Adirieje, UA. Preventable Blindness and National Economic Productivity, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 347, October 12 2004, p. 21
Adirieje, UA. Twelve Blind persons in One Minute, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 342, 5 October 2004, p. 31
Adirieje, UA. HIV/AIDS: Caring as an Obligation (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 337, 28 September 2004, p. 2
Adirieje, UA. HIV/AIDS: Caring as an Obligation (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 332, 21 September 2004, p. 23
Adirieje, UA. NEPAD: hope or hype? Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 327, 14 September 2004, p. 26
Adirieje, UA. NEPAD: hope or hype? Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 322, 7 September 2004, p. 26
Adirieje, UA. African Woman’s Rough Road (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 307, 17 August 2004, p. 29
Adirieje, UA. African Woman’s Rough Road (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 302, 10 August 2004, p. 29
Adirieje, UA. Alzheimer’s Disease on Our Shores, Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 297, 3 August 2004, p. 31
Adirieje, UA. Diabetes on the Prowl, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 312, 24 August 2004, p. 22
Adirieje, UA. Putting ‘Access to All’ on the HIV/AIDS Agenda (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 282, 13 July 2004, p. 20
Adirieje, UA. Putting ‘Access to All’ on the HIV/AIDS Agenda (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 277, 6 July 2004, p. 26
Adirieje, UA. Thailand’s Potpourri for Nigeria and HIV/AIDS, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 272, 29 June 2004, p. 27
Adirieje, UA. Tobacco and the Rest of Us (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 267, 22 June 2004, p. 27
Adirieje, UA. Tobacco and the Rest of Us (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 262, 15 June 2004, p. 26
Adirieje, UA. The Global Fund and HIV/AIDS Control in Nigeria, Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 251, 1 June2004, p. 30
Adirieje, UA. Opening Up on HIV/AIDS (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 246, 25 May 2004, p. 26
Adirieje, UA. Opening Up on HIV/AIDS (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 241, 18 May 2004, p. 26
Adirieje, UA. Health Attitudes and Road Traffic Problems, Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 226, 27 April 2004, p. 28
Adirieje, UA. Seeds for Nigeria’s Health Needs, Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 221, 20 April 2004, p. 28
Adirieje, UA. HIV/AIDS and the Abuja Declaration. Medical Digest: July/August 2001, pp. 9-10
Adirieje, UA. Averting a Water Crisis in Nigeria. Medical Digest: March/April 2001, pp. 26-27
Adirieje, UA. A visit to Alma-Ata. Medical Digest: January/February 2001, pp. 18-20
Adirieje, UA. Female Circumcision (Female Genital Mutilation): 40 Dangerous Effects Parents and Relations Must Know. Afrihealth Information Projects, 1999 (catalogued at the Media/Materials Clearinghouse of the Johns Hopkins University, USA, for worldwide distribution, as M/MC ID#: PL NGA 318)
Adirieje, UA. Nutrition for All Ages - A Pocket Guide. Optonet International, 1999 (catalogued at the Media/Materials Clearinghouse of the Johns Hopkins University, USA, for worldwide distribution, as M/MC ID#: PL NGA 398)
Adirieje, UA. Eye Care and Vitamin A Deficiency Prevention in Egbe, Lagos State. Sight and Life Newsletter 4/1999, pp.18-19.
Adirieje, UA. Sanya Primary School Nutritional Blindness Prevention Project. Sight and Life Newsletter, 3/1998, pp. 11-12
Adirieje, UA. Approaches to Reduce Vitamin A Deficiency in Lagos State, Nigeria. SCN News No. 15, United Nations ACC/SCN, 1997, pp. 29-30.
Adirieje, UA. Evidence of Vitamin A Deficiency within Community Populations in Lagos State of Nigeria.  Sight and Life Newsletter 1/1997, Task Force Sight and Life, 1997, pp. 18-19.
Adirieje, UA. Anti-leprosy Vaccines.  The Guardian Newspaper, Lagos, 1 August 1996.