UHC Day 2019": Press Conference by the Nigeria Universal Health Coverage Actions Network (NUHCAN)

Press Conference by the

Nigeria Universal Health Coverage Actions Network (NUHCAN)

On behalf of the Civil Society in Nigeria

In commemoration of the 2019 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day in Nigeria

PROTOCOLS

BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION

The Nigeria Universal Health Coverage Actions Network (NUHCAN) was established during the 3^rd quarter of 2019, as a non-governmental, non-profit making, non-political, non-religious, autonomous organization; to serve as the coordination body for recognized Civil Society Organizations, Private Voluntary Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations, Institutions and Individuals involved in Universal Health Coverage activities and programs in Nigeria.

As the lifestyle of people become more sophisticated, the UHC 2030 goals are essential but will only become achievable with radical thinking executed through insightful organizations acting in networks carefully managed to produce tangible results. It requires the involvement of experienced professional and business leaders to make this happen. It is as a result of this realization that the Nigeria Universal Health Coverage Action Network (NUHCAN) was founded as Nigeria Universal Health Coverage Advocacy Group (NUHCAG) on the 7^th of June, 2019 with NUHCAN’s Executive Secretary Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje as then NUHCAG’s Interim National Coordinator. The Network now consists of about 50 registered members. Our goal is to translate the UHC concepts into action in Nigeria through the achievement of the following objectives:

o   Synergize with relevant stakeholders/partners for the commemoration of the United Nations’ historic and unanimous endorsement of universal health coverage in 2012.

o   Facilitate grassroots awareness, engagement and demand for UHC

o   Accelerate private, public and political participation and accountability for UHC.

o   Galvanize an inclusive, cohesive and multi-sectoral advocacy community thus maximizing reach, coordination and impact of the movement towards health for all.

UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE (UHC)

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) means that all people are receiving the health services they need, including health initiatives designed to promote better health (such as anti-tobacco policies) prevent illness (such as vaccination) and to provide treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care (SUCH AS END-OF-LIFE CARE) of sufficient quality to be effective while at the same time ensuring that the use of these services does not expose the user to financial hardship.

UHC is firmly based on the WHO constitution of 1948 declaring health a fundamental human right and on the Health for All agenda set by the Alma Ata declaration in 1978. UHC cuts across all of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and brings hope of better health and protection for the world’s poorest.

UHC is a Global Health Policy which was relaunched as part of the Sustainable Development Goals by all the countries of the United Nations at the 74th UN General Assembly in New York, USA, in August 2019. Its aim is to ensure an inclusive framework for the delivery of health care “Leaving No One Behind”

This definition of UHC embodies three related objectives:

1.    Equity in access to health services - everyone who needs services should get them, not only those who can pay for them;

2.    The quality of health services should be good enough to improve the health of those receiving services; and

3.    People should be protected against financial-risk, ensuring that the cost of using services does not put people at risk of financial harm.

A suitable Health Care Financing Framework outlines the need to create resources through Revenue generation, Pooling and Purchasing for Service Delivery. The benefits of raising resources should include Equity in Resource Distribution, Efficiency, Transparency and Accountability. This should lead to the final Coverage Goals of Utilization Relative to Need and Financial Protection

The healthcare problems in Nigeria result from a combination of factors.

Many of the underlying causes of disease, injury and death lie beyond the preview of the core healthcare system. They cover a range of environmental and situational factors such as inadequate sanitation, water, drainage, waste disposal, housing and household energy, road transportation as well as behavioural factors such as personal hygiene, sexual behaviour, violence, driving habits, alcoholism and tobacco smoking. The medical profession has a great challenge in tackling these health and health-related problems. This is why there is a need for intersectoral groups that will address the various underlying factors.

Universal Health Coverage should be based on strong, people-centred primary health care. Good health systems are rooted in the communities they serve. They focus not only on preventing and treating disease and illness, but also on helping to improve well-being and quality of life.

The UHC IN NIGERIA WILL BE DISCUSSED UNDER SIX HEADINGS AS FOLLOWS:

1.    Economic Contribution of the health sector

a.    What is the contribution of healthy populace as compared to an unhealthy population? We need a healthy populace to work productively and drive the economy.

b.    Health sector is also an economy generating hub for all sectors in the sense that there are all cadres of artisans in the health sector,

2.    Health Governance Structure

a.     Holding each sector of the government accountable for their constitutionally defined obligations to the health of the citizens --- especially the Local governments

b.    The National Health Act has a lot of well thought out collaborative processes that should be encouraged

c.    Health governance should be politicized to encourage improvement of structures e.g. optimizing for PHC should be scored against political party in power.

3.    Financing the Health Sector

a.    The recommended allocation for national health sector budget (Abuja declaration) is still 40-60% short. Yet the deterioration of the health sector is obvious to all. This is fundamental to addressing many of the urgently necessary improvements.

b.    Over 70% of healthcare funding is from out-of-pocket of the users thus exposing individuals and families to extreme financial hardship

c.    The establishment of NHIS and BHCPF funding systems are projects in progress and they should assist in alleviating the huge out-of-pocket expenditures of patients at the points of need of healthcare services.

d.    Accountability framework exists but processes to monitor this are necessary.

e.    Fund mobilization should look inward and depend less on foreign sponsorship and donation.

a.    Skills acquisition must also include financial management education.

4.    The Management and Functionality of Regular Health Sector Facilities

a.    This is a source of monumental stress on the health sector facilities varying from PHC clinics to Tertiary Hospitals -- an urgently needed focus includes:

                                          i.    Sustainable infrastructural development

                                        ii.    Functional lay out of facilities to decrease manpower waste of time, and delays in the delivery of services

                                       iii.    In-Service continuing training and orientation of the health workforce

                                       iv.    Shaping the attitudes of health workers as well as the     administrative and other staff members perform important ancillary services such as cleaning etc.

                                        v.    Development of a sound referral system

b.    Public private collaboration should be encouraged.

5.    Health Sector Human Resource Capacity 

a.    There is a huge health human resource in the country ranging from the health workforce in primary health clinics to highly skilled professionals in tertiary centers. The massive brain drain of this later cadre is evidence of the quality of the human capital of our health sector. There is therefore a need for the development of some world-class tertiary and even super-specialty facilities which will meet the needs of Nigerians who go abroad for more sophisticated services. In this way, there is a chance for the brain drain to be stemmed or even be reversed.

b.    However, there still exists a huge gap in skills acquisition in some areas of medical practice. The health workforce can be complimented by experienced Nigerian practitioners in the Diaspora who could be enticed to  well-equipped and functioning hospitals to assist in bridging the skills gaps.

c.    In view of the huge investment required for this to happen, innovative funding mechanisms will be required. It will involve new business approaches which may require a more facilitatory legislative framework.

d.    In order to ensure a sustained level of standard setting and quality of service, the government must exercise its regulatory role equitably.

6.    Leveraging on Internet Technology and Innovations

The delivery of equitable, accessible and affordable health services can be facilitated in practically all areas of the Health System by leveraging on IT INNOVATIONS. The basic tool is the Smart phone which almost every adult in Nigeria has and uses

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          Information Base

Health bracelets bearing personal health information such as the ID, Blood            Group, history of life-threatening problems such as severe allergies, asthma, sickle-cell. disorder, bleeding disorders, previous hospitalisations, previous surgeries and obstetric history for women. During emergencies, the information stored on this bracelet can be extracted to save the life of the wearer especially if unconscious

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·        Mobile Health Clinics for the Rural and Peri-urban Areas

Containers (40Ft) can be fashioned into Health Clinics in order expand the reach of health services at the PHC level. They can also be equipped with space-saving beds and furniture.

·         Making Health Facilities Friendly and Efficient

Tracking Health Facility’s effectiveness and efficiency through the use of

IT paraphernalia currently in use in Banks including the terminal management system.

·         Equipment Maintenance

Fabrication of spare parts by “mechanics” should be encouraged because it will eventually lead to local manufacture just as the local manufacture of spare parts for some brands of cars such as the Peugeot is now almost perfected.

·         Emergency Transportation and Roadblocks’ Clearance

Use Early Warning System to synergise source of take-off of emergency transportation with traffic control officers and road mapping by IT intelligence device such as Google. Linkage with Flying doctor may be possible in some cases. Ambulances to be equipped with life-saving equipment and trained ‘para-medics’

·        Funding

Tracking of Contributions to Public and Private Health Insurance systems to ensure appropriate distribution to priority areas such as the strengthening of the infrastructures, transportation, referral system, essential drugs, vaccines and materials.  The National Health Act has articulated the formula by which the PHC will be funded at the Local Government Level using 1% of the Consolidated Federation Revenue through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) in collaboration with the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and with contributions at State  and LGA levels of not less than 10% and 5% respectively of the total cost of Projects undertaken.

The Monitoring Framework for this exemplary Funding Process is of great importance to the delivery of UHC at the PHC level.

·        Health Information to the Community and the Public at Large

Health information to the community should be localized to the priority health problems based on a broad analysis of simple surveys conducted with apps which are developed for the purpose by health professionals. An example is an APP for sharing information on breast and cervical cancer recently developed by an indigenous CSO.

Social media posts can also be utilized with verification interventions.

·        Training and Skills Acquisition

Through the development of Telemedicine Methodologies.

Innovations which can be justifiably developed and/or adopted must meet the criteria of having the potential to save lives, save costs and be sustainable.

PRAYERS:

Gentlemen of the Press, in furtherance of NUHCAN’s commitments and those of the other non-state actors involved in UHC, we urge the Federal Government, Multilateral Agencies, Foundations and all stakeholders in Health in Nigeria to:

1. Ensure Political Leadership Beyond Health; by committing to achieve UHC for healthy lives and wellbeing for all at all stages, as a social contract, since Health is the foundation for people, communities and economies to reach their full potential;

2. Leave No One Behind; by pursuing equity in access to quality health services with financial protection; since Health is enshrined as one of the fundamental rights of every human being;

3. Regulate and Legislate; by creating a strong, enabling regulatory and legal environment responsive to people’s needs; because UHC requires a sound legal and regulatory framework and institutional capacity to ensure the rights of people and meet their needs;

4. Uphold Quality of Care; by building high-quality health systems that people and communities trust; with quality primary health care (PHC) as the backbone of UHC and create trust in public institutions;

5. Invest More, Invest Better; by sustaining public financing and harmonising health investments; since current funding levels are insufficient to achieve UHC by 2030; and governments need to increase domestic investments and allocate more public financing for health through equitable and mandatory resources; and

6. Move Together; by establishing multi-stakeholder mechanisms for engaging everyone within Nigeria for a healthier world; while encouraging other countries to take active steps to meaningfully engage non-governmental actors - particularly from unserved, underserved or poorly-served populations - in shaping the UHC agenda.

CONCLUSION:

Whereas in the past, we had been preoccupied mainly with the monitoring of the extent of healthcare coverage with basic health packages, the monitoring of UHC must include the magnitude of coverage with financial protection without which any expected improvement in coverage with healthcare is likely to remain an illusion.

We are being bombarded on daily basis with Social Media Posts which give news of preventable deaths as a result of problems arising from within as well as outside the Health Sector. Our responses usually vary from expressions of bewilderment, shock and lamentations. Our resolve on the NUHCAN Platform is to make a critical analysis of such situations, propose and follow up actions which would assist in providing the desired solutions. No longer can we afford the luxury of doing absolutely nothing because of our state of powerlessness in most instances. We are duty bound to share whatever information is given to us with the relevant agencies whose actions can save the lives of those in jeopardy. Our source of motivation is that through information sharing, we are at least restoring to the implementing agencies that basic human element of EMPATHY which is being stolen from all of us as a result of our feeling of powerlessness. We on this platform can and will try to restore those basic human values that will ensure that “No one is left behind” in our effort to promote Universal Health Coverage nationwide.

We thank the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and our colleague organizations for the confidence reposed in NUHCAN to address this press conference on behalf of the civil society in Nigeria, as part of the national activities planned by the Federal Government to mark the 2019 UHC Day on 12 December 2019. We assure Nigerians of our commitment to ensure that Nigeria realizes her UHC targets by the year 2030.

Thank you for listening!

Professor Adenike Grange                                             

Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT), NUHCAN                                      

Dated in Abuja, Nigeria; this 9^th Day of December 2019

CV of Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje [Nov. 2019]

Dr. Uzodinma ADIRIEJE

DEATAILED CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION AND CONTACT ADDRESSES

§  Full names: ADIRIEJE, Uzodinma Akujekwe [Dr.] §  Nationality: Nigerian §  Addresses:  1 Taiwo Close, Toronto Junction; MCC Uratta Rd, P.O. Box 1484, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria Suite 216, Block G, FHA Cornershop, Lugbe; P.O. Box 8880, Wuse Abuja, Nigeria          §  Phone: Mob : +234(0) 80 34 72 59 05 §  Email: afrepton@gmail.com, afrepton@yahoo.com §  Weblog: http://druzodinmadirieje.blogspot.com

CAREER COMMITMENT

To continuously provide accountable Systems Strengthening services and achieve sustainable interventions in HIV/AIDS,TB and Malaria; human security, development, health and living standards of people and communities affected by or at risk for diseases, disasters, ignorance, underdevelopment and or poverty; using my 22 years of practical/hands-on civil society and private sector management/leadership skills and experiences in conceptualizing, planning, implementation, monitoring/evaluation and reporting Partnership building/collaborations; advocacy, communication and social mobilization; research and evidence generation; capacity development/trainings; outreach interventions; and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of projects, programmes and policies at all levels.

SUITABILITY STATEMENT/EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje is a Nigeria-based AIDS, TB and Malaria programme manager/coordinator and sector-leader, writer/author, advocate, trainer, communicator and care provider. He is a Professional Manager, Trainer and Health Systems Strengthening and Monitoring and Evaluation consultant. Dr. Uzo’ was the Programmes Coordinator for Global Fund Round 8 Health Systems Strengthening and Global Fund Rounds 5 and 9  Home-Based Care Projects, at the Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (CiSHAN) during 2010-11, and successfully defended CiSHAN’s bid for Principal Recipient of the Round 9 Global Fund grant. His 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 Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC), Fellow of the African Scientific Institute (FASI), National President and Fellow of the Nigerian Association of Evaluators (FNAE), Fellow of the Institute of Management Specialists (FIMS), Member of the Nigeria Institute of Management (MNIM) and Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (ACIPM).

EXPERIENCES

I. Partnership/Coalition Building/Network Coordination

§  Member, WHO Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Advocacy and Resource Mobilization Partnership Committee, Geneva; 2017-present §  National Coordinator, Nigeria Universal Health Coverage Advocacy Group (NUHCAG), involving UNAIDS, WHO, UNDP, FMOH, FMFBNP, AFRIHEALTH, IFRC, CSEM, CSOs; 2019-present §  Chairman, National World Malaria Day partnership, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH)/National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), 2019-present §  Zonal Coordinator, Civil Society Coalition for Sustainable Development (CSCSD), Southeast Zone, 2018-present §  Chairman, National Technical Working Group (TWG) of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Health, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), Nigeria; 2016-2018 §  Project Director, Health and Food Security Summits (HEFOSS) partnership organized by Afrihealth Optonet Association; in collaboration with the National Assembly Committees on Agriculture and Health, Federal Ministries of Health, Agriculture and Women Affairs, and other Stakeholders, 2013-present §  Co-Chairman, National World Malaria Day partnership, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH)/National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), 2016-2018 §  Director of Operations and Programs (DOP), Civil Society Coalition on the 2016 National Census in Nigeria, 2015 §  National Chairman, Civil Society Partnership for Development in Nigeria (CSPDN), 2014-present §  National Coordinator, Coalition on Vaccines, Vitamins and Immunization for All Nigeria [CoVIAN], 2012-present §  Coordinator, Partnership for the National Conference on Adequate Infant Nutrition in Nigeria, 2008-09 §  Coordinator and Head of Secretariat, Partnership for the Nigeria National Health Conferences (NHC), 2006-09

II. Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM)

§  Advocacy Lead to the UN System in Nigeria, Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (CSEM) and International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), for the funding and organization of the Nigeria country advocacy meeting for the UN HLM on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), 2019 §  Media/Communication personality with live and recorded appeances in print (newspapers), TV (AIT, NTA, Channels) and Radio (Radio Nigeria, Voice of Nigeria, Ray Power) and Internet (as can be confirmed using ‘google search’ for “Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje”) §  Member; Roll Back Malaria Advocacy, Resource Mobilisation and Partnership Coordination Committee (ARMPC/RBM), 2017-present §  Trainer, Lead Facilitator and Curriculum Administrator; ‘Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization’ certificate course, Health Systems and projects Consultants Ltd, 2012-present §  Advocacy Team Lead, Afrihealth Optonet Association [CSOs Network], 2012-present §  Advocacy Team Lead, Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria [CiSHAN], 2010-2011 §  Programme Manager Advocacy and Communications, Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON), 2005-2009 §  Advocacy and Community Mobilization Director, Optonet International, 1997-2004 §  Team Leader at the 9 Advocacy Visits and Stakeholders Engagements with Governments and people of Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo. Ondo and Rivers States; for the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF)-funded Sustainable Citizen Participation (SCP) in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region held in Jan.2017 – December 2018 Advocacy visit to the Honourable Commissioner for Health, Enugu State of Nigeria on the National Health and Food Security Summit; and health systems improvement for better service delivery in the State, 2014 Advocacy Visit to the Honorable Minister, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) Abuja, for the enthronement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and its coverage under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS); by Afrihealth Optonet Association Nigeria on May 3, 2013 Paid advocacy visit to the Imo State Commissioner for Health and Human Services for the revitalization of Routine Immunisation in Imo State Health Systems, June 2012 Coordinator and member of HERFON’s Civil Society advocacy delegation  to Nigeria’s President Umaru Muas Yar’Adua, to advocate for the strengthening of the country’s Health Sector Reform Programme (HSRP), 2008 Member of Advocacy team to the Governor and Emir of Katsina, for the promotion and revitalization of Routine Immunisation in Northern Nigeria, 2008 Advocacy visits to the President of the Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives (National Assembly) to support and participate in the Partnership for the National Health Conference, 2006 Coordinator and member of Advocacy team to the President of the Honourable Ministers of Health to support and participate in the Partnership for the National Health Conference, 2006 Team leader, ‘Enlightenment/advocacy campaign and delivered a moving speech delivered at an HIV/AIDS control campaign for the predominantly Muslim Arewa Community, Isolo, organized jointly by Afrihealth Optonet Association and Arewa Joint Action Committee (AJACOM), at the Isolo central Mosque, Lagos; 2004 Team leader, HIV/AIDS control and impact mitigation enlightenment/advocacy campaigns in the predominantly Muslim Arewa Community, Isolo Central Mosque, Lagos; 2004 Team leader, ‘Using Advocacy and Immunisation Opportunity to control Vitamin A deficiency Diseases (VADD): projects featuring VAD talks, IECs, advocacy for usingimmunization as opportunity for vitamin A fortification and vitamin A capsule supplementation, in 7 Rural Communities and 8 Children’s Schools in Lagos State; and provision of awareness for the vitamin A rich foods that abound in and around the community (Badagry, Alausa, Kirikiri, Egbe, Isheri Olofin, Ijeshatedo & Aguda) Speaker, ‘The State of Women’s Health and Lives in Nigeria: The Imperative of Complementary Traditional Health Care’ – a position/advocacy paper presented at the Inaugural Consultative Meeting of the African Women’s Health Initiative (AWHI), USA/Nigeria; Nicon Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria; 11-13 January 2005 Team leader, ‘Controlling HIV/AIDS within the community’ – an enlightenment/advocacy speech delivered at an HIV/AIDS control campaign for the predominantly Muslim Arewa Community, Isolo, organized jointly by Afrihealth Optonet Association and Arewa Joint Action Committee (AJACOM), at the Isolo central Mosque, Lagos; 2004 Coordinated an enlightenment/advocacy campaign and delivered a moving speech delivered at an HIV/AIDS control campaign for the predominantly Muslim Arewa Community, Isolo, organized jointly by Afrihealth Optonet Association and Arewa Joint Action Committee (AJACOM), at the Isolo central Mosque, Lagos; 2004

III. Capacity Building/Trainings and Facilitations

§  Co-facilitator, Stakeholders meeting to develop the National Strategic Plan for Health Promotion held at Bolton White Hotel from 8th to 9th October, 2019 §  Co-facilitator, National-level Country Advocacy Meeting for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by the Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (CSEM) to build into the 2019 UN High Level Meeting (HLM) on UHC, and supported by the United Nations/WHO and International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) held at the United Nations building in Abuja, Nigeria, 30 July 2019 §  Sole Facilitator/Trainer for the provision of monitoring and evaluation (M & E) certificate training course to four persons for 3 days for the Staff and Leadership of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria; and upported the FIDA team to develop an organizational M&E Plan and Strategy; 2018 §  Lead facilitator for the provision of technical support to Abt Associates for the Contributory Health Management Agencies for the roll-out of the State Contributory Health Management Schemes in Sokoto, Bauchi and Kebbi States; under the USAID funded reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) project; 2018 §  Team Leader/Facilitaor, Training Workshops on Fundamentals of Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation & Development of M&E Frameworks for Staff of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning (MBNP), and Project Beneficiaries Agencies; under the European Union’s Technical Assistance for Implementation of Support to Federal Governance Reform Programme (SUFEGOR) EuropeAid/132034/D/SER/NG; 2018 §  Lead Facilitator at the 9 Training Workshops for the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF)-funded Sustainable Citizen Participation (SCP) in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region held in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo. Ondo and Rivers States, July – September 2017 §  2012 – present, Routinely prepares presentations, trains and facilitates certificate courses on: v  Advanced Monitoring and Evaluation (AdvM&E) v  Advanced Project and Programme Management (AdvPPM) v  Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM) v  Community Systems Strengthening (HSS) v  Gender and Gender Mainstreaming (GNDR) v  Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) v  Leadership Development, Career Advancement and Organizational Management (LCOM) v  Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM) v  Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) v  Project and Programme Management (PPM) v  Proposal Writing, Fundraising and Resource Mobilization (PFRM) §  Trainer/Facilitator, Project and Programmes Planning/Design and Management, Febr. 2014 and March 2014 (2 batches) §  Trainer/Facilitator, Leadership and Management for Organizational Transformation and Project/Programmes Implementation, June 2013 and October 2013 (2 batches) §  Director, Knowledge and Skills Expansion and Development Project, a.k.a. KASED Project; designed to provide fit-for purpose, systematic organizational capacity building interventions, for 1037 persons from 540 CSOs and government MDAs (Ministries, Depts and Agencies) in the 36 States and FCT, 2011-13 §  Director, Health Sector Capacity-Development Project (HeSCaP); which is designed to promote Human capital development/ capacity-building and institutional strengthening to expose qualified health care providers to the most modern and improved clinical/surgical procedures [for which many Nigerians travel abroad] and health systems management practices for better healthcare delivery in the country, 2011-13 §  Trainer/Resource Person and Supervisor, training of 250 persons from all the states and FCT on the provision of Home-Based Care (HBC) for HIV/AIDS; under the Global Fund Round 9, 2010-11 §  Resource Person, Training on Ward Health System for 5 Batches of Chairmen and Secretaries of Ward Health Development Committees in Ezeagu, Udenu, Udi, Nsukka and Nkanu West LGAs in Enugu State, under GFR8 HSS/CSS project, 2010-2011 §  Resource Person, Orientation and Capacity-building Workshop for  Chairmen and Secretaries of Ward Health Development Committees in two LGAs in Ebonyi State, under GFR8 HSS/CSS project, 2010-2011 §  Supervisor, 6 zonal 3-days training on Resource Mobilization and  Financial Management for CBOs from the 36 states and FCT, 2010; under the National HIV/AIDS Fund (HAF), 2010-11 §  Supervisor, 6 zonal 3-days training on Organizational Development for CBOs from the 36 states and FCT, 2010; under the National HIV/AIDS Fund (HAF), 2010-11 §  Supervisor, 6 zonal 3-days training on Financial Management for CBOs from the 36 states and FCT, 2010; under the National HIV/AIDS Fund (HAF), 2010-11 §  Coordinator, Health Insurance Capacity-Building and Study tour of the Brazilian Health System and Institutions by Nigerian stakeholders including members of the National Assembly, Representatives of Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), Board and management of the NHIS, Change Agents, representatives of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), NHIS Providers, Consumers, Civil Society and media; organizing post-tour conference and writing/producing tour report (published, July 2006) §  Director and Resource Person, 2 batches of training on Project Management for CBOs in Oshodi/Isolo LGA, Lagos State, 2001 §  Director and Resource Person, 3 batches of training on Overcoming Maternal and Child Nutritional Anemia for community leaders and health workers in Badagry Lagos, 2008-9 Director and Resource Person, Facilitated/organized 1 Vitamin A Deficiency Control/Training workshop for community leaders, patent medicine dealers, local government personnel and community health workers in Badagry, Lagos, 2001

IV. Working Experience and Consultancy Services Provided

Date from - Date to Location Organisation Position Description Oct. 2019 - present Abuja British Council Associate Consultant PROJECT: PROVISION OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M&E) SERVICES FOR BRITISH COUNCIL ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMMES AND INTERVENTIONS IN NIGERIA Aug. 2019 - present Abuja Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) Consultant PROJECT: DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGIC PLAN (2020-2024), FEDERALMINISTRY OF HEALTH (FMOH), NIGERIA. 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 PROJECT: SUSTAINABLE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN NIGERIA’S NIGER DELTA REGION. This project covered eighty-one (81) LGAs in 9 States covered. It was fully funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) and implemented by Afrihealth Optonet Association. Duration: 01 January 2017 – 31 December 2018  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 COMPANY FOCUS: INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY FIRM This company provides consultancy and direct services in the conceptualization, planning, mobilization, implementation and reporting of conferences, workshops, management training/capacity development, seminars, researches, round tables, advocacy, organizational development (OD), partnerships management, resourcing, monitoring and evaluation (M&E).   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 CONSULTANCY FOCUS: PROVISION OF HANDS-ON TRAINING OF PERSONNEL OF MINISTRY OF BUDGET AND NATIONAL PLANNING, FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICE (FIR) AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S BUDGET OFFICE; AS PART OF EUROPEAN UNION’S SUPPORT TOFEDERAL GOVERNMENT (SUFEGOR). 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 CONSULTANCY FOCUS: PROVISION OF HANDS-ON TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE SOKOTO, BAUCHI AND KEBBI STATE CONTRIBUTORY HEALTH MANAGEMENT AGENCIES FOR THE ROLL-OUT OF THE STATE CONTRIBUTORY HEALTH MANAGEMENT SCHEMES. 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; Development of a plan for the design of technical processes and tools required for SHIS establishment, operations and implementation. 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. Development of a marketing strategy document including a Resource mobilization plan.  Development of  a Quality assurance plan for the SHIS and support for ICT linkages for a successful implementation of the SHIS Capacity building for staff on the technical operations of the State Health Insurance Scheme Provide mentoring and technical handholding for the various technical departments to develop and translate organizational manuals and business process manuals into practice. 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.

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

V. Research and Evidence-Generation

Consultant-Investigator, Effects of Compensation on Employee Performance in Private Sector Organisations, 2015 Monitor/Supportive Supervisor; National Immunization Days (NIDs) in Owerri, Imo State, 2014 Evaluator/Assessor; Data Quality Self-assessment (DQS) of routine immunization (RI) in Njaba LGA of Imo State on behalf of the National Primary Health Care Development Agencies (NPHCDA), 2014. Project Director, Health and Food Security Summits (HEFOSS) organized by Afrihealth Information Projects/Afrihealth Optonet Association; in collaboration with the National Assembly Committees on Agriculture and Health, Federal Ministries of Health, Agriculture and Women Affairs, and other Stakeholders; Principal Investigator (PI)/Project Director, Capacity Building Needs Assessment of Civil Society Organisations [CSOs] involved in HIV/AIDS work in Nigeria [covering the 36 States and FCT] Project Coordinator, Study of the Impact, Challenges and Long-term implication of Nigeria’ Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Programme, 2006-7 PI, ‘Prevalence, Management Practices and Preventive Strategies of Diabetic Retinopathy in Lagos State, Nigeria’, 2000-2002; sponsored by American Diabetes Association PI, Development of a Food-Based Dietary Guideline for the Control of Maternal Anemia in Pregnancy in Urban Poor and Rural Communities in Lagos, 1999-2001

VI. Documentations and Reports-Writing

Author/Report writer for the Nigeria National Cervical Cancer Screening Scale-up Implementing Partners Meeting, 2015 Author/Report writer for the 2nd High Level Meeting (HLM) of the GlobalPOWER Women Network Africa, 2013 Preparation of strategic plan, work plans and budgets, business plans and action plans for the effective running of the organization; CISHAN, 2010-11 Produced annual and quarterly work plan and budget of the National Office for the approval of the Governing Council; CISHAN, 2010-11 Produced 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; CISHAN, 2010-11 Planning and managing all the programmes and activities of the conference §  Prepared HERFON’s 2006 and 2007 (annual) organizational work plans and budgets, supervised programs/projects staff, monitored and reported on programs/projects activities, achievements and outcomes of the Foundation to the Executive Secretary/CEO National Planning Committee, 50th National Council on Health Member (representing HERFON), National Planning Committee, World Health Day 2006, FMoH, Abuja, Nigeria 1997   Chairman, Planning/Organising Committee for the Launching of the Orsu LGA Towns Development Union Lagos

VII. Conferences, Meetings and Workshops Planning and Management

Conference Coordinator, 10th National Conference on Divine Mercy, Catholic Church, Nigeria, 2016  Organizing Consultant; Nigeria National Cervical Cancer Screening Scale-up Project Implementing Partners Meeting, Abuja, 2015 Conference Coordinator/Technical Consultant; 1st Biomedical HIV Prevention Forum, Abuja 2013 Conference Director; Health, Human and Food security Summit (HEFOSS), Abuja, 2014 Conference Coordinator, 2nd High Level Meeting of the GlobalPOWER Women Network Africa (GPWNA), Abuja, 2012-2013 Conference Coordinator, National Conference on Adequate Infant Nutrition in Nigeria, Abuja, 2008-09 Conference Coordinator, Nigeria National Health Conferences (NHC), Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON), Uyo and Abuja, 2006-09 Program Manager, International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), Abuja, 2005 §  Secretary, International and National Scientific Committees of ICASA2005

VIII. Projects and Programs Management

Project Director, Sustainable Citizen Participation (SCP) in Nigeria’s Niger Delta; a project of Afrihealth Optonet Association, with funding from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), 2017-2018 Project Coordinator, AIDs Care and Treatment in Nigeria Plus Up (ACTION Plus Up); a project of the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) and Afrihealth Optonet Association. 2015-2016 Programmes Coordinator for Global Fund Round 8 Health Systems Strengthening and Global Fund Rounds 5 and 9  Home-Based Care Projects, CiSHAN, 2010-11 Advocacy & Communications Manager and HIVAIDS Advisor, Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria [HERFON] , 09/07 – 12/09 Resource Centre Manager, Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria [HERFON], 11/05 – 08/07 National Service (NYSC), Health Services Management Board, Gongola State Conducted eye health awareness and vision screening exercises in liaison with the World Health Organization [WHO] on ‘Vision Care for Road Safety’ – a World Health Day Project; at Aguda Central Motor Park, Surulere Lagos, for commercial bus and taxi drivers and market persons, 2004 Organised 3 Vitamin A Deficiency Control/Prevention outreaches/Projects in Isheri-Olofin, Lagos; including the distribution/administration of Viatmin a capsule and provision of awareness for the vitamin A rich foods that abound in and around the community, 2000 Organised 4 Vitamin A Deficiency Control/Prevention outreaches/Projects in Kirikiri, Lagos; including the distribution and administration of Viatmin a capsule and provision of awareness for the vitamin A rich foods that abound in and around the community , 2000 Implemented 3 Eye Care and Community Health Development Programmes in Egbe, Lagos, 1999 Organised 2 Family Health, Population Education, and Nutritional Blindness Outreaches, Orile-Iganmu, 1998 Organised 4 Vitamin A Deficiency Control/Prevention outreach Projects in Badagry, Lagos; including the distribution/administration of Vitamin a capsule and provision of awareness for the vitamin A rich foods that abound in and around the community , 1997-2002 Organised 2 Population Education, family planning Awareness and Eye Care Campaigns, in Egbe, Lagos, 1998 Organised 3 Family Health, Environmental Awareness and Blindness Prevention Projects in Alausa, Lagos, 1998 Organised 3 Child Health/Nutritional Blindness Prevention Programme for the Pupils and Staff of Sanya Primary School Ijesha-tedo, Lagos State, 1998 Coordinated 2 Public Health Intervention/Education Programme at the Yaba Old People’s Home, Lagos State, 1997

IX. Leadership and Working Experience

National President, Nigerian Association of Evaluators (NAE), 2019 – present President General, Ebenasaa Progressive Union (EPU), Orsu LGA, Imo State Chair, National Technical Working Committee, Nigerian Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (NiPBES), 2019-present Chairman, National World Malaria Day Committee, Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria, 2019-present President, Society for the Conservation and Sustainability of Energy and Environment in Nigeria [SOCSEEN], 2018-present Chairman, National Technical Working Group (TWG) of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in Health in Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria, 2016-2018 Co-chairman, National World Malaria Day Committee, Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria, 2016-2018 Deputy National President, Nigerian Association of Evaluators (NAE), 2015-2019 Chief Executive Officer/National Coordinator, Afrihealth Optonet Association [CSOs Network], Nigeria; 2012 – present Country Director/Lead Facilitator, Health Systems and Projects Consultants Ltd, Nigeria; 2012-present President, Abia State University Alumni Association Abuja, 2012-2016 Administrative Secretary/Head of Management, Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria [CiSHAN], 2010-11 Head of Secretariat, Nigeria National Health Conferences (NHCs), 2006-2009 Advocacy & Communications Manager and HIVAIDS Advisor, Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria [HERFON] , 09/07 – 12/09 Resource Centre Manager, HERFON, 11/05 – 08/07 Program Manager, Int’l Conf on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) , 01/05 – 10/05 President-General, Imo State Towns Development Association Lagos, 2005-7 Executive Coordinator (R&D), Afrihealth Information Projects, 1997-2005 Executive Director, Optonet International; 01/95 – 12/04 Secretary General, Afrihealth Optonet Association, 2003-2010 Director, Adirivision Clinics Ltd, 01/90 – 12/94 National Service (NYSC), Health Services Management Board, Gongola State Secretary General, Students Union Government, Imo State University, Nigeria; 1985-1986 President, Amaruru Students Union, Amaruru, Orsu LGA, Imo State; 1981-1984 Secretary, Umuogu Village Meeting, Amaruru, Orsu LGA, Imo State; 1979-1986

X. Papers, Presentations and Capacity Building Courses/Trainings Facilitated

* 2018  Promoting Voice and Development Agenda Setting for Sustainable Citizen Participation (SCP) in Resource-Constrained Settings in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria using the Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Approach in 2017-18; a presentation for the 2018 International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit Nusa Dua, Indonesia from April 16-20, 2018 * 2017  Mobilizing Communities for Monitoring Activities that Promote the SDGs in Imo State during 2017-18; a presentation at the Nigeria National Evaluation Conference, 6-8 December 2017 * 2017   Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E); a capacity building workshop organized by Health Systems & Projects Consultants Ltd at the Nigeria National Evaluation Conference, 6-8 December 2017 *2015 Imperative for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Interventions: a case for the Mbamala International Kidney Centre; presented during the formal presentation of ‘Peace of Mind’ (A Book written by Hon. Chief Val Mbamala); under the Chairmanship of His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, CFR; Executive Governor of Sokoto State; at Yar’adua Centre, Abuja; November 2015  *2015  Advance Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) certificate courses offered by Health Systems and Projects Consultants *2015  Advanced Project and Programme Management certificate courses offered by Health Systems and Projects Consultants *2014-15  Basic Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) certificate courses offered by Health Systems and Projects Consultants *2014-15  Project and Programme Planning/Design and Management certificate courses offered by Health Systems and Projects Consultants * 2013-15  Leadership and Management for Organizational Transformation and Project/Programmes Implementation [certificate course/training materials] * 2013  The Role of Medical Librarians in Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM): implications for the MDGs and post-2015 Era. A presentation at the 2013 Workshop/AGM of the medical Librarians Association of Nigeria * 2005    ‘Controlling HIV/AIDS Among Mobile Populations in Lagos’ – an oral presentation made at the 14th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa, Abuja, 4-9 December 2005 *   2005    ‘The State of Women’s Health and Lives in Nigeria: The Imperative of Complementary Traditional Health Care’ - a position/advocacy paper presented at the Inaugural Consultative Meeting of the African Women’s Health Initiative (AWHI), USA/Nigeria; Nicon Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria; 11-13 January 2005 *  2004    ‘Controlling HIV/AIDS within the community’ – an enlightenment/advocacy speech delivered at an HIV/AIDS control campaign for the predominantly Muslim Arewa Community, Isolo, organized jointly by Afrihealth Optonet Association and Arewa Joint Action Committee (AJACOM), at the Isolo central Mosque, Lagos; *  2003   ‘Education and the Challenge of Regeneration in Orsu Local Government Area’ The inaugural guest lecture at the 2nd ‘Orsu Summit’ held at Orsu Local Government Area (LGA) headquarters, Awo-Idemili, Imo State, Nigeria, 30 December 2003 *  2001   ‘The Child and the Home’ -a guest speech delivered at the annual general meeting of Parent Teachers Association of Sunshine Nursery/Primary School, Aguda-Surulere, Lagos, 17 November 2001 *  2001   ‘Philanthropy as a Poverty Alleviation and Development Initiative in Orsu Local Government Area’ – an advocacy paper delivered at the launching of a N2.5million naira Endowment Fund for the Less-privileged, by the Ede-Ukwu Welfare Association, Ajegunle, Lagos, 11 November 2001 *  2000   ‘Vitamin A as Soldiers of the Human Body’ -a guest speech delivered at the launching of the Vitamin A for Health programme of the Prosuzet Nutrition Foundation, Bariga-Lagos

XI. Social and Religious

§  Chairman, Ebenasaa Ozuomee Day and New Yam Festival/Celebrations, 12.08.17 in Ebenasaa Ozuomee, Orsu LGA, Imo State §   Chairman, Orsu Cultural Day Celebrations in Lagos, organized by Orsu LGA Towns Development Union Lagos (OLGADU), 25 November 2016 §  Chairman, Harvest and Bazaar Thanksgiving, St. Monica Catholic Church, Sauka Kahuta, Abuja, November, 2016 §  Chairman, Local Organizing Committee (LOC), 10th National Conference on Divine Mercy Nigeria Catholic Church, 2015-2016 §  Chairman, coronation ceremonies for His Royal Highness, Eze Michael Abanigbo, Ezeoha I of Ebenasaa, Orsu LGA, Imo State; 6 January 2016 §  Chairman, Harvest of Divine Expansion and Church Building Fundraising, St. Francis Catholic Church Galadimawa, Abuja; 15 November 2015 §  Chairman, Amaruru Day Celebration/Iri Ji (New Yam) Festival, Amaruru, Orsu LGA, Imo State; 10 August 2008

XII. Outreaches and  Interventions Done

World Malaria Day Outreach/Rally in Gbaupe Community, Kuje Area Council, FCT Abuja, Nigeria, 2016 Organisation of 1 HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT), condom distribution, Community rally, sensitisation and dialogue in Goza community of Abuja, to commemorate World AIDS Day 2011 Provision of Out-of-School Youth (OSY) HIV/AIDS prevention services in Lugbe Abuja, as a Global Fund sub sub-recipient under Round 9 grants, 2011-12 Provision of Home Base Care (HBC) services for persons living with HIV/AIDS in Imo State as a Global Fund sub sub-recipient under Round 9 grants, 2011-12 Organisation of Immunisation, Child Health, Infant nutrition and Vitamin A Deficiency mobilization programme in Kapwa, Abuja; and reached 258 families/persons Conducted eye health awareness and vision screening exercises in liaison with the World Health Organization [WHO] on ‘Vision Care for Road Safety’ – a World Health Day Project; at Aguda Central Motor Park, Surulere Lagos, for commercial bus and taxi drivers and market persons, 2004 Organised 3 Vitamin A Deficiency Control/Prevention outreaches/Projects in Isheri-Olofin, Lagos; including the distribution/administration of Vitamin A capsule and provision of awareness for the vitamin A rich foods that abound in and around the community, 2000 Organised 4 Vitamin A Deficiency Control/Prevention outreaches/Projects in Kirikiri, Lagos; including the distribution and administration of Viatmin a capsule and provision of awareness for the vitamin A rich foods that abound in and around the community , 2000 Implemented 3 Eye Care and Community Health Development Programmes in Egbe, Lagos, 1999 Organised 2 Family Health, Population Education, and Nutritional Blindness Outreaches, Orile-Iganmu, 1998 Organised 4 Vitamin A Deficiency Control/Prevention outreach Projects in Badagry, Lagos; including the distribution/administration of Vitamin a capsule and provision of awareness for the vitamin A rich foods that abound in and around the community , 1997-2002 Organised 2 Population Education, family planning Awareness and Eye Care Campaigns, in Egbe, Lagos, 1998 Organised 3 Family Health, Environmental Awareness and Blindness Prevention Projects in Alausa, Lagos, 1998 Organised 3 Child Health/Nutritional Blindness Prevention Programme for the Pupils and Staff of Sanya Primary School Ijesha-tedo, Lagos State, 1998 Coordinated 2 Public Health Intervention/Education Programme at the Yaba Old People’s Home, Lagos State, 1997

XIII. Publications/Writings

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 Partnerships for Sustainable Community-Based HIV/Aids Advocacy, http://phishare.org/documents/afrihealthoptonet/4313/ 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 http://www.essentialdrugs.org/edrug/archive/200204/msg00080.php Adirieje, UA. Alzheimer’s disease on our shores Adirieje, UA. Stigma, HIV/AIDS and disclosure (1) http://archives.healthdev.net/stigma-aids/msg00134.html Adirieje, UA. Stigma, HIV/AIDS and Disclosure http://archives.healthdev.net/stigma-aids/msg00154.html 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 http://archives.healthdev.net/af-aids/msg01451.html Adirieje, UA. Health Options for Road Safety In Nigeria http://www.phishare.org/documents/afrihealthoptonet/1865/ Adirieje, UA. Patent Door Opens for Generic ARVs in Africa http://archives.healthdev.net/af-aids/msg01132.html 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 http://www.phishare.org/documents/afrihealthoptonet/1817/ 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.

XIV. Qualifications

Fellow, African Scientific Institute (FASI), 2018 Fellow, Institute of Management Specialists [FIMS(UK)], 2018 Certified Management Specialist, Institute of Management Specialists (UK), 2018 Fellow, Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC), 2017 Fellow, Nigerian Association of Evaluators (FNAE), 2017 Certified Management Consultant [CMC], Institute of Management Consultants, 2017 Certified and Accredited Management Trainer, National Council for Management Development, 2017 Post-Graduate Certificate (Health Economics), 2006 Doctor of Optometry (1988) MNIM (2001) i.e. Member, Nigeria Institute of Management ACIPM (1996) i.e. Associate, Chartered Inst. of Personnel Management of Nigeria FAOA (2014) i.e. Fellow, Afrihealth Optonet Association FNAE (2015), i.e. Fellow, Nigeria Evaluation Association FIL (2016) i.e. Fellow, International Institute of Leadership

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

§  2019 - World Health Organization (WHO) Scholar Accompanist §  2016 – World Health Organization (WHO) Scholar Alumni §  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 - Management in Health, World Bank Institute, 19 March – 30 April §  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 – Reproductive Health Course, World Bank Institute, 6 February – 19 March §  2014 – Workshop to Develop Investment Incentives for the Health Sector, 6 March 2014; FMOH/IFC/NIPC §  2013 – The Virtual Leadership Development Programme, 21 January – 12 April 2013, USAID/Measure Evaluation/MSH §  2013 – Optimizing your M&E team's performance: Improving internal communication and dealing with conflict, 16-18 September 2013, USAID/Measure Evaluation/MSH §  2013 - Overcoming the challenge of building and leading effective M&E teams for public sector, NGO and civil society organizations, 4-8 February 2013, USAID/Measure Evaluation/MSH §  2012 - Creating an Enabling Environment for M&E CoP, 30 January – 3 February 2012, USAID/Measure Evaluation/MSH §  2012 –  International Seminar on Building sustainable organizational capacity to strengthen Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) practice for public sector, NGO and civil society organizations,  Management Sciences for Health, 30.01.12 – 03.02.12 §  2012 - Country Ownership & Organizational Capacity Building, 30 April – 4 May 2012, USAID/Measure Evaluation/MSH §  2012 – Gender and Sustainable Development Training Workshop; Centre for Management Development and African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), Ado Ekiti, 24 – 28 September 2012 §  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 §  2007 – Basic Health Economics Course, May-June 2007, World Bank Institute Washington §  2006 – Leadership Skills Development Training for the Revitalisation of Immunisation Services in Nigeria, Abuja Nigeria, 31 July – 1 August 2006 §  2006 – Health System and Health Insurance Schemes Study/Capacity-Building Workshops/Tour of Brazil, Sao Paulo and Brasilia, 13-21 May 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) 1982-1988 – Imo State University, Okigwe: O.D. (Doctor of Optometry), 1982-1988 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

XVI. Professional and Sociocultural  Affiliations

i.        Member, National Technical Working Group (TWG) of NGOs (non-governmental organizations) in Health, Nigeria, 2016 ii.     Fellow, Nigeria Association of Evaluators (FNAE), 2016-present iii.   Member, Technical Working Group (TWG) on Malaria, Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria, 2015-present iv.   Fellow, International Institute for Leadership and Governance (FIL), 2015-present v.      Member, Health Care Financing, Equity and Investments Technical Working Group (HCF TWG), FMOH, 2015-present vi.   Fellow, Association for Capacity Development (FACD), 2013 vii. Member, National Prevention Technical Working Group (TWG) for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, 2010-12 viii.Member, Nigeria Association of Evaluators, 2013-present ix.   Member, International AIDS Economics Network (IAEN) x.      Member, West African Health Economics Association (WAHEN) xi.   Member, International AIDS Society (IAS) xii. Member, Nigeria Institute of Management chartered [MNIM] xiii.Associate Member, Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria chartered [ACIPM] xiv.Member, World Malaria Day Committee Nigeria, 2013 – present xv. Member, Afrihealth Optonet Association, 2011-2014 xvi.Member & National Coordinator, Coalition on Vaccines, Vitamins and Immunization for All Nigerians xvii.Member, Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria xviii.Member, GAVI Civil Society Constituency xix.Member, Society for Conservation and Sustainability of Energy and Environment in Nigeria [SOCSEEN]; 2013- present xx. Member, Abia State University Alumni Association Abuja (ABSUAAA), 2007-present xxi.Member, Imo State Towns Development Association, Lagos xxii.Member, Catholic Men Organisation, St. Martin Parish, Lugbe Abuja xxiii.Member, City and Hamlet Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, Abuja xxiv.Member, International AIDS Society xxv.Member, Society for AIDS in Africa xxvi.Member, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs xxvii.Member, International AIDS Economics Network      xxviii.      Member, International Ocular HIV Study Group xxix.Member, Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy xxx.Member, Nigeria Optometric Association xxxi.Member, American Academy of Optometry xxxii.Member, American Diabetes Association xxxiii.Member, Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics xxxiv.Member, International Society for Low-vision Research and Rehabilitation (ISLRR) xxxv.Life Member, Nigeria-Britain Association xxxvi.Member, The Impact Alliance xxxvii.Member, Nigeria Institute of Management xxxviii.Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria

XVII. Hobbies

Social/Community Work, Public Speaking, Writing, Computing, Tennis, Voluntary/International Services

XVIII. Biographies

2010   Who is Who in Nigeria, by Newswatch Communications 2006   Great Minds of the 21st Century, by American Biographical Institute (ABI), 2006/2007 Ed 2006    Igbo Icons, Nigeria 2005    Who is Who in Igboland 2004    Orsu LGA Directory and Who’s Who

XIX. Honours and Awards Received

2016  Grand Patron, Orsu LGA Towns Development Union (OLGADU), Lagos 2016   Chieftaincy title of Ahaejiejemba Ndigbo, Lagos State; by Eze Hyacinth Ohazulike, Eze Ndigbo, Obi Ndi Igbo, Lagos State, Nigeria 2015  ‘Pillar of the CMO’ Award; Lugbe Deanery Catholic Men Organization, Abuja 2015  ‘Bronze Couple’ award; Lugbe Deanery Catholic Men Organization, Abuja 2015 Epitome of Integrity award; Catholic Men Organization [CMO], Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral, Garki, Abuja 2014 Merit Award of Leadership and Role Model; Merit Time Organization 2014 Gold Award West African Leadership Icons; Global Vision Communication (Publishers of African Voice) 2014 Distinguished Leadership Award; Imo State Towns Development Association Lagos Women Wing 2014 Exemplary Leadership Award; Catholic Men Organization [CMO], St. Kizito Parish, Kuje, Abuja 2013  Chieftaincy title of Ahaejiejemba I of Ebenasaa; jointly conferred by His Royal Highness, Eze Michael Abanigbo, Ezeoha 1 (traditional ruler of Ebenasaa Autonomous Community), the Eze-In-Council of Ebenasaa, and the  Ebenasaa Progressive Union, Orsu LGA, Imo State, Nigeria 2013  Patron of St. Cecilia Choir, St. Martin Catholic Parish, Lugbe Abuja (2013) 2011   Award of Excellence in Public Health Care Management,  Orsu L.G.A. Towns Development Union Lagos 2010   Grand Patron, Imo State Towns Development Association 2009   Ambassador of Education by Orsu Local Government Council, Imo State 2009   Patron, St. Cecilia Choir, St. Martin’s Parish, Lugbe Abuja 2007   International Health Professional of the Year, by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England 2005   Man of Achievement Award, by American Biographical Institute (ABI) 2005   Youth of the Year award, by Amaruru Youth Forum, Orsu LGA, Imo State 2005   Honourary chieftaincy title of Ahaejiejemba Amaruru, jointly conferred by His Royal Highness, Eze WO Igwe, Ozuo-omee 1 (traditional ruler of Amaruru), the Eze-In-Council of Amaruru autonomous community, and the  Amaruru Development Union, Orsu LGA, Imo State, Nigeria 2004   Great Mind of the 21st Century, by American Biographical Institute (ABI) 2003   National Patron, Federation of Orsu LGA Students Association (FOSA) 2002   Patron, Federation of Orsu LGA Students Association, University of  Nigeria, Nsukka 2001   Service Award, Imo State Towns Development Association (ISTDA) Lagos 1999   Honourary member, Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Orsu LGA 1998   Merit Award; Orsu L.G.A. Towns Development Union Lagos 1997   Merit Award in Community Eye Care, Iganmu and the Council of Chiefs, Lagos 1996   Presidential Recognition for Membership Growth, by World President of Rotary International, 1995/96 1994   Life Member, Nigeria-Britain Association 1994   Distinguished Service Award, by Rotary International District 9110 Governor’s 1993/94

XX. Referees

Honourable Dr. Asma’u Abdulkardir, and Chairperson Board of Trustees, SOCSEEN; and former Special Adviser to President of Nigeria on Gender issues Prof. Femi Soyinka, President, NERRLA 3.      Dr. Ado J.G. Mohammad, OON, former Executive Director; National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Gimbya Str., Garki, Abuja