Infection Prevention Critical Care

NTAKIRUTIMANA Olive e-mail: **************@*****.*** Telephone: +250-*********

CURRICULUM VITAE

I. PROFILE

I am a self-motivated and hardworking professional with a Bachelor of Science in Midwifery, currently pursuing a Master of Science in Midwifery at the University of Rwanda and I have a blend of midwifery and clinical Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) experience. With over 10 years of clinical experience as a midwife from a busy maternity service, I have gained kills in both mentoring and implementation of maternal and newborn related health interventions. I have an extensive experience in the provision of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care

(EMONC) including assisting caesarian deliveries, which provided me the experience of collaborating with gynecologists and anesthetists in the delivery of maternal and newborn care.

In addition to the provision of care, I am also experienced in coordinating and implementing mentorship for both EMONC and IPC. As part of my role in the USAID-Ingobyi Activity, I worked with professional associations including RSOG, RAM and RPA mentors to mentor hospital staff, where I led mentorship in infection prevention and control. I also coordinated the mentorship of anesthesiologists in critical care in the period of COVID 19. The mentorship included trainings using Low Dose High Frequency (LDHF) approach, case studies, simulations using anatomic models, bedside teaching as well as focusing on collaborating with hospital to improve working environment and systems to create a more conducive environment to provide care.

My mentorship experience is paved by my participation in teaching. As a master's student, I am trained in adult learning and mentorship with a focus on midwifery practices and I have contributed to teaching midwifery related courses and supervised students during their internships to enhance their skills and competencies. Self-motivated with strong managerial and organizational skills, I am certified national master trainer in IPC, hold training certificate in quality improvement and I am an active member of Rwanda Midwives Association (RAM). I also contributed to the development of National IPC policy, National IPC guideline, SOPs and training materials. II. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

June 2023-Now: national IPC mentor: Currently supporting JHPIEGO Main responsibilities and achievements

• Supporting JHPIEGO to conduct capacity building of their supported hospitals in strengthening the functionality of IPC committee

• Conduct mentorship to hospitals to improve IPC competences including standard precautions, infectious disease surveillance including health acquired infections, AMR monitoring and response

• Institutionalize IPC data auditing and use for quick response and feedback

• Lead the rapid response teams to respond and quickly control outbreaks in hospitals NTAKIRUTIMANA Olive e-mail: **************@*****.*** Telephone: +250-********* CURRICULUM VITAE

including recurring klebsiella outbreaks

• Support the hospitals to conduct environmental checks and antibiogram mainly during outbreaks, to help them adapt case management and prevention awareness to health care providers to mitigate future outbreaks September 2020-May 2023: Infection Prevention and Control Officer- Intrahealth International

Main responsibilities

- Works in collaboration with other Ingobyi zonal staff and health facilities to build capacity of supported hospitals and health centers in infection prevention and control;

- Ensure the IPC standards practice and their sustainability, by also suggesting innovative measures and practices to improve a quality service delivery relative to standard IPC guidelines;

- Provides guidance and skills development in the integration of epidemics prevention as part of the overall Ingobyi infection control and prevention framework;

- Assesses and analyze IPC capacities and practices in hospitals and health centers in Ingobyi- supported districts/health facilities, and recommends improvements;

- Reviews IPC measures implemented by supported health facilities, coaches and advises health providers on how to strengthen infection prevention, including use of personal protective equipment where necessary, as part of ongoing capacity strengthening efforts;

- Reviews training needs, and based on findings, and together with facility-based trainers, conduct training in IPC for staff at district hospitals and health centers in Ingobyi supported- districts to improve infection prevention and control measures;

- Ensures integration of general IPC measures into routine RMNCH/malaria activities Ingobyi- supported health facilities; and

- Manages any other emerging activities related to IPC at Ingobyi-supported health facilities, in coordination with facility management.

- Support in coordination of Ingobyi-led procurement and distribution of basic IPC equipment and commodities to health facilities, in collaboration with district hospitals and health centers in Ingobyi-supported districts;

- Coordinates with the other Ingobyi Activity staff to integrate IPC into routine RMNCH/Malaria activities;

- Work closely with the district health officers and hospital leaderships to advocate and share all IPC issues that may impact the community wellbeing;

- Closely monitors progress of IPC activities in supported hospitals and health centers and supports facility IPC focal points, IPC committees, C/EHOs and/or champions to address identified gaps;

- Documents and reports progress on IPC measures in Ingobyi-supported districts to IPC Specialist; and

- Performs other tasks assigned by supervisor.

October 2021-June 2022: Acting IPC Specialist-

Intrahealth International Summary role

The Acting Infection Prevention and Control Specialist works under direct supervision of the NTAKIRUTIMANA Olive e-mail: **************@*****.*** Telephone: +250-********* CURRICULUM VITAE

Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director, and close collaboration with MOH/RBC, to provide leadership and build capacity of health care providers in Ingobyi supported hospitals and health centers in infection prevention and control. He/she also work with other technical specialists to increase overall infection prevention and control capacity in supported facilities and support national efforts in cases of disease outbreaks. Key Achievements related to the advertised job

description COVID19:

- Participated in the early planning and development of COVID19 risk communication and community engagement

strategy, including contributing to the development of COVID19 SBC messaging

- Collaborated with the RBC/RHCC division to plan, coordinate, and conduct radio talks, radio mentions and radio spots to disseminate COVID19 prevention and vaccination messages

- Worked with Districts and Hospitals to conduct COVID19 radio talks shows especially through the community radio.

- Planned, coordinated, and contributed to the training of hospitals and other established COVID19 isolation and treatment centers in COVID19 screening, isolation, management of critically ill patients, IPC during vaccination as well as coordination of home-based care.

- Conducted an intensive IPC cascade training to all supported hospitals and health centers staff including HCWs and other support staff to ensure they are equipped with IPC capacity to cope with COVID19 and continue to safely provide health services

- Worked with the RBC/MCCH/Vaccination unit to receive and appropriately store COVID19 vaccination shipments from USG donation

- Coordinated support to vaccination sites to accelerate vaccination activities, including supporting a team of data managers to enter data in the COVAX system, to support vaccination supervisors to ensure consistent availability of vaccines, supporting redistribution where needed, ensuring respect to the vaccination protocol while ensuring set prevention measures

- Coordinated the identification, procurement and distribution of IPC materials and commodities to support hospitals, health centers and CHWs

- Worked with the RBC/NCD division to conduct mass NCD screening to identify the population at risk and support linkage to vaccination sites.

- Coordinated a team of IPC officers and Vaccination advisors to conduct supportive supervision of COVID19 interventions including ensuring IPC measures at vaccination sites Clinical IPC

- Worked with MoH and other stakeholders to review IPC national documents including IPC policy, IPC strategic plan and IPC guideline for neonatology.

- Supported and currently supporting the Ministry of Health to develop IPC guideline, SOPs and IPC training materials

- Supported Hospitals to establish hospitals IPC committees ensuring a clinical IPC focal point working hand in hand with environmental health officer to lead IPC interventions

- Designed and conducted IPC training to hospital staff including clinicians, leaders, as well as supporting staff

- Support hospitals to have IPC protocols and SOPs and improve their accreditation NTAKIRUTIMANA Olive e-mail: **************@*****.*** Telephone: +250-********* CURRICULUM VITAE

standards related to patient safety

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- Put in place mentorship program for a continuous capacity building in IPC including early induction of newly recruited staff to improve IPC measures

- Supporting Hospitals to conduct routine surveillance including environmental checks

- Supporting hospitals to develop and implement QI projects in IPC (the rate of post c-section infections reduced considerably)

- Linking with national level and partners to support investment in IPC materials and commodities

- Promoting IPC data use for continuous adaptation for improvement Planning and reporting:

- Led the work planning of USAID Ingobyi activity’s IPC activities

- Led the implementation of IPC interventions with a team of three IPC officers and two COVID19 vaccination advisors

- Responsible for conducting monthly data and narrative reporting for COVID19 activities to USAID

- Conducted quarterly and annual IPC reports for USAID including preparing and entering data reports in the USAID COVID19 reporting system

- Weekly updated the DCOP/Technical Director and the Chief Of Party on COVID19 activities

- Worked with the DCOP, the procurement and finance team to forecast, plan and procure different IPC materials and IPC consultancies

- Participated in high level meetings with MOH and USAID to identify and plan support for COVID19 activities

November 2018-September 2019: Teaching intern in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences-UR (Midwifery) Main responsibilities:

− Under the supervision of university lecturers, prepare theory courses and conduct teaching to students in the department of midwifery

− Supervise and assist students in the practice including providing demonstrations using mannequins.

− Mentor junior midwifes in the practice during their internship in hospitals

− Assist senior midwifes, Gynecologist and Pediatrics in the provision of care to women and Newborn.

− Observe midwifes and nurses in action, have a critical thinking to identify malpractice and provide them with assistance to improved care.

− Conduct midwifery and nursing round for post-partum assessment to every woman and baby to ensure timely provision of Post-natal care.

− Train and mentor midwives and nurses in IPC measures to promote practices and behaviors that mitigate health facility associated infections September 2015-June 2019: IPC nurse appointee from admission and maternity services to serve as member of IPC committee

Main responsibilities:

- Participating in monitoring compliance with IPC process and practice

- Act as champions and role models, including making relevant decisions and promoting an adaptive approach and strengthening a culture that supports IPC, patient safety and quality

NTAKIRUTIMANA Olive e-mail: **************@*****.*** Telephone: +250-********* CURRICULUM VITAE

- Participate in regular monitoring/audit and timely feedback of health care practices and other indicators according to IPC standards and guidelines;

- Participate in conducting facility IPC quick assessments to identify IPC gaps that need special attention

- Participate in collecting and use clinical data to support surveillance aimed at identifying, investigating, monitoring, and reporting of surgical site infections, newborn infections and other healthcare-associated infections

- Participate in the review and implementation of IPC recommendations 2010 -June 2019: Midwife at Muhima Hospital

Main responsibilities

− Assistant responsible of admission service and Maternity ward

− Provide training and daily mentorship of newly appointed maternity and theater room peer midwives and nurses in IPC measures and guidelines

− Train cleaners and ensure an adequate clean and hygienic environment with focus to appropriate waste management and disposal, appropriate disinfection and sterilization practices etc

− Ensuring timely requisition and availability of IPC materials and equipment for maternity and theater room,

− Admission and follow up of women at labor

− Assist women in labor and delivery

− Lead normal deliveries and abnormal deliveries

− Provide care to newborn

− Immunization of newborn

− Monitoring of Post Partum mothers and infants

− Internal and external assistant in the operation room for caesarian

− Perform maternity visits to appreciate the evolution of delivered women and their infants

− Provide care and a general monitoring of sick and premature babies in neonatology service

− Prepare and provide reports in Staff meetings

III. Publications:

1. Irakiza, J.J., Mazimpaka, C., Ndatimana, D., Kalach, J.B., Hatangimbabazi, V., Kamuhangire, E., Mukamunana, A., Ntakirutimana, O., Tengera, J., Ruhumuriza, O. and Manishimwe, O., 2024. Status of infection prevention and control programs in 25 facilities of Rwanda: Results from the WHO infection prevention and control assessment framework. Public Health Challenges, 3(2), p.e183. 2. Olive Ntakirutimana, Assumpta Kayinamura Mwali, Samson Radeny, 2022, Supporting Rwanda’s COVID-19 Response and Mitigating Its Impact on Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Malaria Service Delivery. https://www.intrahealth.org/resources/supporting-rwanda%E2%80%99s-covid- 19-response-and-mitigating-its- impact-maternal-newborn-and-child 3. Ariane Mutangana, Olive Ntakirutimana; Assumpta Kayinamura Mwali, Samson Radeny, 2022, Strategies to Improve Infection Prevention and Control NTAKIRUTIMANA Olive e-mail: **************@*****.*** Telephone: +250-********* CURRICULUM VITAE

in Health Facilities. https://www.intrahealth.org/resources/strategies- improve- infection-prevention-and-control-health-facilities 4. Dieudonne Ndatimana, Caste Habiyakare, Francois Niragire, Amedee Ndibaza, Olive Ntakirutimana, Onesime Manishimwe, Josue Mutabazi, Erigene Rutayisire. Predictors of Compliance to Hand Hygiene among Health Care Workers in Rwanda. Rwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences Vol.5 No.2, June 2022. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rjmhs.v5i2.6

IV. EDUCATION BACKGROUND

- 2022-Now: University of Rwanda, College of Medecine and Health Sciences: Pursuing Masters in Midwifery

- 2017-2019: University of Rwanda, College of Medecine and Health Sciences: Bachelor’s degree of Science in Nursing

- 2007-2009: Institute of Nursing and Midwifery Saint Elisabeth of Kabgayi. Department of Midwifery. Diploma A1

- 2002-2005: Secondary School Studies at Groupe Scolaire Saint Aloys of Rwamagana: Secondary school certificate in sciences

- 1985-1992: Elementary studies

V. TRAININGS

- National IPC master Trainer organized by USAID-RISE/JHPIEGO

- Training on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) core components and multimodal strategies: WHO- Health Emergencies Program

- Training on IPC core component and planification process-WHO Africa

- Training on Sustainable improvement of IPC and preparedness for epidemics in African countries: Sustainable Implementation of National IPC programs and Ebola preparedness programs in Africa-WHO-Africa

- Training on the management of critically ill patients with COVID19

- Training on Helping Baby to Breathe (HBB) and Helping Mother to Survive (HMS) conducted UR in collaboration with Global Engagement Institute (GEI) and Rwanda Association of Neonatal Nurse.

- Training on helping babies to breathe with HRH

- Training on maternal mortality and neonatal death audit organized by MOH of Rwanda

- ALSO (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics) training organized by King Faycal Hospital

- Training in BEMONC organized by Partners In Health

- Training on Electronic Data collection (ODK and SurveyCTO) Organized by PRICE

- Training on disinfection of operating room and sterilization of equipments and materials.

- Training on health care waste management.

VI. LANGUAGES

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English Fluent Very good Very

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French Fluent Fluent Fluent Fluent

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Native Native Native Native

NTAKIRUTIMANA Olive e-mail: **************@*****.*** Telephone: +250-********* CURRICULUM VITAE

VII. COMPUTER SKILLS

- Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Power Point)

- Electronic data collection using ODK, SurveyCto and DHIS2

- Basics in SPSS

- Internet User

VIII. OTHER SKILLS AND MEMBERSHIPS

- Rwanda Driving License. Class B

- Registered member of National Council of Nurses and Midwives IX. REFERENCES

1.Dr Alain Zimulinda

Global Health Security

Advisor

JHPIEGO

e-mail: *****.*********@*******.***

Telephone: 078*******

2.Dr Ariane Mutangana.

IOM/Kigali Rwanda

Email: ************@*****.**

Phone: +250*********

3.Dieudonne Ndatimana

Monitoring Evaluation Learning and Research

Director

JHPIEGO

e-mail: **********@*****.***

Telephone: 078*******

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