Program Manager Public Health
Resume:
Mxolisi Ngwenya (Dr.)
MBChB (UZ), MSc Diabetes (USW)
PO Luveve, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/mxolisi-ngwenya-
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PERSONAL
SUMMARY
A young medical doctor and public health practitioner with nine (9) years’ experience (4 years national-level). Experienced in management positions: donor-funded programmes (Global Fund AIDS/TB/Malaria), PEPFAR (USAID, CDC), other health-oriented NGOs. Has held over five
(5) management positions in the public health space, sometimes simultaneously. An international trainer in data management and use, and proficient in health quality improvement. Experienced in emergency health preparedness, policy formulation and adoption, research, and grant and proposal writing. OBJECTIVES To serve the people of all communities through providing the best public healthcare services possible, through providing holistic solutions to healthcare challenges, integrating preventive and curative medicine in both communicable and non-communicable diseases. I want to actively participate in need-driven research to provide solutions to barriers to provision of equitable and quality healthcare.
LONG TERM WORK
EXPERIENCE
03/2024 – Current
Technical Advisor – HIV Prevention Care and Treatment Support Zimbabwe Association of Church-Related Hospitals (ZACH) Head Office Provides project technical oversight for the PEPFAR/CDC funded HPCTS project worth USD 7 million annually across 83 health facilities in 5 provinces. Notable successes include: drafting all annual and supplementary plans, recently the LIFT-UP plan for HIV child estimates and case finding, supporting the National TB Programme to roll out Ultraportable X-rays and CAD AI for TB screening, representing ZACH and the MoHCC AIDS and TB Units at various international and national technical for a, rolling out of adolescent and youth friendly health clinics in 4 districts, advocating for the provision of cervical cancer LEEP machines, contributing to an over achievement in cervical cancer screening and treatment, and leading the technical application for the USAID SUPPORT TB grant and the CDC HPCTS continuation grant.
01/2021 – 12/2023
National Targeted Screening for Active TB (Tas4TB) Technical Lead Ministry of Health and Child Care Head Office (National TB Programme – NTP) Provided overall oversight of TB screening activities in the country across 10 provinces (65 districts and over 2000 health facilities) for the GFATM grant. Notable success are:
• Representing the country at the World Lung Conference, training healthcare workers in data management at international level
• Leading the concept note writing and application process for the TaS4TB Transition Plan to Global Fund which was approved
• Leading the revision of the National TB Management Guidelines (2023) and training material to align with international best practice
• Training of 10 provinces on TaS4TB, decentralization and scale-up of community- based TB screening, integrated with screening for NCDs – which led to the current spike in TB case notifications from the community from 8% to 16%
• Forging relationships with technical and funding partners to close the funding gap in the National Strategic Plan - over USD 6 million from OPHID for TB activities
• Participating in the development of the TB Research Priorities document leading to informing policy on TB research
• Managing funds over USD $2 million in the NFM3 grant aimed at improving TB screening services
• Reviewing the C19RM grant application writing process to the Global Fund successfully mobilizing USD $75 million
• Coordinated the groundwork for the introduction of computer-aided detection AI in TB screening
• Leading the pilot and roll out of the national TB Routine Data Quality Assessment tool by NTP leading to quality data for the Global TB Report
• Acting as the DOT and Training officer for the NTP, and Childhood TB Focal Person accepting (3) three roles in one person
09/2022 – 12/2023
National Childhood TB Focal Person
Ministry of Health and Child Care Head Office (National TB Programme – NTP) Provided oversight of childhood TB activities at the national level with notable achievements being: reviewing the childhood TB training material and guidelines and aligned with the latest guidance, re-introduction of mantoux, adoption of the use of stool to detect childhood TB, training of trainers in 11 provinces and the cascade of new guidance to all 65 Zimbabwean districts, re-engaging other departments and partners thereby mobilizing over 1 million USD for childhood TB, kicking off tailored mentorship visits that improved the national childhood TB case detection by 11% between March 2023 and September 2023, initiating and supporting research on child and adolescent TB and HIV, and represented the country internationally in childhood and adolescent TB fora particularly for south-to-south learning and policy adoption. 04/2022 - 08/2022
Technical Officer
Organization for Public Health Interventions and Development (OPHID) Provided technical and training support to district teams in Mat South on planning for and provision of quality HIV and TB services. Used a data-driven approach to identify challenges and conduct root cause analyses to provide home-grown solutions. Conducted Site Improvement Through Monitoring Systems (SIMS) as per PEPFAR standards.Gave technical advice on HIV DSD models, clinic-laboratory interface, data analysis, quality improvement plans and community engagements. Developed and shared remediation tracker to challenges in HIV programming. Involved in TB/DM and HIV/DM healthcare bidirectional screening and co- management/
09/2018 - 12/2020
Government Medical Officer
Inyathi District Hospital
Provided day to day medical and surgical care to patients presenting to the hospital, whilst building capacity amongst nursing cadres on clinical management. Also led the recording and reporting of important public health data and co-managed the administration of the hospital. SHORT TERM WORK
EXPERIENCE
2023 – Current: International Trainer in Data4Action TB Course 2022 – Current: National Trainer in TB Case Management and Systematic Screening for TB 2022 – Current: National Trainer in Child and Adolescent TB 2022 – Current: National Trainer on Routine Data Quality Assessment 2019 – Current : Provincial Trainer in Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision PROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS
03/2020 – 09/2022
Master of Science in Diabetes (MSc) - University of South Wales, Wales, UK 10/2010 – 02/2016
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Degrees (MBChB) - University of Zimbabwe CHS, Harare, ZW
06/2023 – Current
Masters in Public Health Management (MPH) - James Lind Institute, Switzerland PUBLICATIONS 1. Adakun SA, Banda FM Ngwenya M (2024). Disability, comorbidities and risk determinants at end of TB treatment in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. IJTLD OPEN. 1. 197-205. 10.5588/ijtldopen.24.0082.
2. Calderwood CJ, Ngwenya M Kranzer K (2024). Beyond tuberculosis: a person- centred and rights-based approach to screening for household contacts. Lancet Glob Health. Mar;12(3):e509-e515. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00544-2. PMID: 38365421. OTHER POLICY
DOCUMENTS
• The National TB and Leprosy Management Guidelines (Lead Developer)
• The National TB Strategic Plan (Contributor and Reviewer)
• The Child and Adolescent TB Desk Guide (Lead Developer)
• The National TB Case Management Job Aide (Lead Developer)
• Mining Health SOPs (Contributor and Reviewer)
• National TB Research Priorities (Contributor and Reviewer)
• COVID 19 emergency preparedness SOPs – local (Lead) NON ACADEMIC
ROLES
• Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association Leader (ZHDA): 2018
• Youth Leadership Training Alumni/Friedriech-Ebert-Stiftung (ZYLT FES): 2018 SKILL SET Fluent in English, IsiNdebele and Shona
Good Interpersonal and Leadership skills, Crisis Management Skills, Proficient in Office packages and Visual Basic programming, Interpersonal Communication Skills, Corporate Communication Skills, Quality Assurance and Improvement ADDITIONALS AND
CERTIFICATES
• Class 2 drivers licence, Quality TB Care Course, Distinctions in Making Sense of TB Data, Planning for Monitoring and Evaluation Course, Advanced TB Diagnostics Course
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