Manager Health, Project Director / Dep. Project Director.

CURRICULUM VITAE OF DR. IFEANYICHUKWU IBE.

DR. IFEANYICHUKWU IBE

*** ******* *****, ***** ********,

MARYLAND 20774, U.S.A.

E-mail: ******************@*****.***

Telephone: +1-410-***-****

PROFILE:

More than 25 years in development and public health practice that cuts across prevention, treatment and care of HIV/AIDS related activities, Malaria cases, Immunization, Reproductive Health (RH) and Family Planning (FP).

Areas of expertise include: Program implementation and management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Strategic planning ARV, Opportunistic Infection, Drugs logistics, and Reproductive Health and Family Planning program management. Others are capacity building/training, and public-private sector partnerships development and management.

Extensive experience has been acquired in working very closely with Public sector (three tiers of government) management and operational / implementation officers, through arrangements that resulted in embedment in Federal, State and Local government (LGA) MoH offices / health facilities; with the view to ensuring excellent implementation of program planned activities during project period.

Public/Private sector related project postings / assignments, and sites embedded in.

S/N

Duration

Assignment

Site embedded in

1

1992 - 94

USAID FHS project (For RH / Family planning)

Embedded in FMoH PHC unit, with extensive monitoring & supervisory /liaison to SMoHs public health/PHC units

2

1995 - 97

UNFPA RH/FP health commodities logistics project

Primary posting was NPHCDA HQ Director of Operations/Exec. Directors offices. Conducted extensive monitoring & supervisory visits to NPHCDA zonal, and SMoH/LGA PHC units.

3

1997 - 99

UNFPA Pop/RH/FP programmes and systems strengthening project

Embedded in FMOH Comm. Dev. & Pop. Activities (CDPA) department. Conducted M & S /Evaluation visits to SMoH & LGA levels.

4

2000 - 02

National Program on Immunization Agency / Polio Eradication Initiative & ICC NIDs

Embedded in SMoH Immunization units; as well as, LGA PHC coordination/clinic units. Provided TA and guidance to public sector colleagues in the conduct of immunization related activities and services.

5

2002 - 05

AED-managed NetMark Africa Regional Malaria program

Maintained close liaison with the National RBM consortium secretariat, which is situated in National Malaria Control program office (Federal MoH). Provided routine TA and guidance to the RBM secretariat on all issues related to Public and Private sector interventions.

Possesses excellent documentation, technical report writing, communication and team working skills. Have broad geographical health programming experience, and proven ability to adapt and work effectively in multi-cultural settings, in varied donor-funded projects that include USAID, CDC, DFID, Global Fund and the UN. Has held project director posts, performed project assessments and evaluations in Nigeria and internationally, as well as provided technical expertise to national and state government entities working in RH/FP, Polio/Immunisation, Malaria, ITNs and HIV/AIDS.

EDUCATION:

Dates

Institution

Qualification

2013

Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

M.P.H (Master of Public Health).

1986

University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria.

M.B.A (Master of Business Administration) Management & Market Development

1983

Creighton University, School of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.

Pharm.D (Doctor of Pharmacy degree), Applied Therapeutics / Clinical Pharmacy

1980

Creighton University, School of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.

B.Sc (Pharm) (Bachelor of Science degree, Pharmacy)

PROFESSIONAL GOAL:

To use my training, knowledge and expertise to contribute to the increased access of target populations, especially the most vulnerable groups (women and children), to adequate and equitable health care services within a sustainable and strengthened health system.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

DEVELOPMENT WORK / PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE –

(Private/Public sector) - More than 25 years’ on-going

2012 – 2017:

MANAGING DIRECTOR.

MESSR. E.C. IBE AND SONS LTD.

Major distributors of Nigeria Breweries Ltd products.

Marketing, Sales, and Distribution of beers, soft drinks, liquors etc.

2010 – 2011:

COUNTRY DIRECTOR.

The MICRONUTRIENT INITIATIVE,

Abuja, Nigeria.

August – September 2010:

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION CONSULTANT:

USAID/Namibia MSH Strengthening Pharmaceutical Systems (SPS) and Crown Agents Supply Chain Management Systems (SCMS) HIV/AIDS support projects.

2007 – 2010:

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/COUNTRY DIRECTOR (Acting). AXIOS Foundation / Nigeria (AFN), Abuja, Nigeria

(Was part of USAID-FUNDED GHAIN PROJECT CONSORTIUM AS MEMBER; DFID-FUNDED PATHS 2 PROJECT CONSORTIUM AS MEMBER; SCM SERVICES SUPPORT PARTNER TO UMD/IHVN-ACTION; AND MSH/LMS-ACT PROJECTS.) With the following roles and responsibilities:

2005 - 2006

UNFPA RH Commodity Security/ Logistics Management Expert

UNFPA-CST Harare, Zimbabwe.

2002 to 2005:

COUNTRY CO-ORDINATOR

USAID / AED -NetMark Africa Regional Malaria Program.

Netmark Nigeria Country Office, Lagos, Nigeria.

2000 to 2002:

CENTRAL FACILITATING CONSULTANT

Multi-Donor Agency Assisted Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI), National Program on Immunization (NPI) Agency, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, under the coordination of the Inter-Agency Coordination Committee (ICC).

1999 to 2000:

WHON-Technical Assistance Group (TAG) CONSULTANT

Women’s Health Organization of Nigeria (WHON).

Park and View Building, Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos

1997 to 1999:

UNFPA NATIONAL PROJECT ADVISOR/NATIONAL PROGRAMME PROFESSIONAL “Strengthening the Coordination and Implementation of Population Policies and Programs” Project. Sponsored by United Nations Population Fund, Lagos, Nigeria.

1995 1to 1996:

UNFPA NATIONAL PROJECT ADVISOR /NATIONAL PROGRAMME PROFESSIONAL

“Reproductive Health Contraceptive Supply and Logistics Management Support” project.

Sponsored by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Lagos, Nigeria.

1991 to 1994:

SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER/HEAD,

RH/FP LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

USAID/ Family Health Services project, Lagos, Nigeria.

1988 to1991:

PROGRAM OFFICER,

FAMILY PLANNING INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE/PPFA,

Lagos Nigeria, (810 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019, USA.

MARKETING AND SALES MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE (Private Sector) –

1987 to 1988: MARKETING MANAGER

ECOO Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

77, Lawanson Street, Suru-lere, Lagos.

1986 to 1987 SALES MANAGER

Consolidated Medicaments Products Ltd Lagos, Nigeria.

1984 to 1986 : MEDICAL REPRESENTATIVE/ASST. SALES MANAGER

(LOCUM) Kodex Pharmaceuticals Chemist,

11, Chief Bereola Street, Lagos, Nigeria.

1985 to 1990: ASSOCIATE LECTURER AND PHARMACY PRACTITIONER

Faculty of Pharmacy (College of Medicine)

University of Lagos, Idi-Araba, Lagos.

1984 to 1985: NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS (Lectured)

College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba, Lagos.

HIV/AIDS MANAGEMENT TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS:

Awareness Seminar on HIV/AIDS for Health Care professionals in Development.

Topics: HIV/AIDS, Treatment of Opportunistic Infections and the use of Anti-retroviral

drugs. Organized by Perseverance Foundation/NIMR.

Dates: May 17 and 18, 2005, in Lagos, Nigeria.

USAID/ENHANSE Project and NAFDAC workshop.

Theme: Regulation of ARVs/OIs and related Biological products

Date: May 25 and 27, 2005, in Lagos, Nigeria.

National Action Committee on AIDS, HIV/AIDS Fund/ ALPS workshop.

Theme: Training of Trainer workshop for health care professionals (Pharmacists, etc.)

Date: July 26 - 29, 2005, in Lagos, Nigeria

MALARIA- RELATED TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS:

USAID/DELIVER Project & EASTERN and SOUTHERN AFRICA MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (ESAMI) TRAINING WORKSHOP

Theme: Health Commodities Quantification and Procurement Planning

Date: 23rd April, 2010, Arusha, Tanzania.

USAID-FUNDED JHPIEGO/ACCESS MIP TRAINING RESOURCES WORKSHOP

(Malaria In Pregnancy: Workshop for Health Care Providers).

Theme: Prevention and Control of Malaria in Pregnancy (MIP) in PMTCT.

Date: April 7 – 8, 2009, in Abuja, Nigeria. Date

UNICEF/Copenhagen ITN Workshop for Program Managers.

Theme: Insecticide Treated Mosquito Net (ITN) Logistics Management Training workshop.

Date: April, 2004, Abuja, Nigeria.

Nigeria RBM Consortium Partners Monthly Meetings: 2003 - 2005

Nigeria Africa Malaria Day Annual Celebration activities: 24 – 25 April 2003 to 2005.

RH/FP COMMODITY SECURITY/LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT TRAINING/SEMINARS ATTENDED:

UNFPA-CSTs Orientation workshop for RH Commodity Security/Logistics Management Consultants on revised UN/UNFPA programming processes, UNFPA-CST, Harare, Zw, August 2005.

JOHN SNOW INC./ DELIVER RHCS/Logistics training workshop, Harare, Zw, 17-19 August, 2005.

POP. SERV. INT. (PSI) RHCS/ Market Segmentation and Targeting workshop, Harare, Zw, August, 2005.

USAID/AED NetMark Corporate Social Responsibility / Targeted Subsidy Initiative seminar, Johannesburg, SA, June, 2005.

Multi-donor funded, WHO-led Vaccine Security, Cold-Chain and Logistics Management Training workshop, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. 2000.

UNFPA RH/FP Contraceptive Logistics Management and M&E Training workshop, Lagos, Nigeria, April,1996.

JOHN SNOW INC./ FPLM Logistics Management Advisors training workshop, Arlington, Virginia, USA, Jan. 1993.

OTHER SKILLS/QUALITIES:

Full project impact- survey, monitoring, analysis and reporting.

Market intelligence

Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative

Public/Private sector partnership program activities

Targeted subsidies initiative activities

Review of FP MIS tools for effective and efficient program management.

Policy reviews – ITN, anti-malarial drug, contraceptive pills guidelines, RH/management information systems tools

Financial and human resources management

community mobilization and ownership; and NGOs activities coordination and management

Advocacy

LANGUAGES: High level of competence in written and spoken English, Ibo, Yoruba, elementary French.

REFERENCES:

1.ALLAN POPE

Former Regional Manager (West and Central Africa)

E-mail address: *****@*****.**.**

Tel: +27-825-******

2.Dr. PATRICK DAKUM

Chief of Party

CDC-funded University of Maryland IHVN-ACTION project

Abuja, Nigeria.

E-mail address: ******@*****.**.**

Tel: +234-803-***-****

3.DENNIS WEEKS

Former Senior Technical Advisor

Family Health International (FHI) – GHAIN Project, Abuja, Nigeria.

E-mail address: *********@*****.***

4.SAM HARBOR

Former Resident Representative

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

E-mail address: ******.******@****.***

Tel GSM: +234-803-***-****

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