CURRICULUM VITAE

CHRISTINE WANJIRU IRUNGU

P.o.Box 791**-***** Nairobi, Kenya Tel:+254-*********

Email: adcee9@r.postjobfree.com skype: Christine.irungu

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To use my twelve year skills and demonstated experience in contributing to your organization, where transparency will be appreciated. To acquire more knowledge, experience and skills to keep up with the ever increasing professional and technological changes. I also aim to use and advance my potential and capacity to tackle all the challenges in your organization.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

In collaboration with the county government we formed Commodity Technical Working group for family planning commodities and ARV’S for the county and sub county .

In collaboration with the County and sub county pharmacist we were able to raise reporting rates in DHIS for Form 729A and MOH 729 B from 30% to 80% and maintained 85% for family planning commodities .

In collaboration with the county government and NASCOP we identified five central sites and two stand alones were identified and are functional .

In collaboration with KEMSA, County government the project reported zero stock outs for ARV, FP and OI medication .

In collaboration with CHAI and County government we were able to install ADT version 3.4 from one facility to ten facilities.

90% TLD uptake as per NASCOP guidelines timeline .

Increased access to modern family planning commodities by redistributing and following up distribution and order placement from the facility to KEMSA .

Improved quality of family planning services by OJT, mentorship and training more health care providers on the updates .

SKILLS, STRENGTHS, ATRIBUTES & ABILITIES

Professional: well organized individual.

Communicates confidently and effectively at all levels.

Eloquent, resourceful, dependable and pleasant personality.

Ability to interact and work effectively in a diverse cultural environment

Good team player with an analytical mind.

Demonstrates initiative and confidentiality both independently and within a team environment.

Motivated, polite and enthused. Delivers timely and appropriate results using available resources

Problem Solving decision Making Applying Technical and Professional Expertise.

PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGIST FHI 360

Aphia plus /Afya Nyota ya Bonde Laikipia County/Samburu County From 2012 – Sept ‘19

Provided updates to the service providers on the revised ART policies, Family planning and Tuberculosis .

Ensured treatment literacy is provided to clients attending clinics .

Increased married couples to access free contraceptives .

Ensured access and sustainance to all available family planning commodities .

Support the creation and maintenance of robust and comprehensive documentation (assessments, protocols, and SOPs) relating to medicines management and pharmaceutical care in emergencies.

Provided mentorship,supervision and coaching on ART adherence preparation of new patients, dispensing medication use and counseling.

Provided oversight and management to the MOH to ensure that regular stock checks and stock management plans are in place.

Provided support in counter-checking drug dosages and formulations and provide charts in guidance and ensured availability to ART, FP, OI and TB commodities .

Provided updates, mentorship and coaching to service providers on Pharmaceutical Management Information System (PMIS); Daily Activity Register, Facility CDRR, District CDRR, Bin card, expiry tracking chart temp logs, Inventory Tracking Tool, Dispensing Tool, Job Aids (dispensing, storage, inventory management, quantification, medication use counseling), National set of recommended standard operating procedures (SOPs) and ensure documentation of adverse drug interactions .

Response to the currently high unmet need for Family Planning .

Ensured 100% linkage and established, supported psychosocial support groups and streamline appointment and defaulter tracing systems.

Supervised HTC officers and Pharmaceutical technologists in the region.

Ensured implementation of tools, systems and oversight of healthcare governance and medicines management; including clinical competence, significant error and near miss reporting, audit, quality assurance and continuous improvements.

Trained pharmacy and medical logistics staff in their use to ensure an overview of the stocks on deployment through analysis of the drugs real consumption in relation to the treatment protocols in place.

Worked with County/sub county Pharmacists to oversee inventory and commodity management .

Developed and maintained an organizational supplies schedule for commodities, supplies and equipment

Participated in relevant technical working group meetings at national and county level working on commodity security. E.g. Commodity technical working group .

PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGIST

KEMRI /CDC (GAP TREAT ) KISIAN CLINIC FROM 2010- 2012 .

Ensured confidentiality of the individual receiving treatment.

Offered HIV services within our community.

Making monthly orders to and ensuring that there is enough stock,doing monthly stock checks monitoring and evaluation and ensuring timely delivery,requisition,ensure adequate supply of drugs and other commodities .

Dispensed ARV medicine and their related illnesses .

Used ADT to update Records and Information .

Offered HIV/AIDS related services as they develop.

Followed the already put up Standard Operating Procedures within the Organization.

Updated records and did reports daily,weekly and monthly and ensure accuracy in the reports.

Counselled patients on proper use of medication and their side effects .

Offered advice and Guidance to prescribers according to Drug Information and support in counter checking drug dosages.

Tracked expiry employing measures of reducing expiries as much as possible.

PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGIST IN CHARGE.

Gertrudes Childrens Hospital CCC . From 2008 – 2010 .

Made monthly orders and ensuring that there is enough stock,doing monthly stock checks monitoring and evaluation and ensuring timely delivery,requisition,ensure adequate supply of drugs and other commodities.

Dispensed ARV medicine and OI medication .

Offered Quality care for HIV/AIDS patients.

Offered HIV/AIDS related services as they develop.

Developed new ideas on ensuring patients are totally competent with what they are taking.

Ensured confidentiality of the individual receiving treatment.

Followed the already put up Standard Operating Procedures within the hospital.

Updated records and did reports daily,weekly and monthly and ensure accuracy in the reports.

Counselled patients on proper use of medication and their side effects .

PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGIST

2006 to 2008 Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program(Fikiria Jamii)

Offered HIV/TB services within our community system.

Quality care for HIV/AIDS patients.

Offered health education and prevention services.

Offered family life Education.

Offered HIV/AIDS related services as they develop.

Dispensed ARV medicine and OI drugs .

Ensured confidentiality of the individual receiving treatment.

Followed the already put up Standard Operating Procedures within the organization.

Updated records daily,weekly and monthly.

Counselled patients on proper use of medication and their related side effects .

Telephone Sales Lady

Transchem Pharmaceuticals From 2005 – 2006

1.Telephone Sales.

2.Dispensing of Drugs over the counter .

TRAININGS/SHORT COURSES

Customer Care training

H.I.V. Management in Peadiatrics H.I.V. Adult therapy .

Computer Basics .

TB/HIV Therapy.

Logistics Management of Drugs and Other Health Commodities. (FHI Learns )

Code of Ethics.(FHI Learns)

Legistlative and policy requirement for Family Planning 2018 ( FHI Learns )

Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in HIV

HIV stigma reduction and discrimination

HIV Basics Part One

EDUCATION

2017-2020 African Nazarene University

Bachelor of science in supply chain and procurement

2008-2009 Kenya Institute of Management

Diploma in Healthcare Management

Part one and two(Upper Credit).

2006 Embulbul Catholic Church

Basic counseling Part one and part two.

2002-2005Kenya Polytechnic

Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology.(Enrolment no:1688)

1998-2001Mumbi Girls Secondary School

Muranga

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (C Plain ).

INTERESTS

Socializing

Community services

Travelling

LANGUAGES

Language Level

Kiswahili Expert

English Expert

Kikuyu Intermediate

REFEREES

1.Dr J .K. Mbuthia

Consultant Pediatrician

Gertrudes Childrens Hospital.

Nairobi

Mobile: 073*******

Email:adcee9@r.postjobfree.com

2.Elamrtador Ojijo

Pharmacy Co ordinator

KEMRI/CDC

P.O.BOX 1578-40100

Kisumu .

Mobile: 072*******;071*******

Email:adcee9@r.postjobfree.com

3.Dr. Timothy Panga

Chief Executive Officer of Nanyuki TRH (Laikipia)

Laikipia

Mobile: 072*******;072*******

Email:adcee9@r.postjobfree.com

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