CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Dr ODIGBO TOCHUKWU PAUL

Personal Contact Details: adx439@r.postjobfree.com/ 080********/090********

Date of Birth: 15/02/1992

Nationality: Nigerian All passports held: Nigerian

Languages: English (British Council International English Language Test: Fluent or Good User with IELTS BAND SCORE 7), Igbo (fluent in all), Hausa (intermediate in speaking), French (intermediate in speaking and writing).

Summary:

●To contribute immensely towards improving health conditions of the populace by actively participating in learning and prompt discharge of duties and joining organizations whose goals are for improving health.

●Achieved reduction of cholera, malnutrition, and maternal mortality cases in Zamfara state, Nigeria while working with MSF Spain and Holland.

●Improved Patients Safety and Quality of Care in Adamawa state Nigeria, while working with the International Rescue Committee New York in Nigeria.

●Improved awareness on contraceptives through online media outreach while Volunteering for CKOI foundation in Nigeria.

Work History:

POSITION: Program Manager (Service Delivery), Health and Safety Advisor, Project Coordinator (United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) 72 hours Makeover Project).

Advisor: START DATE –December 2022 END DATE

COMPANY NAME: Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (International Planned Parenthood Federation)

Location: Abuja Nigeria

The Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) is a national non-governmental organization promoting Reproductive Health (RH) in Nigeria. As a full member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), PPFN has expanded the scope of its programmes beyond family planning to cover broad reproductive health, emphasizing the needs of adolescents, young people, and safe motherhood.

Responsibilities:

Conducting Risk Assessments and Hazard Identification

Assist in ensuring compliance with Health and Safety policies of the organization

Conduct trainings and seminars in relation to Health and Safety at workplace and home

Assist in the implementation of policies, strategies, guidelines aimed at effective delivery of quality integrated reproductive health/ family planning services.

Oversee United Nations Population Fund projects for PPFN as an Implementing partner.

Ensure Quality of Care Across all 45 PPFN facilities as well as support the 200 Partner clinics across the 6 regions of Nigeria.

Participate actively in identifying, formulating and preparing project proposals aimed at supporting PPFN’s programme strategies.

Maintain documentation to ensure compliance with the Safety Policy Manual.

Lead the process for completion of required Safety Critical Process Observations.

Contribute to the review of Standard Operating Procedures in relation to safety needs.

Utilization of Risk Information Management System (RIMS) for the reporting and tracking of hazards, incidents, and Safety Critical Process Observations.

Participate in Health Safety & Environment meetings and related projects.

Perform in-house audits and inspections.

Deliver and track OSHA required training.

Lead and participate in site safety committees.

Lead and assist in incident investigations.

Lead risk management initiatives across the organization.

Key Achievements:

Ensure effective SRH components of the Business Plan, other collaborative projects report, half year and Annual Reports.

Ensured maintenance of an accident-free workplace

Effective management systems, guidelines, tools for working with and supporting regions and other clients.

Updated contact and information on regional programme staff and partners

Recommendations on programme budgets to regions

Contribution to PPFN’s strategic thinking planning process

Establishment of strategic DRF scheme

Work History:

Ag Health Manager START DATE –April 2022 END DATE: April 2022

POSITION: Ag Health Project Manager, Health and Safety Advisor (Medical Doctor Supervisor)

Start Date: 19th June 2021 31st December 2022.

COMPANY NAME: International Rescue New York

Location:

1.Adamawa State and Borno state Nigeria.

2.Monguno Borno State, Nigeria

The IRC is currently implementing health system strengthening programming as well as emergency response programming in Adamawa state Nigeria as well as Borno state Nigeria. This involves supportive supervision of supported facilities, provision of Ready to use therapeutic feeds to malnourished children, treatment of Severe Acute Malnourished children in the stabilization center and sensitizations sections as well as education.

Responsibilities:

●Reporting data to the Health Coordinator.

●Trainings and Capacity building Sexual and Reproductive Health

●Conducting Risk Assessments and Hazard Identification

●Assist in ensuring compliance with Health and Safety policies of the organization

●Conduct trainings and seminars in relation to Health and Safety at workplace and home

●Patient Safety and risk assessments.

●Quality of Care support in all IRC supported centers.

●Quality of Care Team Leader

●Ensuring Patient safety and risk assessments.

●Supportive supervision of all IRC supported centers.

Key Achievements:

●Reduced mortality rate in the facility.

●Improve Quality of Care and Patient safety.

●Reduced child mortality rate in the facility.

●Reduced incidence of Severe Acute Malnutrition in the state.

Improved hygiene practices for rural women in the facilities through sensitization sessions

Work History:

START DATE –1st of October 2018 END DATE: 15th June 2021

COMPANY NAME: Médecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders) Holland (OCA), Médecins Sans Frontiers Spain (OCBA)

Location: Gusau Temporary ITFC Center, Zurmi violence Center, Zamfara secondary Healthcare Center

The facility runs 24hrs services on all clinical cases involving provision of therapeutic milk to Severe Acute Malnourished children, isolation center for treatment of communicable diseases such as Tuberculosis, Measles etc for children who suffered from malnutrition and other health complications due to displacement and insurgency.

Location: Secondary Health care Center, Anka Zamfara State, Nigeria.

The facility runs 24hrs services on all clinical cases involving provision of therapeutic milk to Severe Acute Malnourished children, isolation center for treatment of communicable diseases such as Tuberculosis, Measles etc for children who suffered from malnutrition and other health complications due to displacement and insurgency

Location: Zamfara Violence State, Nigeria.

The facility runs 24hrs services on all clinical cases involving provision of therapeutic milk to Severe Acute Malnourished children, isolation center for treatment of communicable diseases such as Tuberculosis, Measles etc for children who suffered from malnutrition and other health complications due to displacement and insurgency.

Low turnover rate of staff with high patient influx.

POSITION: Medical Doctor

Responsibilities:

●Reporting data to the Medical Supervisor.

●Clerking and presentation of cases to the medical supervisor

●Emergency room physician.

●Outpatient and Inpatient consultation.

●Management of malnutrition and other health complications in children who suffered from malnutrition due to insurgency in the state.

●Surgical intervention especially minor surgical procedures.

●Referral of complicated cases to higher center.

Key Achievements:

●Reduced mortality rate in the facility

●Reduced child mortality rate in the facility

●Reduced incidence of Severe Acute Malnutrition in the state.

●Improved hygiene practices for rural women in the facilities through sensitization sessions.

Reason for Leaving: IRC Job offer

Work History:

START DATE –2nd of April 2018 END DATE: 30th September 2018

COMPANY NAME: Hilal Specialist Hospital

Location: Zamfara State, Nigeria.

The facility runs 24hrs services on all clinical cases involving maternal, newborn and adult/ adolescent child health.

Surgeries mainly obstetrics e.g. caesarean sections, appendectomy etc.

Occupational health services for companies in the state capital.

Low turnover rate of staff with high patient influx.

POSITION: Health Manager

Responsibilities:

●Reporting data to the Chief Medical Director

●Management of Healthcare Service delivery

●Occupational Health and Safety of health staff.

●Outpatient and Inpatient consultation when necessary

●Newborn Recusation after deliveries when necessary.

Key Achievements:

●Reduced mortality rate in the facility

●Reduced medical complications for all occupational health injuries/illnesses

●Reduced hospital stays for all occupational health injuries/ illnesses.

●Achieved successful delivery without complications in the facility.

●Good staff retention and achievement of deliverables.

Reason for Leaving: Médecins Sans Frontiers Job Offer and a different location.

Work History:

START DATE –1st March 2017 END DATE: 1st March 2018

COMPANY NAME: Anambra State University Teaching Hospital.,

Location: Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.

The facility runs 24hrs services on all clinical cases involving maternal, newborn and adult/ adolescent child health.

Surgeries mainly obstetrics e.g. caesarean sections, appendectomy etc.

Teaching hospitals and residency training centers.

Low turnover rate of staff with high patient influx.

POSITION: MEDICAL DOCTOR

Responsibilities:

HIV and AIDS management

●Reporting data to the senior medical officers and consultants

●Clerking and presentation of cases to senior medical officers

●Outpatient and Inpatient consultation.

●Newborn Recusation after deliveries

Key Achievements:

●Reduced mortality rate in the facility

●Reduced medical complications for all occupational health injuries/illnesses

●Reduced hospital stays for all occupational health injuries/ illnesses.

●Achieved successful delivery without complications in the facility.

Reason for Leaving: Mandatory End of Contract after one year of internship.

START DATE- January 2011-January 2013.

COMPANY NAME: PROJECT ONE FOUDNATION

The project one foundation is a non-governmental organization based in Anambra state, Nigeria. Its interest is in youth development and support to the vulnerable in the country and Africa.

Position: Project Manager

Responsibilities:

1.Project management

2.Stakeholders’ engagement

3.Visibility of the project

4.Support in fund raising.

START DATE: January 2016

COMPANY NAME: GEANCO FOUNDATION INC USA

The Geanco Project is for free surgical missions and maternal and newborn care in Nigeria. It makes use of expatriate doctors from USA to perform free total hip and knee replacement surgeries. The foundation has mobile clinics for maternal and childcare.

Position: Director Support Group, Nigeria Mission.

Responsibility:

1. Project Management

2. Stakeholder engagement

3. Fund raisings

4. Visibility support.

Qualifications:

April 2016: Medical Practitioner; Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (Achieved)

October 2020: Health and Safety officer; NEBOSH, United Kingdom (Achieved)

November 2021: Master’s in International Public Health (in view)

December 2022: Healthcare Management, Cornel University New York

May 2022 : Executive Leadership, Cornel University New York(Achieved).

August 2022: Performance Leadership Program, Cornel University New York (Achieved).

July 2022: Quality Improvement in Healthcare (MSF).

Publication: Awareness and Use of Contraceptives among female undergraduates in Amansea, Awka Anambra State Nigeria.

Education:

April 2016: Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)/ Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

Anambra State, Nigeria.

September 2019: CPR and AED/ National Healthcare Provider Solution, Distant learning

August 2020: Mental Health Awareness/ Night of safety, Distant Learning

October 2020: International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety/NEBOSH, Leicester

United Kingdom.

August 2021: Effects of Emergencies on Nutrition; an Advanced Guide, Save the Children in partnership with

Humanitarian Leadership Academy/Distant Leaning.

August 2021: Effects of Emergencies on Nutrition; an Introduction, Save the Children in partnership with

Humanitarian Leadership Academy.

September 2021: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning for Development Professionals/

Humanitarian Leadership Academy, Distant Learning.

September 2021: Project Management/ Humanitarian Leadership Academy

September 2021: Project Management Leadership/ Humanitarian Leadership Academy, Distant Learning.

September 2021: Introduction to Health and Safety/ Humanitarian Leadership Academy, Distant Learning.

September 2021: Introduction to International Humanitarian Law/Humanitarian Leadership Academy, Distant

Learning.

September 2021: Fire Safety/ Humanitarian Leadership Academy, Distant Learning.

September 2021: Introduction to Proposal writing/ Humanitarian Leadership Academy, Distant Learning.

September 2021: Basic life Support/ medtigo Health Education, Distant Learning.

September 2021: Advanced Cardiovascular life support/ medtigo Health Education, Distant Learning.

September 2021: Pediatric Advanced life support/medtigo Health Education, Distant Learning.

October 2021: Change Management/ Humanitarian Leadership Academy, Distant Learning.

October 2021: Gender Equality at the IRC/ International Rescue Committee in partnership with Humanitarian

Leadership Academy.

October 2021: Introduction to Proposal Writing/ Humanitarian Leadership Academy, Distant Learning.

November 2021: Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety/ Harvard University United States of

America/ eCornell.

November 2021: Addressing Healthcare Economics/Cornell University United States of America.

December 2021: Improving Quality and Performance of Healthcare Services/Cornell University United States of

America/eCornell.

December 2021: Guiding Your Organization’s Costs and Budgets/Cornell University United States of America/

eCornell.

January 2022: Occupational Health and Safety for health workers in the context of Covid 19/ World Health

Organization (WHO)/ Distant Learning.

January 2022: The Public Health Emergency Operation Center (PHEOC)/World Health Organization (WHO)/

Distant Learning.

March 2022: Strategic Decision Making/Cornell University United States of America/eCornell

March 2022: Leading with credibility/Cornell University United States of America/eCornell

March 2022: Motivating People for high performance/Cornell University United states of America Distant Learning

April 2022: Leading Across Cultures/ Cornell University New York/ Distant Learning.

August 2022: Negotiation skills/ Cornell University New York/Distant Learning.

August 2022: Self Awareness; Emotional Intelligence/ United Nations Refugee Agency/ Distant Learning.

August 2022: Global Quality Maternal and Newborn Care/ Yale University United States/Coursera.

September 2022: Managing People in a Healthcare Setting/Cornell University New York/eCornell.

December 2022: Assessing your Organization Finances/ Cornell University New York/eCornell.

Conferences:

November 2012: Anatomy and the Millennium Development Goals/ Anatomical Society of Nigeria, Port Harcourt Nigeria.

October 2021: Resilience in Health and Safety/ NEBOSH, online.

References:

Name: Dr Ogueji Okechi

Organization: International Rescue Committee

Telephone numbers: +234 803-***-****

Email: adx439@r.postjobfree.com

Relationship: Senior Quality Manager

Name of referees: Dr Abubakar Okai Aku

Organization: Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (International Planned Parenthood Federation)

Email address (official): mailto:adx439@r.postjobfree.com adx439@r.postjobfree.com

Telephone

number(s): +234**********

Relationship with referee: Executive Director(Country Director)

Name of Reference: Dr Fanya Danasabe Fwachabe

Organization: International Rescue Committee

Email address: adx439@r.postjobfree.com

Telephone number: 080********

Relationship: Roving Reproductive Health Manager.

Name of Reference: Aisha Gurdo Buba

Organization: International Rescue Committee

Email: adx439@r.postjobfree.com

Telephone number: 080*-***-****

Relation: Senior Clinical Officer (Project Implementation).

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