Public Health M E

Audace BIZIMANA

SUMMARY

Date of birth : *st MARCH 1982.

Nationality : Burundian

Phone number : +257-**-***-***(whats App)/ +257******** E-mail: ********.******@*****.**

I am a healthcare professional with a Master's degree in Public Health. I also hold an inter-university diploma in the Comprehensive Care of People Living with HIV (PLHIV), in addition to a Bachelor's degree in Nursing. I have 15 years of professional experience, including:

2 years working to improve routine immunization coverage, the surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases

(VPDs), epidemic response, and the integration of COVID-19 immunization into routine services;

7 years in monitoring and evaluation of public health projects;

6 years in the coordination of public health services. With this extensive experience in the humanitarian sector, I am able of delivering high-quality services in the integration of COVID-19 vaccination into routine immunization, surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases, improvement of service quality in the context of performance-based financing, monitoring and evaluation, and program coordination in public health.

I also have a strong interest in community-based malaria care, comprehensive care for PLHIV, reproductive health, the management of sexual and gender-based violence, malnutrition, gender equality, knowledge sharing, and capacity building for other health professionals.

Organisational / managerial

skills

Data management skills

.Focused, versatile, dependable, multi-task oriented, flexible, positive, emotionally stable, able to adapt effectively to challenging and emergency situations. Ability to create or grasp new ideas and integrate them into desired results. Able to prioritize and operate proactively.

Excellent common sense and decision-making abilities Ability on calculating numbers

Compiling and analizing data or facts

Records keeping and updating information

Team work skills

Multicultural/Diversity skills

Possess strong commitment to team environment dynamics with the ability to contribute expertise and follow leadership directives at appropriate times. Enjoy working as a team member as well as independently. Team leader and team player

Culturally sensitive and internationally travelled leader Ability to differing cultural and business environments. Technical Skills

- Patient care at home (community), Development of a nursing care plan,

- Excellent experience in Nursing in all its aspects,

- competence in human resources management and coordination of health services,

- Skills in supervising and evaluating annual staff performance,

- - Skills in prenatal consultation and administration of IPTp in pregnant women, Management of PLHIV and collaboration with community health workers for index screening,

- Skills in monitoring and evaluation of Public Health projects,

- Experience in contraceptive technology,

- Excellent mastery of the functioning of Quality Improvement Teams,

- Experience in organizing and leading collective and individual sanitary education

Mother tongue(s)

Kirundi.

Levels: A1/A2: Basic user - B1/B2: Independent user - C1/C2 Proficient user Common European

Framework of Reference for

Languages

Other language(s)

French

English

Swahili

Kinyarwanda

WORK EXPERIENCE 1. Job Title: National Consultant responsible for the implementation of the integration of COVID_19 into routine immunization.

Organization: World Health Organization. WHO Burundi Duration and Date of activity: July 6, 2023, to January 18th 2025. Responsibilities:

• Monitor and supervise routine vaccination with a focus on targeted Covid 19 strategies on priority populations in the 18 provinces of Burundi.

• Monitor the implementation of the immunization accountability framework at the community level

• Plan advanced and mobile strategies at the provincial level to achieve priority targets

(communication/community engagement, screening, and immunization).

• Coordinate the operationalization/implementation of micro-plans integrating strategies for introducing the COVID 19 vaccine at the provincial level.

• Strengthen coordination of monitoring of the implementation of routine immunization, surveillance of vaccine- preventable diseases.

• Raise awareness among health facilities to increase the immunization rate against COVID 19

• Participate in epidemic control activities.

• Monitor cases not vaccinated against Poliomyelitis

• Supervise vaccination campaigns against Polio.

• Technically support Sanitary Provincial Office and Sanitary District in the redeployment of vaccines against COVID 19.

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2. Project : Reaching an AIDS Free Generation in Burundi (RAFG Activity) Country : Burundi

City : Bujumbura

Organization : Family Health International 360 Burundi Period : October 1st, 2020 to April 30th 2023.

Position : Monitoring and Evaluation Officer(3 provinces: Muramvya, Mwaro and 1 district of Bujumbura Mairie)

Primary JD

Contribute to the development and implementation of the project monitoring and evaluation plan;

Design and maintain databases for the project;

Contribute to the design of a project database that meets the needs of the Government and the Donor;

Provide technical assistance to partners in the implementation of data collection tools, training and supervision in the field of data quality assurance;

Monitor the implementation and operation of the data collection system with mobile technology

Receive, check / check and analyze reports from sites before entering the database;

Analyze data collected site by site monthly to provide feedback to program managers, partners and sites;

Exploit reports from partners, program managers, FHI 360 staff mission reports, and feedback if necessary;

Conduct follow-up missions at sites supported by the project in the province of assignment;

Contribute to the production of project reports to submit to the donor, the Government of Burundi and partners;

Monitor data quality assurance.

3. Project : Reaching an AIDS Free Generation in Burundi (RAFG Activity) Country : Burundi

City : Bujumbura

Organization : Family Health International 360 Burundi Period : February 14, 2018 to September 30th 2020. Position : Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (in 4 provinces: Gitega, Mwaro, Ruyigi and Uramvya)

Primary JD

Contribute to the development and implementation of the project monitoring and evaluation plan;

Design and maintain databases for the project;

Contribute to the design of a project database that meets the needs of the Government and the Donor;

Provide technical assistance to partners in the implementation of data collection tools, training and supervision in the field of data quality assurance;

Monitor the implementation and operation of the data collection system with mobile technology

Receive, check / check and analyze reports from sites before entering the database;

Analyze data collected site by site monthly to provide feedback to program managers, partners and sites;

Exploit reports from partners, program managers, FHI 360 staff mission reports, and feedback if necessary;

Conduct follow-up missions at sites supported by the project in the province of assignment; Contribute to the production of project reports to submit to the donor, the Government of Burundi and partners;

Monitor data quality assurance.

Ensure data archiving

4. Project : PMTCT Activity Project

Country : Burundi

City : Bujumbura

Organization: Family Health International 360 Burundi Period : January 10, 2017 to February 14, 2018

Position : Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant ( 1 Province: Ngozi ) Primary JD

Contribute to the development and implementation of the project monitoring and evaluation plan;

Design and maintain databases for the project;

Contribute to the design of a project database that meets the needs of the Government and the Donor;

Provide technical assistance to partners in the implementation of data collection tools, training and supervision in the field of data quality assurance;

Monitor the implementation and operation of the data collection system with mobile technology

Receive, check / check and analyze reports from sites before entering the database;

Analyze data collected monthly to provide feedback to program managers, partners and sites;

Exploit reports from partners, program managers, FHI 360 staff mission reports, and feedback if necessary;

Conduct follow-up missions at sites supported by the project in the province of assignment;

Contribute to the production of project reports to submit to the donor, the Government of Burundi and partners;

Monitor data quality assurance.

assemble data archiving

5. Project : Primary Health Care coverage

Country : Burundi

Province : Ngozi

City : Ngozi

Organization : Ministry of Public Health and the Fight against AIDS Duty station : Rukeco Health Center

Period : October 2011 to January 2017

Position : Principal Nurse Officer of the Rukeco Health Center Primary JD

Coordinate and organize the activities of the Health Center

Manage health center staff and materials

Develop the annual, semiannual and quarterly action plan of the Health Center Produce and transmit reports from the Health Center Ensure the proper functioning of the HC.

Work closely with community health workers and the rest of the staff. Secondary JD

Coordinate Family Planning and Prenatal Consultation services

Produce FP and CPN service reports

To welcome and meet the needs of clients in curative and punctual care Orient customers 6. Project : Primary Health Care coverage

Country : Burundi

Province : Ngozi

City : Ngozi

Organization : Ministry of Public Health and the Fight against AIDS Duty station : MIVO Hospital

Period : May 2010 to October 2011

Position : Nurse Head of Ward, Internal Medicine

Primary JD

Organize and coordinate the activities of the Internal Medicine department.

Produce and transmit the reports of the Service.

Treat hospitalized patients in MI

EDUCATION DATES SCHOOL/INSTITUTION ACHIEVEMENT

2014 – 2016 KAMPALA UNIVERSITY Master’s Degree Public Health 2013 - 2014 UNIVERSITY OF BURUNDI + International Inter-University Diploma UNIVERSITY PARIS XIII in the Multi-Disciplinary Management of PLHIV

2019 PHILANTHROPY UNIVERSITY Certificate in monitoring and evaluation 2014 RED CROSS BURUNDI Certificate in Management of malnutrition 2004–2008 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH (INSP) BACHELOR / LICENSE in NURSING 1997–2004 GATARA HIGH SCHOOL Diploma in GENERAL HUMANITY and STATE DIPLOMA CAPABILITIES / OTHER TRAINING

RESEARCH WORK AND REPORTS

o Master’s thesis in Public Health: Contribution of the community Health workers to improve HIV

/ AIDS prevention in Burundi. Case of study; Rukeco Health Center. o Bachelor’s Dissertation: Evaluation of the knowledge, attitudes and practices of nurses in the management of patients under anti-tuberculosis, case of the HPRC; this memory is available in the INSP library

o Report made to Nouvelle Espérance with a view to obtaining the Inter University Diploma in the care of patients living with HIV / AIDS.

EXPERIENCES IN DATA COLLECTION

o Conducting a baseline assessment for Reaching an AIDS Free Generation Project o Collecting data for a survey organized by family health Fhi360 in Burundi by ODK

o Investigator during the survey conducted by the MSPLS via the INSP in 2013 on "Evaluation of the quality of care offered by health facilities in Burundi" o Investigator during the survey conducted by the MSPLS via the INSP in 2015 on "Evaluation of the impact of the introduction of nutrition in the PBF system in Burundi" TRAINING

2020: Training in conducting Data Quality Assessment (DQA, RDQA): PEPFAR USAID

2020 Training in Fundraising: Philanthropy University

2019: Training in Site Management, Fhi360

2019: Training in Quality Improvement; Fhi360

2017: Training on Sexual Gender Based Violence, BUJUMBURA

2016: Training on the management of HIV Infection in Children organized by FHI 360, NGOZI

2016: Performance analysis and PMTCT / HIV data workshop at the provincial level, NGOZI

2016: Participation in the Provincial Orientation Workshop of the Phase 2 Improvement Package, NGOZI

2015: Counselling and HIV Testing Training by FHI 360, NGOZI

2014: Training session on paramedical training based on skills at NGOZI

2014: Training Seminar in Obstetric and Neonatal Emergency Care in Bujumbura INSP

2014: Training on the Protection of Mother-Child Transmission at NGOZI by FHI 360

2013: Training Seminar on the filling of reproductive health data collection tools

2013: Training Seminar on Strategies Complaints Treatment at NGOZI

2013: Focused prenatal consultation training, NGOZI

2012: Training seminar on Securing Reproductive Health products, NGOZI

2012: Training on the insertion and removal of the IUD and the subcutaneous implant, NGOZI

2012: Training on integrated management of childhood diseases, NGOZI

2012: Training on Informatics and computer basic, NGOZI

2012: Training in Malnutrition Treatments organized by the Buye Red Cross Training Center, NGOZI I swear on my honour that the information provided above is sincere and real. Audace BIZIMANA

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