Public Health Data Analysis
Resume:
PERSONAL DETAILS
Marital Status : Married
Sex : Male
Nationality : Zimbabwean
Number : 83-142230-N -83
Languages : English and Shona
Contact Details
Address : **** *** **well Road Parktown
Waterfalls, Harare
077*******, 071045955
**********@*****.***
***********.******@********************.**
Profile:
Dedicated and results-oriented professional with a comprehensive background in public health financing, climate financing, and economic evaluation of healthcare programs. Possesses extensive knowledge in designing, implementing, and evaluating funding mechanisms for public health initiatives, with a keen understanding of the interplay between financial resources, policy frameworks, and health outcomes. I have sound knowledge of securing funding for climate-resilient health interventions and leveraging innovative financing tools to address emerging health challenges. Skilled in conducting cost- effectiveness analyses and economic evaluations to inform evidence-based decision-making and optimize resource allocation in healthcare settings. Adept at stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, and communication, with a commitment to advancing equitable and sustainable approaches to improving population health outcomes.
Proficient and detail-oriented professional with expertise in data analysis utilizing STATA and other advanced statistical software packages. Demonstrated ability to manipulate, analyse, and interpret complex datasets to derive actionable insights and inform decision-making processes across various domains. Experienced in conducting statistical modelling, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis to extract meaningful patterns and trends from diverse data sources. Skilled in data visualization techniques to effectively communicate findings to stakeholders. Proven track record of leveraging analytical tools to support evidence-based decision-making in research, public health, finance, or other relevant fields. Strong problem-solving abilities coupled with a commitment to accuracy and quality in data analysis endeavours.
CURRICULUM VITAE
CHRISTOPHER MUGARI
PhD Candidate -Health Economics (Maastricht University -The Netherlands), M.Sc. in Public Health -Health Economics and Financing (University of Zimbabwe), M.Sc. Economics (Midlands State University - Zimbabwe), B.Sc. Economics (University of Zimbabwe) Executive Certificate in Risk Management (University of Zimbabwe) Class four driver’s licence
PERSONAL QUALITIES
• Detail-oriented, efficient and organized professional.
• Possess strong analytical & problem-solving skills, able to make well thought out decisions.
• Good person to person interaction skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly trustworthy, discreet and ethical.
• Resourceful in the completion of projects.
• Team player & able to work at an individual level as well as under pressure. Languages:
• English - excellent reading, writing, speaking & listening skills
• Shona - excellent reading, writing, speaking & listening skill CURRENT AND PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
Organisation : Zimbabwe Community Health Intervention Research (ZiCHIRe) Position : Health Economist -Consultant (January 2023 to date) Grants : Global Fund (GF), Integrated Support Programme (ISP), Health Development Fund (HDF), European Union (EU), Spotlight. Duties
• Research and Analysis: Conduct research and gather data on healthcare systems, healthcare policies, and specific interventions or programs. Analyse data using appropriate statistical and economic methods to assess their impact on health outcomes, costs, and resource utilization.
• Cost-effectiveness Analysis: Evaluate the cost-effectiveness of healthcare treatments, interventions, or technologies. Apply economic evaluation techniques such as cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), cost-utility analysis (CUA), or cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to assess the value for money of different healthcare interventions.
• Health Policy Evaluation: Assess the economic impact of healthcare policies and regulatory frameworks. Analyse the potential benefits, costs, and consequences of policy options, and provide recommendations based on economic evidence.
• Healthcare Financing and Payment Systems: Evaluate different healthcare financing models and payment systems (e.g., fee-for-service, capitation, bundled payments). Analyse their effects on healthcare delivery, cost containment, and access to care.
• Data Analysis and Modelling: Utilize advanced statistical and econometric techniques to analyse large healthcare datasets. Develop economic models and simulations to forecast healthcare costs, project outcomes, or evaluate policy scenarios.
• Economic Policy Advice: Provide expert advice and recommendations to policymakers, healthcare organizations, or government agencies on health economics-related issues. Present findings in a clear and concise manner to stakeholders, including non-technical audiences.
• Collaborations and Partnerships: Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams comprising healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders. Work closely with healthcare economists, epidemiologists, statisticians, and other experts to integrate economic perspectives into healthcare decision-making.
• Literature Review and Evidence Synthesis: Conduct systematic reviews of existing literature and evidence on specific healthcare topics. Summarize and synthesize findings to inform decision- making processes.
• Capacity Building and Training: Provide training sessions and workshops to healthcare professionals, policymakers, or researchers on health economics concepts, methodologies, and their application in healthcare decision-making.
Organisation : ZiCHIRe (University of Zimbabwe, Dept. of Community Medicine) Position : Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (2017-2023) Grants : Global Fund (GF), Integrated Support Programme (ISP), Health Development Fund (HDF), Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation (BSMF) Duties
• Support the M&E system for ZiCHIRe to ensure that all individual District teams submit regular, structured monitoring reports and to collect, enter and analyze this data to enable the ZiCHIRe to report on time to Sub recipients.
• Undertake Data Quality Audits to provide in-depth assessment of data quality reported by the district and provincial teams to ZiCHIRe in all the grants, develop and implement action plan in collaboration with program teams for corrective measures on identified gaps during the Data Quality Audits.
• Conduct On-site Data Verification using standardized tools to provide overall picture/statement on quality of important programmatic results and develop and implement action plan in collaboration with Program officers for corrective measures on identified gaps during the On-site data verification.
• Ensure that Programme activity and financial reporting procedures are harmonized and closely integrated and to cross-validate Programme activity monitoring and financial monitoring data, to increase confidence in both data program and financial data sources of the organization
• Participate in evaluation, reviews, survey, surveillance or special studies focusing on the overall performance of HIVAIDS response in the areas covered by ZiCHIRe.
• Assist ZiCHIRe to identify district teams whose performance is exemplary and may serve as a best practice example and those district teams who are underperforming, for whom corrective actions will be suggested.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, annual Programme monitoring reports that contains summary data, reviewing overall performance against targets and making overall Programme recommendations, including best practices and success stories identified among the districts.
• Participate in the M&E technical working group and other relevant M&E forums focusing on HIV/AIDS.
• Conduct training and capacity building courses on monitoring and, evaluation as required for District Teams
• Supervise the Database Officers and program officers to ensure that the ISP Database and National AIDS reporting Form (NARF) system is fully updated for all the different grants and generate reports from the system.
• Undertake any other function directly related to the efficient execution of the Global Fund grants in area of operation.
Organisation : Tynwald High School
Position : Head of Department -Commercials
Period : 2010-2016
Key Responsibilities
• Teaching A-Level Economics and Business Studies
• Chairing departmental meetings
• Coming up with departmental policy
• Monitoring lessons delivery by Teachers in the Department
• Providing feedback to the headmaster concerning the progress in the department
• Coming up with strategies to increase pass rate in the department Support to the Ministry of Health and Child Care- Zimbabwe (From 2023)
• National Health financing strategy for Zimbabwe – Ministry of Health and Child care
• Feasibility of community-based health insurance in Harare – City Health Harare
• Fiscal space analysis for Health in Zimbabwe – Ministry of Health and Child Care
• Domestic Resource Mobilization for the Health sector- Ministry of Health and Child Care
• Improving allocative efficiency in the health sector -Ministry of Health and Child Care. Consultancy Services
• Comprehensive understanding of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Financing Landscape in Zimbabwe (January 2025) – Axis Health Analytics and Policy Analysis (HAPA).
• Public Health financing landscape in Zimbabwe (January 2024) – Southern Africa Parliamentary support Trust (SAPST).
• Innovative Domestic resource mobilisation for the health sector (January 2024)-Southern Africa Parliamentary support Trust (SAPST).
• Costing of MDR TB in Zimbabwe (2018)- Ministry of Health and Childcare (AIDS and TB unit)
• Capacity Assessment of HIV and AIDS, Gender and Human Rights of Informal Economy Associations in Zimbabwe. Study sought to identify capacity gaps among informal sector economy associations in Zimbabwe. The assignment included development of training programs on HIV and AIDs, Gender and Human Rights for Informal Economy Associations (2017)- Ministry of Health and Childcare
Referees
1. Dr Shepard Shamu 2. Mr Walter Chikanya
Senior Lecturer and Coordinator ZiCHIRe Managing Director Health Economics and Financing 52 Blackburn Emerald Hill Department of Primary Health care sciences Harare
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Email:***************@*****.*** University of Zimbabwe Cell : +263*********
Email: shamushe @yahoo.com
Cell : +263*********
3 Mr Gwati Gwati 4. Mr Matimba
Planning and Donor Coordination Director School Headmaster Policy and Planning Department Tynwald High school Ministry of Health and Child care
Email: **********@*****.*** Email : ********@***********.**.** Cell: +263********* Cell : +263*********
5. Professor Urbanus Kioko
Executive Director
Axis Health Analytics and Policy Analysis
156**-***** Malosha Court, Mombasa Road
Nairobi, Kenya
Cell : +254*********
Email : ******************@*****.***
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