Samuel Anarwat

• Collaboratively ensured Security Governance by developing and maintaining comprehensive and effective Corporate Security policies, procedures, and standards in line with corporate strategy to ensure Patients Safety and their information security
• Supported and ensured the enforcement of corporate security policies, procedures, and standards to ensure patients’ safety
• Safeguarding of patients safety and information, enterprise risk assessment, governance, compliance, and risk management (EGRC)
• Performed risk assessments through reviewing policies, documentations, SOPs that align with organizational policies and procedures in line with HIPAA
• Liaised between management, patients, Families, and stakeholders
• Assessed, managed, and safeguarded the security of Patients data/information in Compliance with HHS/DMH and state regulations.

• Coordinated the 5th Biennial Scientific conference, planning, organization, and management, in collaboration with (AfHEA) secretariat
• Served as the liaison between the Board of Directors, AfHEA and the event management team
• Designed the logistics note of the conference in collaboration with AfHEA Secretariat for participants
• Participated in local organizing committee meetings and contributed to the planning and implementation of the 5th Biennial Scientific Conference and 10th Anniversary Celebration of the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) under the Theme: “Securing Primary Health Care for All: The Foundation for Making Progress on Universal Health Coverage in Africa”
• Coordinated the Visa/Visa on Arrival process and acquisition with the Ghana Immigration Service, and Hotel arrangement for External Participants of the Conference
• In collaboration with AfHEA Secretariat, coordinated the selection of simultaneous English/French Translation/Interpretation Service Team, and the execution of their services
• Coordinated the program planning and logistics management of the conference in collaboration with AfHEA Secretariat
• Coordinated the plenary sessions and simultaneous presentations of conference papers
• Coordinated the planning, design, and printing of bilingual (English and French) abstract book in collaboration of AfHEA Secretariate.

• Project Management, Administration, and Governance, Policy Dialogue, Coordination, Training and Facilitation
• Communication of project results to project head office in Bethesda, MD, and clients (USAID -Washington DC and USAID- Ghana)
• Led and managed a team of experts and consultants to provide technical assistance to Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme on strategic purchasing and evidence-based purchasing
• Provided capacity building to over 650 personnel of the National Health Insurance Authority in all 10 regions of Ghana
• Served as a policy dialogue liaison with the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, USAID, WHO, NGOs, Results for Development, the World Bank, the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, and Abt Associates on Health care financing and Health Insurance in Ghana
• Assisted the USAID African Bureau in Washington DC to organize a one-week International Health Financing conference for Peer African Countries in Accra, Ghana
• Assisted in conducting Operations Research for National Health Insurance Authority
• Coordinated Conference Logistics and Organized Workshops and Conferences for the project
• Participated in Capacity building conferences, as related to health financing and governance.

• Technical Program planning, management, monitoring, and evaluation
• Review of Technical papers, Abstracts, Grant Proposal Logistics and conference coordination and reporting of program activities
• Liaison between AfHEA and the Academia and Civil society organizations Policy dialogue with the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, Development partners and Parliamentary select committee on health.

• Technical Assistance to East Africa Economic Community (EAC) for the establishment of Social Health Insurance and Social Protection in all member countries.

• International Health Policy

• Perspectives of International Development

• Poverty and Inequality

• Program, Planning Management and Administration of Health, Education and Child Rights Advocacy, Health, and Community Development
• Policy Advice and Policy Advocacy Strategic Direction of the Organization, and Strategic Planning
• Liaison with Board of Directors, Development Partners, Government Agencies, Civil Society organizations and other Key Stakeholders
• Fundraising, Grant Writing and Solicitation
• Training and Capacity Building of Staff
• Strategic Communication and Program Report Review Program Review and Learning.

Served as a consultant to conduct the “Socio-Economic and Health Survey in Northern Ghana” for Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), a US-based NGO and Care International’s Village Savings and Loans Project in Northern Ghana, managing over 98 field research assistants in five districts of Northern Ghana|add detailseditdeletemove

Samuel Anarwat

Katy-Houston, TX 77493

+1508 723 4173

anarwat@gmail.com

Languages

• English, Expert
• French, Advanced
• Spanish, Beginner

Areas of Expertise and Interest

• Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
• Implementation Research
• Health Systems Strengthening
• Health Financing and Governance
• Global and Community Health
• Health Economics and Policy
• Health Equity Research
• Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health
• Mental Health and Development
• Wash and NCDs
• Family Planning/HIV/AIDS/STDs and Adolescence Reproductive Health
• Social Protection
• Inclusive Development
• Policy Analysis
• Human Development
• Programs Implementation
• Monitoring
• Evaluation and Learning (ME&L)
• Excellent Knowledge of USAID Programs Implementation
• Policies and Compliance Systems
• DFID Systems
• The World Bank Group Systems
• Teamwork and Inclusion building
• Evidence-based Policy
• Operational Research
• Quantitative
• Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research
• Capacity Building Training
• Facilitation and Coordination
• Program Management and Administration
• Program Planning
• Evaluation and Learning
• Excellent Communication skills (English, French and Hausa)
• Stakeholder
• Client’s engagement
• Negotiation
• Excellent Interpersonal and Diplomatic skills
• Policy Dialogue and Policy Advisory Services
• Effective work in a Multicultural and Multidisciplinary Settings
• MS Word Suite
• MS Project
• PowerPoint
• SQL
• STATA
• R
• Tableau
• Excel
• SPSS

Experience

Patients Safety and Information Security and Risk Management Analyst, 11/2023 － Current

• Collaboratively ensured Security Governance by developing and maintaining comprehensive and effective Corporate Security policies, procedures, and standards in line with corporate strategy to ensure Patients Safety and their information security
• Supported and ensured the enforcement of corporate security policies, procedures, and standards to ensure patients’ safety
• Safeguarding of patients safety and information, enterprise risk assessment, governance, compliance, and risk management (EGRC)
• Performed risk assessments through reviewing policies, documentations, SOPs that align with organizational policies and procedures in line with HIPAA
• Liaised between management, patients, Families, and stakeholders
• Assessed, managed, and safeguarded the security of Patients data/information in Compliance with HHS/DMH and state regulations.

Fixed Term Professor (Graduate Students Advisory) Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 01/2021 － Current

Volunteer, American Red Cross Society, 01/2019 － Current

Independent Global Health and Health Economics Consultant, 01/2001 － Current

Professor of Global Health Economics, Health Policy, and Health Systems Planning & Management School of Public Health, University for Development Studies, Department of Health Services Policy, Planning, Management and Economics (PPME), Tamale, 01/2018 － 01/2024

Visiting Research Scholar, 01/2018 － 01/2021Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management － Waltham MA, USA

Research Fellow/Lecturer, 01/2006 － 01/2020Institute for Inter-disciplinary Research and Consultancy Services (IIRaCS), University for Development Studies － Tamale, Ghana

Consultant, Conference Coordinator & Local Organizing Committee Member, 01/2018 － 01/2019African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA), Ghana

• Coordinated the 5th Biennial Scientific conference, planning, organization, and management, in collaboration with (AfHEA) secretariat
• Served as the liaison between the Board of Directors, AfHEA and the event management team
• Designed the logistics note of the conference in collaboration with AfHEA Secretariat for participants
• Participated in local organizing committee meetings and contributed to the planning and implementation of the 5th Biennial Scientific Conference and 10th Anniversary Celebration of the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) under the Theme: “Securing Primary Health Care for All: The Foundation for Making Progress on Universal Health Coverage in Africa”
• Coordinated the Visa/Visa on Arrival process and acquisition with the Ghana Immigration Service, and Hotel arrangement for External Participants of the Conference
• In collaboration with AfHEA Secretariat, coordinated the selection of simultaneous English/French Translation/Interpretation Service Team, and the execution of their services
• Coordinated the program planning and logistics management of the conference in collaboration with AfHEA Secretariat
• Coordinated the plenary sessions and simultaneous presentations of conference papers
• Coordinated the planning, design, and printing of bilingual (English and French) abstract book in collaboration of AfHEA Secretariate.

Team Leader and In-country Program Manager, 01/2015 － 01/2017Health Financing and Governance Project -USAID, Ghana, Abt Associates Inc, Result for Development and their partners － Ghana

• Project Management, Administration, and Governance, Policy Dialogue, Coordination, Training and Facilitation
• Communication of project results to project head office in Bethesda, MD, and clients (USAID -Washington DC and USAID- Ghana)
• Led and managed a team of experts and consultants to provide technical assistance to Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme on strategic purchasing and evidence-based purchasing
• Provided capacity building to over 650 personnel of the National Health Insurance Authority in all 10 regions of Ghana
• Served as a policy dialogue liaison with the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, USAID, WHO, NGOs, Results for Development, the World Bank, the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, and Abt Associates on Health care financing and Health Insurance in Ghana
• Assisted the USAID African Bureau in Washington DC to organize a one-week International Health Financing conference for Peer African Countries in Accra, Ghana
• Assisted in conducting Operations Research for National Health Insurance Authority
• Coordinated Conference Logistics and Organized Workshops and Conferences for the project
• Participated in Capacity building conferences, as related to health financing and governance.

Technical Program Manager -Consultant, 01/2014 － 01/2015African Health Economics Association (AfHEA) － Accra, Ghana

• Technical Program planning, management, monitoring, and evaluation
• Review of Technical papers, Abstracts, Grant Proposal Logistics and conference coordination and reporting of program activities
• Liaison between AfHEA and the Academia and Civil society organizations Policy dialogue with the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, Development partners and Parliamentary select committee on health.

Member, 01/2013 － 01/2014Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management Consultants Team

• Technical Assistance to East Africa Economic Community (EAC) for the establishment of Social Health Insurance and Social Protection in all member countries.

Teaching and Research Assistant, 01/2013 － 01/2014Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management

• International Health Policy

Teaching and Research Assistant, 01/2012 － 01/2013Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management

• Perspectives of International Development

Teaching and Research Assistant, 01/2011 － 01/2012Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management

• Poverty and Inequality

Executive Director, 01/2000 － 01/2010House of Hope MG, Socio-economic Development and Health Care NGO

• Program, Planning Management and Administration of Health, Education and Child Rights Advocacy, Health, and Community Development
• Policy Advice and Policy Advocacy Strategic Direction of the Organization, and Strategic Planning
• Liaison with Board of Directors, Development Partners, Government Agencies, Civil Society organizations and other Key Stakeholders
• Fundraising, Grant Writing and Solicitation
• Training and Capacity Building of Staff
• Strategic Communication and Program Report Review Program Review and Learning.

Research Assistant, 01/1995 － 01/1999Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana

Served as a consultant to conduct the “Socio-Economic and Health Survey in Northern Ghana” for Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), a US-based NGO and Care International’s Village Savings and Loans Project in Northern Ghana, managing over 98 field research assistants in five districts of Northern Ghana

Educational Background

02/2018 Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Waltham MA, USAPh.D. Social Policy Global Health Policy and Health Economics Concentration

02/2018 Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Waltham MA, USAPh.D. Social Policy Global Health Policy and Health Economics Concentration

08/2013 Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Waltham MA, USAMA (Social Policy -Global Health and Health Economics)

08/2013 Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Waltham MA, USAMA (Social Policy -Global Health and Health Economics)

University of Ghana, Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research, AccraM.A (Development Studies)Duration: 2002-2003

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, GhanaB.A (Hons) Economics and FrenchDuration: 1995-1999

Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, SenegalDiplôme Supérieur d’Étude de Français (DSEF)Duration: 1997-1998

University of Ghana, Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research, AccraM.A (Development Studies)Duration: 2002-2003

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, GhanaB.A (Hons) Economics and FrenchDuration: 1995-1999

Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, SenegalDiplôme Supérieur d’Étude de Français (DSEF)Duration: 1997-1998

References

References will be provided Upon Request.

Summary

Dr. Anarwat is a Global Health and Development expert with over 15 years of experience in the field of Global Health, Health Financing, Human services, and International Development practice. He combines both program implementation and academic research to help solve global disease burden, contemporary development problems, and poverty reduction through cross-cutting research, dissemination, Program implementation, and policy advocacy on equity and access to health care and other economic opportunities for economically disadvantaged people in, especially, Low -and middle -income countries (LMICs). He is currently an independent Global Health Consultant ( Health Care Financing, Burden of HIV/AIDS Family Planning and Reproductive Health, COVID-19 impacts on populations, Program Evaluation, Costing of Health care Service, Strategic Planning, and Health Policy Advice). He is an astute Researcher -Global Health Economics, Health Policy, and Management. Until recently, he was Visiting Research Scholar (Health Economics and Global Health Policy) at the Heller School for Social Policy, and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham MA. Recently, He Served as the Team Leader and Country Program Manager for the Abt Associates –USAID’s Health Financing and Governance (HFG) Project in Bethesda, MD, and Ghana. He led and managed a team of experts and consultants to provide technical assistance to Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme on strategic and evidence-based purchasing. He also embarked on policy dialogue/advocacy and stakeholder engagement with the World Bank, WHO, and working in close collaboration with the project client- USAID, Ministry of Health, Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, other USAID’s Implementing Partners, Civil Society, and Media Groups, for health systems strengthening and better strategies to improve access and delivery of quality health care. Prior to the HFG project, he worked as a Policy Research Officer at BasicNeeds, a UK-based International NGO working in the areas of Mental Health and Development where he helped conduct operational research on the Economics of Mental Health and Development in Ghana and embarked on policy advocacy on reducing stigmatization of mental health issues, while helping to reintegrate recovered mentally ill people in their communities through skill development and Livelihood employment creation. Dr. Anarwat was very instrumental in advocacy for the passage of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Law for the establishment of National Health Insurance in Ghana. He received his Ph.D., and MA Social Policy with specialization in Global Health, Health Economics and Development from Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy, and Management, and MA Development Studies from the Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana, and BA (HONS) Economics and French from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Ghana

Consultancies

• Abt Associates-USAID
• African Health Economics and Policy Association
• BasicNeeds International
• DANIDA
• Innovation for Poverty Action (IPA) USA
• UNICEF
• Care International
• Healthwise Inc. USA

Reviewer

• BMC Health Services Research Journal
• Development in Practice Journal
• UDS International Journal of Development Studies
• Tropical Medicine and International Health

Author

• Health Promotion in Northern Ghana: the contribution of International NGOs
• Many other peer-reviewed Journal Articles
• Book chapter publications

Softwareanddataanalysiscompetencies

• MS Word Suite
• MS Project
• PowerPoint
• SQL
• STATA
• R
• Tableau
• Excel
• SPSS

Professionalworkandresearchexperience

• Patients” Safety and Information Security and Risk Management Analyst, NOVEMBER 2023-Present, Collaboratively ensured Security Governance by developing and maintaining comprehensive and effective Corporate Security policies, procedures, and standards in line with corporate strategy to ensure Patients Safety and their information security, Supported and ensured the enforcement of corporate security policies, procedures, and standards to ensure patients’ safety, Safeguarding of patients safety and information, enterprise risk assessment, governance, compliance, and risk management (EGRC), Performed risk assessments through reviewing policies, documentations, SOPs that align with organizational policies and procedures in line with HIPAA, Liaised between management, patients, Families, and stakeholders, Assessed, managed, and safeguarded the security of Patients data/information in Compliance with HHS/DMH and state regulations
• Independent Global Health and Health Economics Consultant, 2001-Present
• Volunteer, American Red Cross Society, 2019-Present, Humanitarian Services, Disaster Management, Emotional Health, CPR and First AID
• Fixed Term Professor (Graduate Students Advisory) Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2021-Present
• Professor of Global Health Economics, Health Policy, and Health Systems Planning & Management, School of Public Health, University for Development Studies, Department of Health Services Policy, Planning, Management and Economics (PPME), Tamale, 2018-2024
• Research Fellow/Lecturer, Institute for Inter-disciplinary Research and Consultancy Services (IIRaCS), University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana, 2006-2020
• Visiting Research Scholar, Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Health Economics and Health Policy, 2018-2021
• Member, Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management Consultants Team, Technical Assistance to East Africa Economic Community (EAC) for the establishment of Social Health Insurance and Social Protection in all member countries, 2013-2014
• Teaching and Research Assistant, International Health Policy, 2013-2014
• Teaching and Research Assistant, Perspectives of International Development, 2012-2013
• Teaching and Research Assistant, Poverty and Inequality, 2011-2012
• Research Assistant, Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana, 1995-1999
• Consultant, Conference Coordinator & Local Organizing Committee Member, African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA), Ghana, 2018-2019, Coordinated the 5th Biennial Scientific conference, planning, organization, and management, in collaboration with (AfHEA) secretariat, Served as the liaison between the Board of Directors, AfHEA and the event management team, Designed the logistics note of the conference in collaboration with AfHEA Secretariat for participants, Participated in local organizing committee meetings and contributed to the planning and implementation of the 5th Biennial Scientific Conference and 10th Anniversary Celebration of the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) under the Theme: “Securing Primary Health Care for All: The Foundation for Making Progress on Universal Health Coverage in Africa”, Coordinated the Visa/Visa on Arrival process and acquisition with the Ghana Immigration Service, and Hotel arrangement for External Participants of the Conference, In collaboration with AfHEA Secretariat, coordinated the selection of simultaneous English/French Translation/Interpretation Service Team, and the execution of their services, Coordinated the program planning and logistics management of the conference in collaboration with AfHEA Secretariat, Coordinated the plenary sessions and simultaneous presentations of conference papers, Coordinated the planning, design, and printing of bilingual (English and French) abstract book in collaboration of AfHEA Secretariate
• Team Leader and In-country Program Manager, Health Financing and Governance Project -USAID, Ghana, Abt Associates Inc, Result for Development and their partners, 2015-2017, Project Management, Administration, and Governance, Policy Dialogue, Coordination, Training and Facilitation, Communication of project results to project head office in Bethesda, MD, and clients (USAID -Washington DC and USAID- Ghana), Led and managed a team of experts and consultants to provide technical assistance to Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme on strategic purchasing and evidence-based purchasing, Provided capacity building to over 650 personnel of the National Health Insurance Authority in all 10 regions of Ghana, Served as a policy dialogue liaison with the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, USAID, WHO, NGOs, Results for Development, the World Bank, the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, and Abt Associates on Health care financing and Health Insurance in Ghana, Assisted the USAID African Bureau in Washington DC to organize a one-week International Health Financing conference for Peer African Countries in Accra, Ghana, Assisted in conducting Operations Research for National Health Insurance Authority, Coordinated Conference Logistics and Organized Workshops and Conferences for the project, Participated in Capacity building conferences, as related to health financing and governance
• Technical Program Manager -Consultant, African Health Economics Association (AfHEA), Accra- Ghana, 2014-2015, Technical Program planning, management, monitoring, and evaluation, Review of Technical papers, Abstracts, Grant Proposal, Logistics and conference coordination and reporting of program activities, Liaison between AfHEA and the Academia and Civil society organizations, Policy dialogue with the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, Development partners and Parliamentary select committee on health
• Served as a consultant, Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), a US-based NGO and Care International’s Village Savings and Loans Project in Northern Ghana, Managing over 98 field research assistants in five districts of Northern Ghana
• Executive Director, House of Hope MG, Socio-economic Development and Health Care NGO, 2000-2010, Program, Planning Management and Administration of Health, Education and Child Rights Advocacy, Health, and Community Development, Policy Advice and Policy Advocacy, Strategic Direction of the Organization, and Strategic Planning, Liaison with Board of Directors, Development Partners, Government Agencies, Civil Society organizations and other Key Stakeholders, Fundraising, Grant Writing and Solicitation, Training and Capacity Building of Staff, Strategic Communication and Program Report Review, Program Review and Learning

Professionaldevelopmenttraining

• Certificate of Completion, Vaccine/ COVID -19 Economics, Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health, MD, USA, December 2020
• Certificate in Global Health Leadership Program, University of California, School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA, January 2006
• Certificate in Global health Leadership, University of Cambridge, Judge Business School UK, June 2008
• Jointly awarded certificate in Global Health Leadership Program, University of California, School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA, and University of Cambridge, Judge Business School UK, June 2008
• Certificate in monitoring and evaluation of development projects, Ghana Institute of Public Administration (GIMPA), Accra, November 2004
• Certificate of Participation, Effective Leadership and Supervision, Institute of Adult Education University of Ghana, Legon, October 2000
• Member Project Management Institute, PMP Certification in Progress

Weblinks

• Samuel Anarwat (academia.edu), https://samuelanarwat.academia.edu/research
• Samuel George Anarwat (researchgate.net), https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Samuel-Anarwat-2

Brief Profile

Dr. Anarwat is a Global Health and Development expert with over 15 years of experience in the field of Global Health, Health Financing, Human services, and International Development practice. He combines both program implementation and academic research to help solve global disease burden, contemporary development problems, and poverty reduction through cross-cutting research, dissemination, Program implementation, and policy advocacy on equity and access to health care and other economic opportunities for economically disadvantaged people in, especially, Low -and middle -income countries (LMICs). He is currently an independent Global Health Consultant ( Health Care Financing, Burden of HIV/AIDS Family Planning and Reproductive Health, COVID-19 impacts on populations, Program Evaluation, Costing of Health care Service, Strategic Planning, and Health Policy Advice). He is an astute Researcher -Global Health Economics, Health Policy, and Management. Until recently, he was Visiting Research Scholar (Health Economics and Global Health Policy) at the Heller School for Social Policy, and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham MA. Recently, He Served as the Team Leader and Country Program Manager for the Abt Associates –USAID’s Health Financing and Governance (HFG) Project in Bethesda, MD, and Ghana. He led and managed a team of experts and consultants to provide technical assistance to Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme on strategic and evidence-based purchasing. He also embarked on policy dialogue/advocacy and stakeholder engagement with the World Bank, WHO, and working in close collaboration with the project client- USAID, Ministry of Health, Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, other USAID’s Implementing Partners, Civil Society, and Media Groups, for health systems strengthening and better strategies to improve access and delivery of quality health care. Prior to the HFG project, he worked as a Policy Research Officer at BasicNeeds, a UK-based International NGO working in the areas of Mental Health and Development where he helped conduct operational research on the Economics of Mental Health and Development in Ghana and embarked on policy advocacy on reducing stigmatization of mental health issues, while helping to reintegrate recovered mentally ill people in their communities through skill development and Livelihood employment creation. Dr. Anarwat was very instrumental in advocacy for the passage of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Law for the establishment of National Health Insurance in Ghana. He received his Ph.D., and MA Social Policy with specialization in Global Health, Health Economics and Development from Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy, and Management, and MA Development Studies from the Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana, and BA (HONS) Economics and French from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Ghana

Professional Highlights

• Building the Capacities of Health Care Organizations to ensure Patients Safety and Protection
• Building the capacity of Healthcare Organizations for Health Care Quality and Performance improvement
• Conducted and published in the areas of equity and access to maternal and child health services, healthcare financing, poverty and inequalities, satisfaction of health services, and Inclusive Development
• Successfully managed and controlled Abt Associates/Results for Development Project-USAID’s International Development and Technical Assistance Projects, ensuring compliance with client’s contractual agreements, accountability, effective team building and coaching, monitoring, evaluating, and project results and impact reporting in technical and non-technical language
• Managed Project risks, conflict resolution logistics, ensuring effective tracking, accountability, and efficiency in resource use, effectively managed a program budget of over 3 million dollars
• Assisted Program/Project Managers in strategic planning, directing, and controlling project activities
• Researched, Documented, and maintained organizational reports in accordance with organizational policies
• Provided Technical Assistance and Build the capacity of over 600 staff of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme on Health care, Policy Advocacy program, Communication and Social Marketing, Provider Payment Systems, Strategic Purchasing, and Evidence-based Purchasing, Measurement, Research, Learning and Evaluation, and publication
• In collaboration with Results for Development (R4D) built the capacity of over 200 Health Professionals in the areas of Primary Health Care and Health Systems Strengthening
• Managed and built the capacities of over 400 hundred people in different organizational settings and cultures in the areas of WASH, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Community Health, and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
• Recruited and trained over 150, research Assistants for field data collection on Innovation for Poverty Action (IPA) and Care International’s Health and Socio-economic research in Ghana
• Volunteered with the American Red Cross to provide Humanitarian Services in the areas of Disaster Response and management, and Emotional health support
• Volunteered with the Planned Parenthood Association in the areas Family Planning and Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS and STDS Prevention
• Worked with House of Hope Mission in collaboration with the Ghana Health Services to Provide Primary Health Care Service in the areas of Malaria, HIV/STD, TB, NCDs and WASH
• As a Lecturer, Trained more than 1500 Public Health, Community Health and Development Students, and more than 100 Economics and Development Students, in the areas of Health Services Research, Public Health, Health Economics, Health Systems Strengthening and Management, and Health Financing

Personal Information

Title: Global Health and Development Specialist

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