From November 2026
Professor of Public Health
University of Central Nicaragua (UCN) / Texila American University
Academic appointment in public health, held alongside field and programme leadership.
August 2025 – January 2026
Project Medical Coordinator (SRH)
MSF OCB · Abuja, Nigeria
Responsibilities and role details
- Led a health-needs assessment in Southeast Nigeria (Anambra State) to identify health and humanitarian gaps, set operational priorities and propose a medical strategy aligned with the MSF OCB strategic vision.
- Produced and validated a detailed assessment report (findings, needs and gap analysis) and a concept note with an implementation plan for the proposed medical package.
- Worked through a functional working group with the Country Medical Coordinator, the medical department and designated referents, so that data collection, analysis and validation were complete before the ARO 2026 presentation.
- Supported the annual medical plan and budget, supply forecasting (target of at least 90% accuracy) and timely local and international medical orders.
- Analysed medical human-resource needs and proposed the staffing set-up and position profiles for new activities in Anambra State.
June 2025 – July 2025
Technical Medical Advisor (TMA)
Rescue Life of Children (RLC) · Juba, South Sudan
Responsibilities and role details
- Provided clinical, technical and strategic guidance for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of health programmes, ensuring quality of care, adherence to medical protocols and evidence-based decisions.
- Developed and updated clinical guidelines and SOPs based on WHO, Ministry of Health and organisational standards.
- Supported outbreak preparedness and response (surveillance, case management, infection prevention and control) and gave rapid technical support during outbreaks and humanitarian crises, including triage, referral pathways and mass-casualty planning.
- Made field support visits, reviewed clinical data, outcomes and morbidity and mortality trends, and led clinical audits and quality assessments.
- Trained, coached and mentored medical and paramedical staff, and developed training materials, clinical tools and job aids.
- Contributed to proposals, project design and policy alignment; coordinated with the Ministry of Health, partners, UN agencies and clusters; supported data quality (HMIS, epidemic reports, programme indicators).
May 2025 – June 2025
Project Medical Referent (HIV/TB, NCD, ICCM)
MSF OCG · Twic, South Sudan
Responsibilities and role details
- Provided day-to-day follow-up, oversight and supervision of medical activities at all sites: ICCM, Gomgoi health post, and Mayen Abun hospital (HIV/TB, paediatric and adult care).
- Focused on quality of care at the hospital, ICCMs and health post supported by MSF under the two-year COPRO.
- Assessed priorities in the medical departments and followed up improvements, while keeping the emergency and contingency plan for 2025 current with other departments.
- Adapted medical operational priorities as the context and needs changed.
February 2024 – April 2025
Project Medical Referent / E-MEDCO (Nutrition & Paediatrics)
Médecins Sans Frontières OCP · Katsina, Nigeria
Responsibilities and role details
- Defined, monitored and updated the medical content of the MSF country policy, strategy, annual plan and budget, translating identified health needs into medical objectives, priorities and resources.
- Held overall responsibility for the appropriateness and quality of medical interventions, patient safety and patient-centred care across projects.
- Monitored medical and humanitarian needs through exploratory missions, health information systems and proposal review, and supervised technical and material aspects through regular field visits.
- Planned and sized the health workforce with HR, supervised recruitment, induction, evaluation and development, and coached project coordinators and medical teams.
- Helped define the mission health and safety policy framework, including monitoring of staff mental and physical health.
- Sized pharmacy and medical-equipment needs and managed medical orders with Logistics; maintained the mission medical library; represented MSF with authorities, NGOs and donors and supported advocacy.
Selected achievements
- Streamlined team communication through effective coordination strategies.
- Coordinated multiple projects and staff training sessions, and implemented risk-management strategies.
- Developed organisational policies for administrative oversight and internal controls.
February 2023 – December 2023
Project Medical Referent, E-pool (Paediatrics, Nutrition)
Médecins Sans Frontières OCB · Afar, Ethiopia
Responsibilities and role details
- Defined, implemented and monitored medical activities with the Medical Coordinator and Ministry of Health partners, in line with MSF plans, standards and protocols.
- Took part in exploratory missions, assessments, the project policy, annual plan, budget review and donor reporting, and kept regular contact with the Ministry of Health and local actors.
- Led medical data collection, analysis and reporting; gave technical support, coaching and performance evaluation to the medical team.
- Supervised pharmacy and medical-equipment management and implemented the staff health policy, including emergency plans and medical evacuation.
Selected achievements
- Delivered on tasks within tight deadlines and oversaw daily operations to sustain high productivity.
June 2022 – January 2023
Medical Activity Manager, E-Pool (Paediatrics, Nutrition)
Médecins Sans Frontières OCB · Afar, Ethiopia
Responsibilities and role details
- Oversaw MSF emergency health, health-systems-strengthening and research projects, with technical oversight of all health projects and support to partners.
- Built quality-assurance methods and checks with staff and the M&E team, and supported programme design, proposals and reporting driven by data and learning.
- Ensured health activities followed Federal Ministry of Health and WHO standards and best practice.
- Supervised work planning for awarded funds, staff recruitment, training and supervision, and budget management.
Selected achievements
- Improved team morale through regular training and development sessions.
- Managed budgets to control costs while maintaining quality of service, and kept to health and safety regulations.
January 2021 – June 2022
Medical Activity Manager (Health, Nutrition, CeMoC)
Médecins Sans Frontières OCB · Maiduguri, Nigeria
Responsibilities and role details
- Defined, coordinated and monitored care and medical activities, including day-to-day management of human resources according to MSF nursing protocols, standards and procedures.
- Gave technical support to the infection prevention and control nursing activity manager and nurse supervisors.
- Oversaw emergency health, health-systems-strengthening and operational-research programmes of MSF Nigeria, and supervised projects and implementing partners.
- Set up quality-assurance mechanisms and ensured that care in the ambulatory and intensive therapeutic feeding centres met MSF standards.
- Prepared and ran in-service training for health staff on cholera, infectious disease, malaria, TB and nutrition; planned, implemented and managed country-level emergency outbreak responses.
- Contributed to proposals and donor reporting, and recruited staff with the HR department.
May 2019 – December 2020
Medical Director
The Health Support Organization (THESO) · Juba, South Sudan
Responsibilities and role details
- Provided vision and guidance in developing the country programme’s multi-year strategic and annual plans, including narrative, action plans and budgets.
- Contributed to national and international organisational strategic planning, and directed and supported direct reports in delivering annual plans.
- Ensured programme and research activities met organisational standards, best practice and commitments, and that THESO remained accountable to beneficiaries, the Ministry of Health and partners.
Selected achievements
- Streamlined operations through new strategies and developed business plans for organisational growth.
- Coordinated large-scale projects and supervised staff training focused on skill enhancement.
January 2016 – February 2019
Medical Coordinator
Doctors with Africa CUAMM · Juba, South Sudan
Responsibilities and role details
- Contributed to national and international strategic planning, and ensured PHCC and PHCU reporting to CUAMM and the Ministry of Health information system.
- Gave technical support to health departments on programme design, proposals, reporting, and monitoring and evaluation; provided supportive supervision to county officers and programme staff.
- Oversaw community health activities, including monitoring Boma Health Worker selection criteria and maintaining GIS maps of service coverage.
- Reviewed budgets and monthly expenditure for HPF grants, contributed to proposals and donor reporting, and managed performance reviews and in-service training for health staff.
- Monitored equipment, supplies, storage and procurement, reviewed the referral process from health facilities to the referral hospital, supported revision of national health guidelines, and managed state-level emergency outbreaks.
March 2015 – December 2015
Deputy Medical Coordinator
Doctors with Africa CUAMM · Juba, South Sudan
Responsibilities and role details
- Held overall responsibility for developing and implementing the community health work plan, ensuring quality outputs; oversaw outreach and community-based activities and supported county management.
- Led and line-managed the community health team through weekly stream meetings and monthly and quarterly performance reviews.
- Strengthened referral from community to PHCC, PHCU, county and state hospitals; trained nurses and midwives; ensured essential drug supply, infection prevention and nursing standards; supported analysis of routine data and reports.
February 2012 – March 2012
Advisor (Consultant), Medical Proposal
Hold the Child · Juba, South Sudan
Responsibilities and role details
- Gave technical assistance to the head of programmes on proposals, donor-funding applications and project budgets; advised on malnutrition solutions; managed the project team and liaised with government departments.
October 2010 – February 2012
Health Project Coordinator
UNICEF · Juba, South Sudan
Responsibilities and role details
- Oversaw planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of health projects, and managed six clinical-services network coordinators and field-based officers.
- Prepared health service guidelines, manuals and training materials and high-quality donor reports; strengthened the capacity of regional UNICEF and government health bureau staff.
- Led and developed local and international health staff, supervised resource allocation within approved spending levels, and aligned organisational objectives with the Sudanese context.