My Experience working in Disease Control and Prevention programs in LMICs
Abubakar Yerima Mohammed, an MSc Candidate at LSHTM & LSE, shares insights on his background, disease control experience, and career plans post-graduation. Hailing from Nigeria, a lower-middle-income country, he details his public health career journey, including roles in HIV programs, vaccination initiatives, and health system strengthening. With a focus on capacity building, monitoring, and program evaluation, Abubakar's work contributes to enhancing healthcare delivery and disease prevention in LMICs.
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My Experience working in Disease My Experience working in Disease Control and Prevention programs in Control and Prevention programs in LMICs LMICs Abubakar Yerima Mohammed MSc Candidate, LSHTM & LSE
Presentation Outline Presentation Outline 1 A little bit about my background 2 My disease control and prevention experience 3 My career plans post-graduation
Background Background Nationality Nigeria Lower middle income Most populous in Africa Largest economy in Africa (GDP per capita: $US 2,097.1) o o o o % of GDP spent on health: 3.0%1 o Annual births: 7.8 million2 o Life expectancy: 55 years1 Education MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing (in view) LSHTM and LSE Masters of Public Health - (Merit) TAU and UCN BSc Medical Laboratory Science (Biomedical Science) Frist Class University of Maiduguri, Nigeria (uni-maid) Overall best graduand, uni-maid 2014/15 Best MLS graduand in Nigeria 2014/15 Nigeria: o 1 211.4 MILLION PEOPLE o o o o [1] World Bank Open data 2019,2020,2021 [2] UN World Population Prospects
My public health career experience to date My public health career experience to date 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Clinton Health Access Initiative Organization HIV program PHC Systems Strengthening Control of Vaccines Preventable Diseases Dx Area TA to private health facilities to achieve the UNAIDS 90-90- 90 target TA to subnational governments to expand/increase RI coverage TA to National EPI to increase RI coverage TA to National government on NVI TA to subnational governments to design, implement and evaluate UHC reforms Role(s) Capacity building HIV testing, clinical mgt Commodity/logistics management forecasting, requisition and reporting Performance monitoring/ improvement data collection, analysis and use for action EQA HIV rapid testing Capacity building OTJ, development of tools Vaccines Stock management stock mgt dashboard RI Strategy design and implementation CES, OIRIS Program performance management monitoring, process evaluation, Surveillance Donor communications and Knowledge mgt NVI (Rota, MSD, MenA) NGITAG evidence generation, grant application, NVI planning and rollout PHC services availability o PHC priority setting Integrated PHC planning o Optimizing service delivery readiness across PHC facilities PHCUOR, BHCPF Sustainable Health financing o Rollout of social Health Insurance schemes o Increasing equity and effectiveness of SHISs BHCPF, VPP Capacity building technical and managerial Responsibilities
My experience of My experience of SCiDaR SCiDaR and CHAI and CHAI My experience Organization Modus operandi: Management consulting approach Fast-paced environment Built strong soft-skills problem solving, critical thinking, analytical, communication e.t.c Prior experience rearely required for entry level positions Modus operandi: Global Health organization Value driven Opportunity to build strong technical skills - e.g. applied epidemiology Opportunity for international exposure Latitude /opportunity for personal growth and leadership Value previous public health experience Clinton Health Access Initiative
Why LSHTM? Whats next after LSHTM? Why LSHTM? What s next after LSHTM? 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Clinton Health Access Initiative Organization HIV program PHC Systems Strengthening Control of Vaccines Preventable Diseases Dx Area TA to private health facilities to improve access and quality of HIV/AIDS care and PMTCT Why LSHTM/LSE: TA to subnational governments to expand/increase RI coverage TA to National EPI to increase RI coverage TA to National government on NVI o Acquire knowledge/ hone skills in designing and evaluating service delivery and health financing reforms After LSHTM?: o Resume my global health career o Support Nigeria/ Africa to optimize UHC progress TA to subnational governments to design, implement and evaluate UHC reforms Role(s) Capacity building HIV testing, clinical mgt Commodity/logistics management forecasting, requisition and reporting Performance monitoring/ improvement data collection, analysis and use for action EQA HIV rapid testing Capacity building OTJ, development of tools Vaccines Stock management stock mgt dashboard RI Strategy design and implementation CES, OIRIS Program performance management monitoring, process evaluation, Surveillance Donor communications and Knowledge mgt NVI (Rota, MSD, MenA) NGITAG evidence generation, grant application, NVI planning and rollout PHC services availability o PHC priority setting Integrated PHC planning o Optimizing service delivery readiness across PHC facilities PHCUOR, BHCPF Sustainable Health financing o Rollout of social Health Insurance schemes o Increasing equity and effectiveness of SHISs BHCPF, VPP Capacity building technical and managerial Responsibilities
