AGGREY NYANGAO ACHOLA
Nairobi,Nairobi
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in Programme design, project management, and project leadership. Demonstrates exceptional organization skills and the ability to foster strategic relationships. Proven track record in critical thinking, external relationships, and people management. Adept at advocacy for vulnerable populations and health policy implementation. Skilled in grant writing with a focus on securing funding for impactful initiatives. Committed to driving positive change through effective Programme execution and strategic partnerships.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Migration Health Officer
IOM
Lagos
07.2024 - Current
- Humanitarian with over 14 years of progressive work experience focusing on public health program design and delivery to underserved and vulnerable populations in multiple countries
- I am currently working as Migration Health Officer with International Organization for Migration (IOM) based in Lagos, Nigeria, with experience in implementing health programs across Africa, Europe, Latin America and Middle East cutting across three thematic areas of IOM's Migration Health Programing namely resettlement health screening, health promotion and health in emergencies
- I have experience in delivering health programs in various contexts having developed and managed health programs and IOM migrant clinics in Nigeria, Qatar, Costa Rica, Ukraine and Kenya working in urban, rural and refugee settings to enhance access to health services among refugees, displaced and crisis affected populations
- I have practical experience in regional coordination, having served at IOM QA/QC medical officer for Sub-Sahara Africa, I have practical experience in resource mobilization, development of project proposals, project management and budgeting within UN system
- KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- I led successful project development and funding by European Union to expand IOM's programming in Nigeria to include provision of Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) services to returnees, migrants and victims of trafficking in Lagos
- I was part of team that was assigned to set-up new IOM Migration Health Assessment Center (MHAC) in San Jose, Costa Rica
- We successfully navigated policy, infrastructure and human resource frameworks including onboarding and training new staff on operational standards from 7th January 2024 to 29th February 2024
- Represented IOM Qatar in multi-agency team for Medically Fragile Individuals (MFI's) that brings together partners from US Department of State, Consular office, US Army and partners to discuss individuals with complex medical cases for expedite resettlement on medical grounds
- Participated in development of IOM's emergency health programing in Ukraine, lead project implementation in four Oblasts of Uzhhorod, Zaporhizia, Summy and Dnipro ensuring deployment of mobile health teams and provision of comprehensive primary health services to serve internally displaced populations in Ukraine
- Led displacement and health Technical Working Group (TWG) under health cluster in Ukraine, working with WHO Health cluster lead
- Through this TWG I took lead in coordinating activities of all health partners providing mobile health services to IDP's in Ukraine by incorporating IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix to inform population flows and direct targeted interventions., Coordinate all migration health activities in IOM Lagos office related to health screening and provision of medical assistance of Nigerian migrants
- This includes but is not limited to defining Migration health priorities, developing new projects, overseeing project implementation and budget management
- Working with partners including government, UNHCR, Nigerian Commission on IDPs and Migrants to ensure linkage to care to refugees and migrants being supported by program
- Supervise clinical and non-clinical staff to ensure all migration health activities are performed effectively and efficiently
- Set-up and monitor adherence to procedures relating to quality assurance and quality control of medical unit including laboratory, x-ray and all clinical units ensuring service provision complies with national regulations and meets highest standards
- Facilitate medical reintegration of returnees with medical conditions by coordinating medically assisted movements, arrange travel assistance to refugees/migrants with health needs in coordination with sending mission, government, destination states, operations and protection unit
- Ensure smooth communication with migrant sending countries, coordinate travel requirements, escort handover formalities, confirm availability of required medical services and ensure linkage to care at their destination in Nigeria
- Ensure medical information and medical assistance records are documented in online platform and organization's databases are appropriately updated, review data on medical unit paying attention to trends, review unit reports
- Ensure contracts/MoU/ service agreements with health providers are up to date and quality of services is maintained
- Review and authorize payment requests to ensure timely and accurate payment of invoices to vendors and service providers
- Liaise with health and immigration authorities, embassies, and donors on provision of medical service to IOM beneficiaries
- Representing IOM in internal and external meetings relevant to Migration health
- Review health trends, work with project team to formulate and implement new project and research activities related to migration health, focusing on areas of tuberculosis, HIV/AIDs, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH)
- Guide formulation of outbreak response protocols for Infection prevention and control, quarantine, isolation, health promotion and reporting contributing to a responsive health system capable of rapidly detecting and controlling outbreaks within IOM clinic and transit center
Migration Health Officer
IOM
06.2023 - 06.2024
- Key duties
- Assist in provision of pre-migration health program activities to crisis affected migrants travelling to US from Afghanistan and Pakistan under Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) by ensuring off-shore medical examination is conducted according to US technical instructions
- Set in place system for active follow-up and management of refugees with significant medical conditions to ensure expedited resettlement by working with Partners including Ministry of Health, US Army, US Department of state to coordinate medical clearance and travel
- Develop and implement programs towards screening for diseases of public health importance among Afghan Refugees such as COVID-19, TB, STI's, Measles, Mumps, Varicella among others, initiate appropriate containment measures once any of these conditions are detected and notify relevant authorities
- Represent IOM in key coordination forums such as community engagement forums with beneficiaries and partners, address beneficiary concerns as regards their medical processing and resettlement status
- Follow-up on stagnant cases with focal panel physicians to ensure expedited clearance
- Coordinate referrals to camp clinics and national hospital towards establishing continuum of care for vulnerable populations with chronic and acute life-threatening medical conditions
- Review reports and budgets to clear invoices upon discharge
- Prepare and review regular reports on IOM activities including key performance indicators and support analysis of regular epidemiological reports in conjunction with Health Information Management Officer
- Liaise closely with other IOM's thematic areas in country such as WASH, Protection, Camp Coordination and Camp Management to integrate and mainstream health into project proposals, monitoring and evaluation tools and reports
- Establish robust quality control system data entry and reporting, review summary reports to Headquarters and partners including CDC to ensure reports are accurate and meets highest standards
- Coordinate with resettlement and Movement (RMM) for travel requirements for cases with Significant Medical Conditions (SMC's)
- Liaise with IOM Washington and MENA Regional office colleagues for complex medical cases requiring escort, oxygen or hospitalization upon arrival to coordinate care during travel and upon arrival
- Conduct on-boarding trainings on technical instructions to new IOM Panel Physicians, conduct file Quality Control for new panels and provide feedback to ensure continuous learning and knowledge development towards IOM health protocols
- Follow-up on Alert reports for on HOLD cases as part of health assessment pipeline monitoring
- Perform file clearance for on-hold files and coordinate with Data for mail-out
- Follow-up with data for files with QC flagged by RSC
- Support with clearance of QC issues on mimosa for same to reflect on START
- Key duties
Migration Health Officer
IOM
06.2022 - 05.2023
- Provide direct oversight to the emergency health response including planning and implementation of project activities, project design and development, writing proposals and budgets, direct supervision of health teams in all IOM-supported health facilities, coordinating outreach and referral activities
- Ensure daily management, supervision and capacity building of IOM's emergency health team in Uzhhorod, Lviv, Vinnytsia and Dnipro regions of Ukraine to ensure continuous provision of quality emergency health and primary health services that meet national and international health standards through mobile health teams (MHT's)
- Support the ordering and procurement of medical supplies needed for the emergency health response in a timely and effective manner, in coordination with the Migration Health Emergency Coordinator
- Developing project management tools including work plans, procurement plans, HR plans, and budget/financial projections for each project in the designated areas
- Performing monitoring visits to project areas for overall monitoring and evaluation of health interventions in the field, specifically developing tools aiming at increasing effectiveness, improving quality of care and recommending detailed action plans for implementation
- Prepare regular reports (weekly and monthly field reports) on IOM activities including key performance indicators and support the analysis of regular epidemiological reports in conjunction with the Health Information Management Officer
- Represent IOM in key coordination forums such as the regional coordination meetings, national or sub- national Health Cluster meetings and technical working groups, remain abreast of changes in MoH policies and regulations that might affect IOM's operations in the designated areas and ensure IOM's adherence to latest updates from MoH
- Liaise closely with other IOM's thematic areas in the country such as WASH, Protection, Camp Coordination and Camp Management to integrate and mainstream health into project proposals, tools and strategies where relevant and possible.
National Migration Health Officer
IOM Kenya
01.2020 - 07.2022
- Duties
- Coordinate the implementation of all COVID-19 response programs, health promotion programs and integrated primary health strategies including risk communication and community engagement, mental health and psychosocial support programs (MHPSS), WASH, GBV, disease surveillance and provision of food and NFI support to vulnerable migrants across Points of Entries and cross border areas
- Design strategies to improve COVID-19 screening, surveillance, testing, capacity building, risk communication and community engagement targeting among migrants and vulnerable populations in cross border areas and points of entries
- Participate in project design and development, by writing and reviewing project proposals, develop project workplans and activity matrix to ensure it is aligned to program indicators and outputs
- Work with Mission support unit to supervise the technical components of IOM migration health proposals and project design on PRIMA to ensure that the project documents are in line with IOM's accepted standards
- Management of Health and emergency response programs targeting migrants and host community beneficiaries along the border areas in Dadaab, Moyale, Mandera, Wajir, Namanga, Lungalunga, Malaba, Nairobi, Busia and Eastleigh
- This includes regular field travel for monitoring and support supervision meetings with the Implementing partners
- Participate in coordination and daily project administration internally within IOM by working with relevant units like finance and mission support unit and externally with regional office and implementing partners to ensure that all project activities meet their intended scope, time, quality and budget in line with the workplans
- Review budgets, manage project expenditure, monitor the burn rates for the project under the different expenditure lines, compute expenditure projections and revisions in discussion with the finance team and the donor as necessary
- Contribute to strengthening ongoing primary healthcare projects, including provision of essential treatments, Sexual reproductive health services, Nutrition services, TB and HIV programs through IOM's primary health clinic in Eastleigh
- Represent IOM at UN coordination meetings, donor briefings and in health cluster meetings
- Represent IOM Kenya office in the government led technical working groups such as Points of Entry (PoE) technical working group, National COVID-19 vaccination taskforce, Kenya Health Partners working group
- Liaise and strengthen relationships internally with the different IOM departments and externally with other sector players including Ministry of Health, UN agencies, INGOs, and donor representatives
- Conduct donor mapping and outreach together with the program development unit
- Draft and present project reports to the stakeholders including donors, UNCT and the ministry of health.
National Medical Officer
IOM Kenya
04.2016 - 12.2019
- Health Assessment and Regional Quality Management
- Key duties
- Assist the regional quality management and compliance officer in overseeing health assessment programs in Sub-Sahara Africa, covering locations in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Mozambique to ensure that health programs are conducted within the required standards to refugees and migrants travelling to US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
- Follow-up on Ready for Departure (RFD) cases to ensure they are stable, coordinate FTT working closely with the regional nurse and the non-IOM clinics
- Plan for Travel requirements such as oxygen and escorts with the regional RMM colleagues
- Work with regional Data team to plan for and conduct mobile missions including developing mission plans, sharing master lists with Non-IOM Panels and coordinating scheduling for essential services during Health Assessment including Laboratory testing, CXR imaging and Vaccinations as per the Technical Instructions
- Following up on files received via pre-fillables and transferring the data to mimosa while conducting quality checks and validation for mailout
- Follow-up on alert reports, conduct pipeline monitoring and clearance of on-hold files for health assessment from remote IOM locations of Zambia Zimbabwe, Malawi, Namibia, Botswana Mozambique and Angola
- Follow up on long term holds to ensure continued follow-up and treatment as per USRAP technical Instructions including coordinating for regular follow-up, requesting additional laboratory testing, imaging and monthly evaluations for beneficiaries on TB treatment
- Updating records with the follow-up results
- Ensure the efficient daily operations of the Migration Health Assessment Center (MHAC), in close coordination with the Chief Migration Health Officer (CMHO) by conducting migration health assessment process to fulfil the technical requirements of the resettlement countries in the areas of medical examinations, imaging, laboratory testing, vaccinations, TB management, treatment and referrals
- Perform quality assurance and file clearance for health assessments files for refugees and migrants relocating to US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden and Germany, and ensure that these are performed in accordance with the resettlement countries' technical instructions
- Perform TB evaluations and follow up treatment for diagnosed cases, unsure sexually transmitted infections, mental health disorders for migrants and refugees are investigated and treated as per the CDC guidelines and US technical instructions
- Monitoring outbreaks and participate in emergency response
- Communicating to partners including CDC (USA), IRCC (Canada) and MOC (Australia) about disease outbreaks and seek guidance on enhanced surveillance and outbreak response interventions among migrant beneficiaries
- Conduct review of local and regional departures for migrants, update the Pre-departure forms and submit the reports through the online platforms of e-medical and Mimosa
- I also communicate to receiving countries as regards the status of complex cases and follow up requirements
- Assist the regional quality management and compliance officer in compiling and review of budgets from the region to ensure that they address program needs as well as meet organizational and donor requirements
- Follow up on expenditures to ensure expenses are charged to the relevant budget lines
- Conducting regional duty travel for supervisory visits, trainings and mission support to IOM field offices to enhance program integrity and improve program quality assurance
- Develop and Implement IOM Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for quality assurance and control and the adequate reporting of incidents in the established Global Incident Reporting System
- Liaising with external service providers, as well as defining areas of collaboration with hospitals, laboratories and other medical facilities to optimize program performance and enhance quality control
- Key duties.
Resident Medical Officer
Meridian Hospital
02.2015 - 05.2016
- Coordinate both Clinical and Administrative functions of the hospital
- Participate in Patient Care through consultations, performing ward rounds and procedures
- Coordinate Patient Care among the team of doctors, specialists and nurses through appropriate referrals
- Participate in Health promotional and marketing activities such as free medical camps and health talks to community
- Conduct consultations reviews and follow up of Patients with chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and HIV and ensure patients are well informed on their management plan and follow-up
- Prepare work plans for the medical department, monthly medical reports and presenting the same to the
- Management
- Organize continuous medical education for all hospital staff
- Deliver health education to hospital staff on specific medical topics
- Managed and participated in clinical activities including OPD consultations, ward rounds, and surgical interventions
- Conducted Insurance Medical Examinations and prepared Medical reports and claim forms, ensuring the claim forms are fully signed in preparation for submission
- Support the clinic manager in conducting clinical audits such as quality audits and mortality audits to ensure improved efficiency in the hospital
- Prepare and review hospital monthly and annual reports and submit the same to hospital management and the Ministry of Health
- Conduct staff performance reviews for other medical staff under my department, support with staff performance appraisals
- Participate in interviews for recruitment of new staff joining the facility, conduct orientation training to new staff and ensure successful onboarding
- Key duties.
Medical Superintendent
Tambach Sub-County Hospital - Ministry of Health
12.2012 - 02.2015
- Provide quality health care to all patients in the hospital and work closely with other staff in all departments providing support and guidance
- Perform patient consultation and treatment follow-up and monitoring for outpatient clinics
- Conduct minor medical procedures and surgeries, ensure there is consent and proper patient preparation for the same
- Coordinate the functions of all hospital departments, both clinical and non-clinical
- Participate in in-patient management by performing ward rounds and surgeries
- Ensure proper functioning of the comprehensive care clinic for HIV patients in collaboration with
- AMPATH Kenya
- Ensure proper documentation of data on all clients on follow up at the comprehensive HIV care clinic
- Participate in planning and budgeting for the hospital and the county through the Hospital Management
- Team (HMT) meetings
- Organize and participate in outreach activities including national immunization campaigns
- Review hospital reports and forwarding the same to the ministry of Health
- Mobilize partners such as World Vision Kenya to fund the purchase of medical equipment for the laboratory and maternity
- Initiated Medical outpatient clinic for diabetic and hypertensive patients to run every Tuesday
- Improved maternity services by initiating hot water showers and hot beverages for post-natal mothers
- Started quarterly outreaches to nearby facilities creating health awareness aimed at increasing hospital based deliveries
- Managed to mobilize resources from the central government, CDF and county government for the construction of a laundry block, kitchen block and ward renovation
- Key duties.
Medical Officer
Kabarnet District Hospital, Ministry of Health
04.2011 - 12.2012
- Provide quality health care to all patients in the hospital and work closely with other staff in all departments providing support and guidance
- Perform patient consultation and treatment follow-up and monitoring
- Conduct minor medical procedures and surgeries, ensure there is consent and proper patient preparation for the same
- Checked and authorized all diagnostic requisition slips at the medical center
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests; and provided information regarding patient conditions whenever required; communicated effectively with patients and clients
- Liaised with other medical and non-medical staff in the clinic to ensure quality treatment
- Facilitated production of all data/information for all cases managed with investigations, enquiries or audit relating to the provision of health services.
Education
Master of Science - Public Health
University of Suffolk
UK 03.2023 - 02.2025
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (M.B.Ch. B) - Medicine
Moi University
Kenya 08.2003 - 12.2010
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - undefined
2001
Skills
- Programme Design
- Project Management
- Organization Leadership
- Strategic Relationships
- Critical Thinking
- External Relationships
- People Management
- Advocacy for vulnerable populations
- Health policy implementation
- Grant writing
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Certification
Registered as a Medical practitioner by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) with a valid Practice License.
Timeline
Migration Health Officer
IOM
07.2024 - Current
Migration Health Officer
IOM
06.2023 - 06.2024
Master of Science - Public Health
University of Suffolk
03.2023 - 02.2025
Migration Health Officer
IOM
06.2022 - 05.2023
National Migration Health Officer
IOM Kenya
01.2020 - 07.2022
National Medical Officer
IOM Kenya
04.2016 - 12.2019
Resident Medical Officer
Meridian Hospital
02.2015 - 05.2016
Medical Superintendent
Tambach Sub-County Hospital - Ministry of Health
12.2012 - 02.2015
Medical Officer
Kabarnet District Hospital, Ministry of Health
04.2011 - 12.2012
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (M.B.Ch. B) - Medicine
Moi University
08.2003 - 12.2010
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - undefined
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