Result-oriented epidemiologist and public health research professional with hands-on experience performing monitoring and evaluation, data analysis, and data quality assessment. Skilled in disease surveillance and outbreak investigations, with a track record of effectively managing public health data systems. Experienced in using statistical software such as SPSS and productivity tools like Excel, Power BI as well as programming languages such as SQL to analyse complex data sets and present findings in clear, concise reports. Passionate about improving public health outcomes through rigorous research, data-driven decision-making, and effective monitoring and evaluation strategies.
Currently leading the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team at Dawn of Life Foundation (DOLF) in Rivers State for the Global Fund/NTBCLP/ARFH-funded community TB project, focusing on active case finding of tuberculosis cases.
• Responsible for managing and ensuring data quality is collected and reported by Cluster Coordinators and Community Treatment Workers (CTWs) on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, resulting in very significant improvement in data validity.
• Successfully led a team during Childhood Tuberculosis Week, overseeing activities and ensuring the smooth implementation of the project.
• Developed a comprehensive reporting template on Excel, incorporating stringent data validation measures to streamline data reporting procedures for various project activities.
• Created an interactive dashboard to effectively monitor and track the total number of presumptive TB cases identified during Childhood Tuberculosis Week in Rivers State.
• Ensured accurate and timely data entry by uploading daily field data into the National database.
• Conducted rigorous data validation exercises across multiple health facilities in the Tai, Gokana, Khana, Eleme, and Emuoha local government areas of Rivers State, Nigeria.
• Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly reports to the National body and Funders ahead of the stipulated deadlines.
• Conduct weekly capacity building sessions for data entry clerks, covering various Excel functionalities, data presentation, data cleaning, data validation, and reporting.