Hi, I’m
Ernest Ochang
Calabar,Cross River State
Summary
I am a resourceful and dependable humanitarian with several years of experience in providing health care in outbreaks and humanitarian emergencies. I am proficient in strategies, standard operating procedures and proposals development. I bring a wealth of experience in government and the academia into humanitarian setting combining good knowledge of public health and nutrition interventions as well as objectives setting and monitoring and evaluation.
Overview
16
years of professional experience
17
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Nigerian Red CrossNigeria
Field Project Coordinator
04.2018 - 03.2019
Job overview
- Coordinate all medical activities of the Nigerian Red Cross in its partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Coordinate training of government healthcare workers in refugee locations on Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) and Clinical Management of Rape (CMR) to improve Sexual and reproductive healthcare.
- Arrange medical teams for healthcare interventions in refugees host communities and settlements to provide Minimum Initial Service Package and Clinical management of Rape to refugee influx
- Support development of referral guidelines for CMR
- Draw up needs (drugs and consumables) lists for implementation of UNFPA Minimum intervention service package including Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), Clinical Management of Rape (CMR) and Reproductive Health (RH) among refugees and host communities.
- Liaise with vendors and logistics handlers to ensure timely supply of needs to the field.
- Regularly visit the fields to ensure compliance with optimum medical care and the fundamental principles of the Red Cross movement.
- Coordinate referral of cases to higher level facilities.
- Meet regularly with partners and make reports of such meetings to the National headquarters and partners.
- Send regular reports of activities according to timelines to the Head of Health and Care and Secretary General.
Faculty of Medicine University of CalabarCalabar, Nigeria
Senior Lecturer
12.2014 - 03.2019
Job overview
- Lectured classes using exceptional communication techniques to enhance engagement.
- Delivered lectures across infection control, antimicrobial resistance and tuberculosis.
- Drafted and edited research proposals, papers and publications.
- Published over 20 peer reviewed articles that exceeded university expectations for age and career stage.
- Served as Head of Department from 2015 to 2017 and oversaw research budgets for department and contributed to high quality student manuals, work books and inclusion of emerging diseases in curriculum.
- Engaged, motivated and inspired students to develop thirst for knowledge.
- Monitored medical students' progress against educational targets, implementing positive interventions.
United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesNigeria
Assistant Public Health Officer
03.2019 - Current
Job overview
- Coordinate all UNHCR health response to ensure refugees have access to healthcare
- Develop and continually review UNHCR country level health strategy and standard operating procedures
- Coordinate mentor and supervise UNHCR health partners to ensure they deliver health assistance to refugees in line with SPHERE standards and UNHCR global guidelines
- Liaise and coordinate with government line ministries and other stakeholders to ensure optimum and comprehensive access to health care for refugees and asylum seekers.
- Initiate and deploy strategies to support primary healthcare systems strengthening in the context of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR)
- Write grant proposals for the UNHCR to attract funding for health activities.
- Coordinate surveys, track, and report data to guide health implementation and resource mobilisation
- Support and coordinate emergency health response to refugee influx, infectious diseases outbreak response and epidemiologic surveillance in refugee settlements and host community.
- Support improvement in primary health care service delivery including ensuring compliance with antimicrobial stewardship and infection control.
- Serve as the occupational health focal point for the operation and the post exposure prophylaxis custodian.
- Write regular reports to update senior management and the Representative including providing regular report to funders.
University of Calabar Teaching HospitalCalabar
Honorary Consultant Clinical Microbiologist
03.2015 - 04.2019
Job overview
- Offer clinical consultations and review patients with infectious disease including sexually transmitted infections to improve patient care and treatment outcomes
- Lead Infection control team and coordinate infectious diseases outbreak response to avoid spread within the community
- Review all clinical laboratory test results and write clinical comments to guide other clinicians in appropriate management of patients with infections
- Performed health assessments and designed specialized treatment plans.
- Support capacity building and training of resident doctors to produce specialists in the field
- Teach Medical Microbiology to Medical Students
- Support the laboratory to draw up standard operating procedures (SOPs) for all Laboratory tests in medical microbiology
- Served as Head of Department from 2015 to 2017
Nigerian Red CrossCalabar, Cross River State
Health Adviser
02.2014 - 05.2018
Job overview
- Advise the State Chairman and Branch Executive Committee on all health-related issues
- Support health coordinators, mothers club coordinator and Prisons Sanitation coordinators to develop and implement high impact programs.
- Support the branch to coordinate with stakeholders on emergency health response.
- Liaise with local health facilities and local health authorities to create relationships for emergency response.
Nigerian Red CrossCalabar, Cross River State
Youth Adviser
12.2007 - 02.2014
Job overview
- Advise and support the Chairman and Branch Executive Committee on all youth related activities
- Support Mobilization of youths in the branch for Red Cross activities
- Arrange and manage local youth training and leadership camps and ensure branch youths attend zonal, national, and international youth camps. Hosted one zonal camp and one international youth camp in the state.
- Support Youth groups to organize fund raising activities to support humanitarian response
University of Calabar Teaching HospitalCalabar, Nigeria
Medical Microbiology Senior Registrar
07.2010 - 12.2013
Job overview
- Support the Consultant Medical microbiologist to consult and review patients with infectious diseases in the hospital
- Support the Consultant to lead infection control teams to develop protocols and outbreaks in the hospital
- Support the training of Junior Residents and medical students
- Support the Consultant to prepare standard operating procedures for all tests done in the laboratory
- support the consultant to review all laboratory tests done in the department
University of Uyo Teaching HospitalUyo, Nigeria
Junior Registrar in Pathology
07.2008 - 07.2010
Job overview
- Undergo rotations in Medical microbiology, Haematology, Chemical Pathology and Anatomical Pathology and support the consultants to review patients in the clinic and ward
- Support training of Medical Students and interns
Education
University of JohannesburgJohannesburg, South Africa
Master of Public Health (MPH) from Public Health
12.2021
National Post Graduate Medical College of NigeriaNigeria
Fellowship of the Medical College of Pathologists from Medical Microbiology
07.2008 - 12.2013
University of CalabarCalabar, Nigeria
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBCh) from Medicine and Surgery
01.2000 - 10.2006
University of CalabarCalabar, Nigeria
Bachelor of Science from Medical Laboratory Technology
01.1993 - 09.1997
Skills
- Research abilities
- Presentation skills
- Problem-Solving
- Planning and Coordination
- Community outreach
- Program support
- Policies and procedures
- Interventions understanding
Languages
English
Fluent
Timeline
University of Johannesburg
Master of Public Health (MPH) from Public Health
12.2021
Assistant Public Health Officer
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
03.2019 - Current
Field Project Coordinator
Nigerian Red Cross
04.2018 - 03.2019
Honorary Consultant Clinical Microbiologist
University of Calabar Teaching Hospital
03.2015 - 04.2019
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Medicine University of Calabar
12.2014 - 03.2019
Health Adviser
Nigerian Red Cross
02.2014 - 05.2018
Medical Microbiology Senior Registrar
University of Calabar Teaching Hospital
07.2010 - 12.2013
National Post Graduate Medical College of Nigeria
Fellowship of the Medical College of Pathologists from Medical Microbiology
07.2008 - 12.2013
Junior Registrar in Pathology
University of Uyo Teaching Hospital
07.2008 - 07.2010
Youth Adviser
Nigerian Red Cross
12.2007 - 02.2014
University of Calabar
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBCh) from Medicine and Surgery
01.2000 - 10.2006
University of Calabar
Bachelor of Science from Medical Laboratory Technology
01.1993 - 09.1997
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