Mikhail Obaje

• Work as APIN HQ Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team lead providing technical guidance on M&E, Data Analytics and Surveillance (MEDAS)

• Serve as technical and operational supervisor to all HQ and state office M&E, Research and public health surveillance staff

• Coordinate DATIM quarterly report to CDC Nigeria and PEPFAR team in the Office of US Global Health Security and Diplomacy

• Deputize the Director of Strategic Information (DSI) at APIN HQ Abuja and serve as member of APIN HQ Senior Management Team (SMT)

• Serve as representative of Strategic Information (SI) department in the Central Procurement Team (CPC)

• Work to strategically provide technical assistance to Government of Nigeria on routine data management, capacity building and data use for real time decision making

• Lead in research and data dissemination to stakeholders on periodic basis

• Establish system for flow of information from service-delivery points to the central database and ensure timely technical support to all implementing health facilities
• . Review, validate, share and present regular M&E reports, to be used by various stakeholders (PEPFAR, CDC, GON, NACA, APIN management and Program Staff)
• Provide adequate data for PEPFAR, NASCP and NACA reporting; and provides inputs into other national and international reporting systems
• Take a leadership role in all QA/QI processes for program improvement
• Build the capacity of program staff in the design and implementation of a coordinated and effective monitoring and evaluation system
• Supervise and support the data management, analysis and quality management-related initiative undertaken by M&E officers at the country office
• Link and analyze resource inputs, outputs and outcomes and report on project effectiveness and efficiency.
• • Work with relevant units to document and publish best practices.

• Provided leadership and guidance on program/project monitoring and evaluation and on US and Government of Nigeria reporting requirements
• Provided technical assistance to program sites in the collection, analysis, reporting and use of output data for program improvement
• Managed program’s reporting cycle to ensure high quality and complete data are sent to the program office on a periodic basis, or when required
• Conducted routine monitoring visits to project sites and provide supportive supervision · Shared program output data with the program team
• Monitored the project of the program towards achieving targets · Worked in collaboration with other members of the team to follow up on M&E committees at the program sites to ensure the promotion of data utilization by relevant end users
• Facilitated the provision of technical support to strengthen M&E & Contributed to the development and review of appropriate data collection tools and procedures for all monitoring and reporting needs
• Contributed to the periodic review of the organization’s quality improvement protocol, in line with national protocol

• Provided support to the sites in the states, including interacting with the site managers, implementing agencies and local research groups on needs and ensuring that local M&E staff, consultants and FHI partners understand and support these requirements.
• Served as M&E Lead for FHI360 Kano state office to build capacity and technical assistance to program and health facility staff
• Worked with local partners to develop their project monitoring, evaluation plans, support correct implementation, and use of routine data collection tools.
• Ensured that data is used to highlight important programmatic gaps and coordinate with facility management and other departments in addressing these gaps.
• Built capacity of local partners in project monitoring and with local staffs and partners, use projectmonitoring data to modify existing programs and design new programs.

• Provided leadership to the zonal M&E staff and support the state government on M&E.
• Provided support to the sites in the states, including interacting with the site managers, implementing agencies and local research groups on needs and ensuring that local M&E staff, consultants and FHI partners understand and support these requirements
• Worked with local partners to develop their project monitoring, evaluation plans, support correct implementation, and use of routine data collection tools.
• Ensuring that data is used to highlight important programmatic gaps and coordinate with facility management and other departments in addressing these gaps.

• Conducted data Quality Assessment of facility generated data using Standard DQA Checklists
• Technical Assistance and Mentoring of facility staffs on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for ART, PMTCT, laboratory services, TB/HIV integration and contact tracking of defaulters and lost to follow up patients
• Monthly, analyzed facility level data and provide report on data and service quality to the facility staff and management, Zonal and Country office.
• Ensured that an inventory of all data collection tool is maintained and made available on site, used correctly and updated

• Gained skills in using an electronic medical records system (OPET Hospital Manager) in use at the hospital for recording patient encounters and data analysis.
• HIV/AIDS management including management and follow up of patients on ARV therapy, treatment of opportunistic infections, case referrals and contact tracking of patients who have defaulted treatment.
• Managed non-communicable diseases such as Diabetes, hypertension and peptic ulcer disease.
• Reproductive health (Treatment of STI’s, Family Planning, Antenatal Services and Immunization).
• Research assistant in the Emal clinical drug trial by Fidson’s Health Care in the hospital – recording clinical response of patients on Anti-Malarial therapy.

• Casualty/Emergency Unit Medical Officer attending to medical emergencies.
• Volunteered assistance to Physicians working under PEPFAR Program at UATH and CBN Operation Blessing Program
• Provided treatment services at NYSC camp and health education to students and school teachers

• Gained experience in management of HIV/AIDS Patients in the Medical wards and ART delivery
• Conducted in-depth studies and unpublished research on HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) amongst CRF Patients during posting at the Kidney Centre.
• Carried out clinical rotation and services in Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Internal medicine