Joshua Nyarang'o, HSC

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About

Public Health Specialist excelling in Immunization and Surveillance, analytic and research skills, as well as project management. Expert ability to create written materials and communicate findings. Project Manager bringing over 7 years record of success in spearheading program development and day...

Skills

Public health practitioner and An Epidemiologist
10
clinical nursing
10
Disease Surveillance
10
English and Kiswahili
10

Recommendations

Gerald Shambira

11/26/2024

"Excellent in disease surveillance and immunization programs"

Atieno Beatrice
1y
Very excellent and always willing to work with others

Alam Dr Md Shafiul

5/24/2024

"He is a good manager and good organizer. Coordination of Jashua is very nice and appriciable"

3 recommendations in total

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Experience

Joshua Nyarang'o, HSC

Work experience

Consultant Epidemiologist (Polio Surveillance and Immunization) at World Health Organization ( WHO)

January, 2022 - October, 2023
Fulltime

Support County and Sub-County Health Management teams to strengthen and maintain a sensitive active surveillance system within the framework of IDSR with a special focus on polio eradication, and vaccine preventable diseases as follows:
Support the SCDSCs and CDSC to review, rationalize and prioritize active surveillance sites for AFP using the standard template
Conduct, in collaboration with CDSC, SCDSC, AFP focal persons, integrated active surveillance to 90% of priority sites including health facilities and community as per National guidelines
Strengthen the capacities of the county and sub county surveillance team and AFP surveillance network through conducting AFP surveillance orientation, sensitization or training of at least 90% personnel in the surveillance network including community health volunteers and informants
Ensure that AFP and VPD IEC materials are distributed and displayed in all health facilities and surveillance sites
Conduct retroactive case search for missed AFP cases in priority health facilities
Support all AFP case investigation, stool sample collection from case and contacts, validation, 60 day follow up, geocoding, and Zero-dose investigation, in line with WHO guidelines
Support the environmental surveillance activities including sample collection, supervision and review of performance in Garissa, Mombasa and Nairobi counties
To regularly monitor & review performance of all sub-counties to determine whether AFP surveillance indicators and other VPDs target performance are achieved and discuss way forward
Collaborate with the local health entities and other national and international health partners including UN agencies and NGOs in strengthening polio eradication effort including in the Refugee camps for Turkana and Garissa counties
Undertake regular field supervision visits to assess and evaluate the implementation of surveillance activities, identify gaps and recommend corrective actions based on key performance indicators.
Coordinate and ensure all the expected data, reports and other information are transmitted to National level as per guidelines
Analyze IDSR data for unusual trends, data discrepancy and cases missed by VPD surveillance and institute corrective measures.
Support the sub county and county teams to prepare for the introduction and use of nOPV2
Support planning, implementation and monitoring of supplemental Immunization Activities
Support sub county and county teams to strengthen routine immunization through:
Capacity building for health workers on routine immunization
Support sub county teams to map high risk populations and identify ways to reach them with vaccines.

Joshua Nyarang'o, HSC

Work experience

START (Strengthening technical assistance in routine immunization training) Consultant, at CDC/AFENET

May, 2017 - June, 2019
Fulltime

Build the capacity of County, Sub-County, and Health Center EPI staff to:
Develop EPI micro-plans and aggregate health facility micro-plans into sub-county and county plans (Recommended strategy in the Kenya cMYP 2013-17 to help reach missed and unvaccinated children)
Improve EPI data quality, data analysis, and use of EPI data for problem identification and action (Recommended strategy in the Kenya cMYP 2013-17 to help achieve 90% coverage of Penta-3 nationally by 2017)
Reduce the number of Penta-1 to Penta-3 dropouts (defaulter tracking) and reduce the number of missed children (Recommended strategy in both the Kenya cMYP 2013-17 and the MCV-2 and Rotavirus PIE Report)
Update and interpret immunization monitoring charts.
Use the RED categorization and prioritization tool.
Plan and manage vaccine and EPI stock more effectively (Recommended strategy in the Kenya EVM Assessment 2013)
Provide on-the-job training and regular supportive supervision to health facility staff who conduct EPI service delivery (Recommended strategy in the MCV-2 and Rotavirus PIE Report)
Assist with roll-out of NVIP policies and the introduction of new vaccines.