Wadu Marshalo

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Regional Health Emergency Technical Assistance at UNICEF

since November, 2022

wa***lo@gmail.com

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Wadu Marshalo

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Regional Health Emergency Technical Assistance at UNICEF

November, 2022 -
Fulltime

 Supported Event and case based surveillance and provided technical guidance on development of EBS guideline and protocols
 Supported technically on strengthening of EBS at regional level
 Provided capacity building training for Rapid Response Team members on Public Health Emergency Response monitoring, health emergency data management and analysis
 Prepared cholera emergency preparedness plan and conduct risk assessment for cholera emergency
 Technically guided coordination and functioning of regional Public Health Emergency Operation Center (PHEOC) and Incident Management System (IMS)
 Prepared grant project proposal and planning for public health emergency response
 Technically supported prepositioning and inventorying of emergency response logistics
 Conduct disease emergency rumor verification and measles & malaria outbreak investigation, acute malnutrition rapid assessment at drought affected areas
 Supervised and monitored regional COVID-19 and integrated measles SIAs campaigns
 Produced daily situation report and weekly public health emergency management bulletin for producing information for action and to improve evidence based public health response
 Supported the Southwest Ethiopia regional health bureau (RHB) in strengthening the public health emergency coordination and resilient building efforts,
 Provide COVID-19 specific close technical support at all levels of the health system in the region,
 Support establishment and functionality of RRT at zonal, district and health facility levels for timely detection and response against local public health emergencies.
 Work closely with UNICEF Health, WASH and Nutrition team and other implementing partners focusing on coordination, mapping and prioritizing risk population and mobilization of resources for humanitarian aids, accessing for health promotion activities
including on COVID-19 related activities,
 Develop and share human interest stories (HIS) and feedback from beneficiaries,
 Work with health emergency stakeholders to conduct rapid assessments and develop quality response plans during emergencies,
 Supported risk districts in SWEPR, and developed risk-informed programming, emergency preparedness and response plans,
 Developed and timely shared quality emergency updates on a daily and weekly basis
 Develop and share a consolidated monthly activity report

Wadu Marshalo

Work experience

Epidemiologist, Rapid Responder at Africa CDC

May, 2020 - September, 2022
Fulltime

 Enhanced and focused technical support through epidemiological analysis and mapping of public health risk areas/village/settlements in high and recurrent diseases outbreak prone areas in order to better focus intensified supervision and response;
 Conducted and coordinated point of entry surveillance at cross-border at South Omo, Ethiopia with Kenya and Ethiopia with South Sudan
 Coordinate and supervise aggressive interventions focused on populations and locations with the highest risk of disease transmission area
 Technical advice on a full review of disease surveillance management system and disaster risk mapping
 Coordinated and supported a situation analysis at the sub-national level to understand the level of implementation of surveillance and response for COVID-19 and other diseases
outbreak to identify gaps and areas where improvement is required and provide feedback to implicated decision making bodies
 Conducted integrated supportive supervision and follow up
 Conducted COVID-19 and nOPV2 vaccination pre-campaign assessment
 Supported vaccine and dry supply distribution and follow up
 Actively supervised during COVID-19 roll out, COVID-19 vaccination (1st – 3rd Rounds), nOPV2 and reactive measles vaccination campaigns as regional supervisor using ODK
 Conducted RCS pre, intra and post campaign at the time of COVID-19 vaccination and nOPV2 campaigns
 Conducted AEFI investigation, cold chain management and vaccination campaign data management
 Support vaccination campaign data management by using google spreadsheet
 Technically advised and supported on data management issues and corrective actions needed to improve quality COVID-19 and other VPD cases reported at the health facility and community levels
 Technical support on active case search, rumor verification and contact tracing and case detection and more aggressive interventions that will be implemented in the region
 Oversaw diagnosis and treatment procedures at health facility and community levels and ensure preventive measures are in place
 Conducted public health surveillance data management and produced information for action and communicate with decision makers in order to intensify timely detection of diseases
under public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)
 Oversaw and technically guide outbreak investigation, Intra-Action-Review (IAR), Health and nutrition rapid need assessment, outbreak response reactive and national vaccination campaigns and Integrated supportive Supervision
 Supported and technically guided development of SOPs, project proposals, Emergency preparedness & Response plan and strategic plan
 Provided training on enhanced public health surveillance in order to capacitate health facility, district and zonal RRT for timely detectives
 Guided technically regional Incident Management System (IMS) and Public Health Emergency Operation Center (PHEOC)
 Supported and oversaw establishment and/or revitalization of zonal EOC and emergency task force for effective emergency response