wisam Qarqash

Achievements
Conduct workshops for Aqaba Port Authority on nutrition and NCDs
Develop Healthy menu for lunch and considering the healthy food
Conduct several workshops related to healthy life style and NCDs

for Non-communicable disease (NCDs )
Develop, desgin and overseen the implementation of NCDs program
Develop tools and manuals on NCD (Deit and Healthy pattern eating and physical activity manual in addition to phamphlets and posters related to nutrition and NCDs .
Develop training plan and determine appropriate training strategies for service providers
Develop Monitring and evaluation plan
Conduct severl trainings for health proffessional at MOH related to NCDs
Conduct a several training with collaboration of UNHCR for health proffesional, educators physicians and nurses

2013-2014 Save the children /Jordan
Position :Programs` development consultant
Provide strategic and technical input to nutrition, health and education program
Oversee the desgin and implementation
Develop concept note and fund raising proposals
Participate in Nutrition Working Group for syrain refegees
Provide technical assistance for nutrition and health program related syrain refeguees
Supervise nutrition program
Build the staff capacity
Supervise ANEMIA project

; Head of Nutrition Department
Initate and lead nutition program as well as tobacco control and healthy life style
Provided technical support and supervised the work implementation in the directorate
Led multi-functionnal committees
Assisted in all management issues across all technical, administrative and financial areas
Monitored and ensured quality control for all related projects in the directorate
Oversee the improvement of nutritional status in Jordan, through assessing present situation, and developing and implementing a national nutrition plan of action.
Assist in developing the National Policy on Food and Nutrition
Design strategies and policies for national nutrition interventions programs
Develop communication strategies related to nutrition and public health issues
Contribut to NCDS campains
Contribute in the jordainain code for breast feeding
Contribute in the IMCI training program

Nutrition program manager
Led and provided technical direction in the strategic design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all sound nutrition intervention programs
Assisted in providing technical direction related to reaching national Jordanian standards (e.g. salt iodization, schools canteen and national breastfeeding code, NCDs )
Mobilized resources and built multi-partner alliances with public, private and NGOs
Led the higher national nutrition committee
Coordinated with donors; WHO, UNICEF, GAIN, CDC, FFI, ICCIDD
Program Manager for micronutrint defeciency
Program Manager for Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) .
Program Manager four flour fortification
Program Manager for vitamins supplementation, particularly vitamin A .
Program manager for breast feeding
Program manager for school feeding program with Ministry of Education and Ministry of planning
Trainer in the following areas
Develope training programs
Taught nutrition courses for service providers and family medicine and community medicine
Develop manuals related to nutrition, healthy life style, family planning, tobaccocontrol, and school health, micronutrient
Train in differe t area of public health ( nutrition in emergency, with collaboration with UNICEF and World Food Program
Tot trainer
Traning on quality contol for flour fortification

Ministry of Health, Jordan, Health and Nutrition Education Section /Primary Health Care Directorate
Head of Nutrition Division
Coordinated and developed all health education strategies and programs related to nutrition and public health issues.
Provided technical assistance in campaign design
Planned and prepared for all public health and nutrition educational tools and IEC material
Health educator and trainer; community participation coordination

Ongoing World Health Organization
Advisor

Contibute to the Regional Nutrition and Food surveillance system Guildline
Contibute to the Regional Nutrition Strategy and policy
Member of WHO Nutrition Guildance Expert Advisory Group (NUGAG) for guildeline development
Contibute to the Regional Diet and Physical Activity Strategy
Develop training manual of Nutirition and Physical activity for school children

Lead the social marketing component and participate as a member of the LETS integrated management team.
Work as part of the management team to develop program design, strategic approach, and implementation methodology
Provide strategic and technical input into all communication-related elements of the project, ensuring health and social-related behavior change
Oversee the design and implementation of behavior change communication campaigns
Design and implement communication strategies
Monitor and assist with evaluation of behavior change communication activities
Oversee and provide technical support to the development of communication materials, such as peer counseling toolkits, checklists, training materials, student educational materials, and more
Conduct capacity building for Ministry officials, partners and staff
Provide technical assistance in the development of school accreditation standards
Contribute to the design and implementation of the general and school-specific assessments, including offering technical expertise in the identification of health behaviors and social issues in schools.
Develop training materials for the school community

Lead Health Competent school initive in 150 schools all over the country
Provide technical direction in the design, implementation and evaluation of sound health communication/media strategies and programs, especially geared for health service providers and school education levels and communities .
Develop and evaluate protocol to assess the behaviour change communication (BCC) impact of interventions. Related to healthy lifestyle and family planning
Development of annual workplans for health seveice providers and curriculum development component of the JHCP program
Develop communications materials geared to, health centers and schools (kits, manuals, tools); utilize entertainment education, e-learning, and interactive activities to spread and enhance health lifestyles, non-violence, reproductive health and adolecent health
Lead the formation of teams, strategic partnerships and other alliances with suitable health education institutions, the private sector, and community
Provide technical oversight to Ministry of Health and Ministry Of Education-related health areas and mainly family planning
Facilitate communication and collaboration with health related parties in the public, private and NGO sectors to maximize benefits for all
Provide related training, manage local resources, carry out health and education sector needs assessment and plans
Develop Monitoring and Evalution plans
Supervise qualitative and quanitative researches related to family planning
Conduct public events and festivals with local communities in different regions
Integrate health messages with health education curriculum textbooks
Ensure sustanability by institutionalizing health education programs within MOE system
Ensure the capacity building of MOE staff at the central, district and schools level
Ensure capacity building for health service providers
Member of Senior Specialist Committee that assures the accuracy and credibility of disseminated information to be in line with JHCP media campaigns’ main messages by reviewing and following up the revision process of all documents, website content, radio programs, bid offers, IEC materials, reports and articles
Contribute to the development of accreditation standards for the schools and Kindergartens
Oversee the technical and financial performance of projects
Conduct several TOT training for service providers on family planning