AHANG KAREEM, EMPHNET Workforce Capacity Internship  Intern Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP)

AHANG KAREEM

EMPHNET Workforce Capacity Internship Intern Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP)

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Location
Great Britain (UK) - Manchester
Education
Master's degree, Public Health
Experience
11 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :11 years, 6 Months

EMPHNET Workforce Capacity Internship Intern Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) at EMPHNET
  • Jordan - Amman
  • June 2022 to September 2022

• Development capacity building curriculum for health promotion.
• Development the model to increase knowledge and skills of health
inequalities Equity analysis tool training.
• Development technical methods and approaches interventions
to response epidemics, pandemics to health emergencies across the region.
• Contributed to designed scientific writing, policy program and strategic development.
• Contributed mentoring relationship for policy influencing across the region.
• Attended several regional meetings.

Surveillance & Epidemiology Team Lead at IOM UN MIGRATION
  • Iraq - Erbil
  • October 2020 to February 2022

• Implementation of emergency epidemiological field risk-assessment and reporting HIS data from the health facilities.
• Liaised with Risk Communication and Community Engagement teams to build relationships supported communities and target populations to promote early detection of suspect cases of COVID.
• Conducted community mapping to monitor high-risk and vulnerable groups.
• Collected and analyzed of quality and accurate disease surveillance data (related to COVID-19 response activities) into project M&E and reporting platforms
• Trained staffs and health promoters, contact tracers and case investigators, on identifying and reporting of suspect cases, rumors and misinformation, and community feedback.
• Mobilized focal points to adapt to new circumstances and protocols and technical guidelines may change during COVID-19.
• Provided additional training of disease surveillance data collection to focal points, supporting their use of electronic data collection tools (ODK/KOBO).
• Coordinated with others counterparts in other governorates, IOM colleagues and other representatives to harmonize program implementation and identify best practices.
• Contributed to periodic reports (internal and external).

Researcher at NGOs & MOH
  • Iraq - Erbil
  • April 2015 to November 2021

1. Since 2015 I have designed and performed a number of qualitative and quantitative research projects, including
2. Establishment A Population-Based Cancer Registry in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region: Stakeholders’ Perception
3. Primary Health Care Planning & Approaches for Covid-19 Intervention and Emergency Preparedness and Response
4. Prevalence of Malnutrition and Its Related Factors among Preschool (2-6 Years) Children in the Neighborhood of Chahestaneha, Bandar-Abbas, Iran
5. Assessing the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Students Regarding Ebola Virus
6. Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling Among IDPS, In Erbil Governorate in The Iraqi Kurdistan Region, August 2017
7. Assessment of Infant and young child feeding indicators among children aged 0-24months in Khabat district, Iraqi Kurdistan Region: Public health policies and recommendations for optimal IYCF 2019
8. The Impact Of COVID-19 Pandemics on Dietary Habits and lifestyle Performance in Iraqi Kurdistan Region, 2020.
9. Epidemiological approach to reduce health inequalities in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, 202.

Nutrition & Health Program Supervisor at UNICEF & MOH/KRG
  • Iraq - Erbil
  • October 2016 to October 2020

In coordination with UNICEF implement nutrition program to monitor nutrition status, defines indicators and nutrition surveillance schemes in 11 IDPs and refugees camp as. We have also focused to:
• Conduct IYCF counselling, to promote and support optimal feeding practices for infant and young children through social behavior changes strategy.
• Train staffs/ volunteers on nutritional anthropometric indicators to monitors malnutrition trends among under 5 years old, malnourished management and complimentary feeding (the role of Micro and Macro nutrients) plus optimal IYCF practice.
• Maintain nutrition databases, monitors malnutrition trends and evaluate the impact of nutrition program and policies Implementation.
• Contributed to provide Nutrition and health awareness program for different group of peoples in humanitarian situation (for Refugees and IDPs living in camps) as well as for local community through nutrition department within the PHC.

Public health & Emergency Response Officer at oxfam
  • Iraq - Erbil
  • October 2016 to February 2017

Public health officer for emergency response in humanitarian situation.
• Developed and managed the strategic plan, response reports, recommendations and proposals for emergency intervention.
• Created response reports, recommendations and proposals for emergency intervention
• Liaised with UN agencies government officials and local organizations to produce funding proposals and managing budgets.
• Recruited/managed local staff according to the program objectives.
• Ensured about staff and volunteers follow safety and security procedures.
• liaised with donors, local authorities and humanitarian community members
• Carried out WASH activity program and provide public health services for vulnerable peoples
• Assess, implement, monitor and evaluate rapid response operations
• Identify public health priorities in both chronic and acute emergencies settings and monitor the erosion of health services (including aspects of coverage and accessibility)
• Get involved in health promotion interventions that are evidence based,
• Organized induction, support and training to improve the staff capacity in emergency response.

internship in health services research at Tehran University of Medical Sciences
  • Iran - Tehran
  • January 2015 to April 2015

• Conduct community health assessment to identify the priority of public health issues among the community
• Conducted health survey regarding Prevalence of Malnutrition and Its Related Factors among Pre-School (2-6 Years) Children in Neighborhood of Chahestaneha, Bandar-Abbas, Iran
• Developed an action plan and shared with community health leader

Head of Surveillance, Prevention, Monitoring and Evaluation Section at MOH/KRG
  • Iraq - Erbil
  • May 2010 to April 2014

• Maintain the epidemic intelligence databases by focusing on early detection of infectious diseases aspects event-based surveillance; confirm and risk assessment and monitoring.
• Providing support in the capacity development on field of surveillance epidemiology and operational research.
• Worked to maintain, and strengthen the Epidemic Intelligence database System through Epi Info software program.
• Providing accurate summaries of epidemics data and circulation of communicable diseases in the region and forwarded for UN bodies and Government.

Education

Master's degree, Public Health
  • at Tehran University Of Medical Sciences
  • February 2016

Thesis Title: Establishment of a Population- Based Cancer Registries: Stakeholder Perceptions under Supervision of prof. Reza Majdzadeh, the study was a qualitative research that analyzed comprehensive perception of stakeholders on Establishment a PBCR scheme in Erbil Governorate in the Iraqi KR with more focus on the current status of the components of planning and characterized the feature of an existing program performance and then extent of the possibility to establish a PBCR in Erbil Governorate which s contributes to categorize facilitators and obstruction for establishment and share it with the authority in a region.

Specialties & Skills

Data Analysis
Research and Development
Public Health
Nutrition Consulting
Epidemology
TEAMWORK
capacity building project
TECHNICAL WRITING
• Quantitative social research and qualitative research
quantitative data analysis (excel)
COMMUNICATION SKILL
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT TOOL
KoBo toolbox
Research and Project development
SPSS, STATA, Epi Info

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Kurdish
Native Speaker

Memberships

GLOOPLAN
  • MEMBER
  • August 2021

Training and Certifications

Epidemiology for Public Health Specialization (Training)
Training Institute:
Imperial College London
Date Attended:
March 2022
Study Designs in Epidemiology (Training)
Training Institute:
Imperial College London
Date Attended:
May 2022
Implementation Research: Infectious Diseases of Poverty (Training)
Training Institute:
TDR
Date Attended:
May 2021
The Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC): Health Emergency Program, (Training)
Training Institute:
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Date Attended:
January 2021
COVID-19: Operational Planning Guidelines and COVID-19 Partners Platform to support country prepared (Training)
Training Institute:
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Date Attended:
January 2021
Neglected tropical diseases in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: impact and guidance (Training)
Training Institute:
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Date Attended:
January 2021
TOT for COVID-19 Intervention in Health Facilities (Training)
Training Institute:
IOM UN MIGRATION
Date Attended:
December 2020
Nutrition and Health: Micronutrients and Malnutrition (Training)
Training Institute:
Wageningen University
Date Attended:
February 2020
Infants and young child feeding IYCF, (Training)
Training Institute:
UNICEF, training of trainer
Date Attended:
December 2019
Early Warning Alert and Response Network system certificate (Training)
Training Institute:
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Date Attended:
September 2013
Outbreak Investigation Certificate, Field Epidemiology Training Program FETP, Iraq. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2012

Hobbies

  • interior design