Surveillance coordinator / Epidemiologist
Primary Health Care Corporation
Total years of experience :27 years, 6 Months
• Responsible for the collation, analysis and dissemination of notifiable disease data in PHCC.
• Produces a comprehensive annual epidemiological report covering all areas of communicable disease surveillance conducted in PHCC at www.hpsc.ie.
• Produces a comprehensive Quarter epidemiological report covering all areas of communicable disease surveillance conducted in PHCC at www.hpsc.ie.
• Responsibility for control of communicable diseases with the Ministry of public health (National Surveillance Program).
• Provides assistance, as required, in the investigation and management of incidents of communicable disease.
• Monitors vaccine uptake and vaccine effectiveness, particularly in the routine schedule of immunization also monitors Campaigns (influenza vaccine uptake in healthcare workers and high risk group).
• Monitors detection emerging threats e.g. MERS- Cove, etc.
• Conducts research into communicable disease to provide evidence for policy changes.
• Committed to training and professional development. All staff are encouraged to participate in training activities which are available within health protection or externally.
• Training of medical staff on Electronic Notification Form, surveillance.
• Participate in many external working groups and are required to provide evidence-based guidance.
• Participation in maintaining and developing health policy and Guidelines that compliment PHCC goals.
• Guidelines on communicable disease prevention, surveillance and control.
• Involved in many activities at Health Protection surveillance including surveillance work, outbreak investigations, research, teaching and scientific communications.
• Participate in scientific meetings organized by external clinical and laboratory societies.
• Participate in designated supervision usually changes with each cohort. (Supervisors are identified depending on the subject-matter expertise, The areas of specialty include respiratory infections, vaccine preventable diseases, , and hepatitis, and STIs, antimicrobial resistance and healthcare associated infections and emergency planning.
KEY Activities
• Preparing the annual plan of work of the Unit and submit them to the administration the center.
• Setting a baseline database for faculty members at the Academy In coordination with the unit
• Evaluation and follow-up and management of the Center.
• .Documenting the data and statistical information about the numbers qualitative development of faculty members in cooperation with the unit libraries and technology transfer.
• .Prepare and propose programs to develop the knowledge and skills potential for faculty members and their assistants through workshops, training courses and any other method developed to not conflict with the objectives and evaluation of academic
• Reporting calendar and ways of development and submitted to the director of the center.
• Participate in studies curriculum in line with the local educational developments, and global.
Conduct research related to the planning of the educational process, and development, and study weaknesses, and shortcomings.
• Follow developments of scientific, technical, and cooperation with regional organizations, and for the conduct of international educational research, educational and that contribute to improving teaching and learning at the Academy
• Weekly report, monthly and annual activities of the Center for managing the center.
• Any other duties assigned by the Director of the Center or his deputy.
• Trainer for governorates health staff on outbreaks and epidemics investigation
• Involved on Infectious disease surveillance, investigation, motoring and outbreaks control
• Involved on Outbreaks and epidemics investigation.( all type of outbreaks )
• Involved on Statistics ( data analyses ) of the surveillance
• Field visits for Supervision and monitoring of surveillance system for infectious disease
• Trainer of refreshment course on surveillance activities
• Trainer of hospital staff on surveillance activities
• Trainer for governorates health staff on rapid response team activities
• Trainer for governorates health staff on outbreaks and epidemics investigation
• Involved on Infectious disease surveillance, investigation, motoring and outbreaks control
• Involved on Outbreaks and epidemics investigation.( all type of outbreaks )
• Involved on Statistics ( data analyses ) of the surveillance and researches)
• Research and studies (developing, conducting, participation, analyses, interpretation and dissemination.
• Involved on avian flu (H5N1) surveillance, Investigation and studies
• Trainer on avian flu (H5N1) Definition, sings, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, surveillance, investigation and control
• Involved on Planning of influenza pandemic for PHC (Primary Health care) response
• Trainer for Influenza pandemic preparation to governorates staff ( governorates, districts and health units)
• Involved on Planning of influenza pandemic for schools
• Daily reporting system, flow up and monitoring forms of influenza pandemic for the schools
• Member of Emergency room for Novel influenza A (H1N1)
• Involved on Novel influenza A (H1N1) pandemic surveillance, Investigation and response
• Involved on daily review of electronic surveillance system for infectious disease
• Involved on supervision and monitoring of surveillance system for the infectious disease
• response
• Involved on Surveillance of Novel influenza A (H1N1)
• Involved on Case investigation and contact control and flow up for Novel influenza A (H1N1) and avian flu (H5N1)
• Trainer of FETP distance learning group on ( principal of epidemiology, studies, Data management )
• Central supervisor in national Polio campaign 4 times, Egypt
• Central supervisor in national Measles campaign 2 times, Egypt
• Organization, implementation of all short and long-term training courses for the concerned personnel on HIV/AIDS/STIs epidemic control within the country.
• Development and endorsement of the curricula, course contents of the training programs on HIV/AIDS/STIs.
• Preparation of the training manuals, guidelines and protocols according to the international guidelines of the WHO, UNAIDS and others
• Collaborate and coordinate with other national, regional and international institutes aiming to improve the quality of the provided training on HIV/AIDS/STIs.
• Provision of consultative services to the other concerned governmental, non-governmental bodies on various aspects of training on HIV/AIDS/ STIs.
• Establishment & updating of the non- communicable diseases surveillance system.
• Conduction of research and surveys on various aspects of non- communicable diseases.
• Submission of quarterly surveillance reports.
• Monitoring the trend of the disease including behavioral surveillance surveys.
• Direct responsibility for monitoring the implementation of their plans at the state and national level.
• Overall coordination, supervision and monitoring of the National Diabetes program
• Overall coordination, supervision and monitoring of the National Cancer program
To assist Health project Coordinator in following
• Manage and Supervise health interventions in 10 IDPs Camps.
• Line managed six project staff (Curative officer, Sanitation Officer, Preventive officer, MCH Coordinator, Data Processor and Store keeper).
• Budget holder of Euro 350, 000/year for emergency health project.
• Provide technical support to SC UK South Darfur Area Office, Project staff and partners.
• Coordinate and integrate health activities with other food security interventions targeting IDPs from Southern Sudan.
• Developed standard surveillance and reporting system in relation to the morbidity and mortality within the 10 IDPs camps
• Supervise and manage the storage and holding of medicines, medical equipment and ensure proper stock records are kept.
• Carried out training and refresher courses to the project staff and MOH staff to enhance technical capacity.
• Ensured that minimum health quality standards set by WHO and MOH are adhered to by the project.
• Monitor process and impact indicators with the project partners to measure success and failure and document lessons learnt
• Assess the health status of patients
• Preparation sick certificates
• Preparing daily reports of patients, the medical board sent from state Kartom
• Prepare reports on the financial cost to patients
• Weekly Reports
• Send monthly reports of the Sudanese Medical Qmcin
Work in coordination with Health Advisor in the following
• Entrusted to develop an emergency intervention to manage a malnutrition situation of 37% among southern Sudanese settled in 10 IDPs Camps.
• Established 10 Therapeutic and Supplementary feeding centers in IDPs camps.
• Ensured Vaccination for all
KEY Activities:
• Joint supervision for all primary health care centers at Khartoum state
• Provide technical support
• Developed standard surveillance and reporting system in relation to the morbidity and mortality
• Ensured that minimum health quality standards are adhered to by the health centers
Sections Covered
1. Pediatric
2. Orthopedics surgery
3. Renal Dialyses
4. Obstetric & Gynecology
5. Urology
6. general surgery
7. Forensic medicine
8. general ees: Upon request
• Field visits for Supervision and monitoring of surveillance system for infectious disease • Trainer of refreshment course on surveillance activities • Trainer of hospital staff on surveillance activities • Trainer for governorates health staff on rapid response team activities • Trainer for governorates health staff on outbreaks and epidemics investigation • Involved on Infectious disease surveillance ,investigation , motoring and outbreaks control • Involved on Outbreaks and epidemics investigation.( all type of outbreaks ) • Involved on Statistics ( data analyses ) of the surveillance and researches) • Research and studies (developing, conducting, participation, analyses, interpretation and dissemination. • Involved on avian flu (H5N1) surveillance ,Investigation and studies • Trainer on avian flu (H5N1) Definition ,sings ,symptoms ,diagnosis ,treatment ,surveillance , investigation and control • Involved on Planning of influenza pandemic for PHC (Primary Health care) response • Trainer for Influenza pandemic preparation to governorates staff ( governorates ,districts and health units) • Involved on Planning of influenza pandemic for schools • Daily reporting system, flow up and monitoring forms of influenza pandemic for the schools • Member of Emergency room for Novel influenza A (H1N1) • Involved on Novel influenza A (H1N1) pandemic surveillance ,Investigation and response • Involved on daily review of electronic surveillance system for infectious disease • Involved on supervision and monitoring of surveillance system for the infectious disease • response • Involved on Surveillance of Novel influenza A (H1N1) • Involved on Case investigation and contact control and flow up for Novel influenza A (H1N1) and avian flu (H5N1) • Trainer of FETP distance learning group on ( principal of epidemiology, studies , Data management ) • Central supervisor in national Polio campaign 4 times , Egypt • Central supervisor in national Measles campaign 2 times, Egypt
Applied Field Epidemiology FETP (Field Epidemiology Training Programme) Certificate provided by USA - CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta & Egyptian Ministry of Health)
