Kadiatu Kamara, Public Health Sister (PHS)

Kadiatu Kamara

Public Health Sister (PHS)

Ministry of Health and IRC

Location
Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
Education
Diploma, Epidemiology and Health System Management
Experience
13 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 4 Months

Public Health Sister (PHS) at Ministry of Health and IRC
  • Sierra Leone
  • January 2013 to July 2013

Date :January 2013 Activity: Reorientation and review Meeting for District Health Coordination Committees ( DHCC) Location: Bo town, Sponsor: MOHS/ Options

Date: July 2013, Activity : Training on Clinical Care for Sexual Assault Cases, Location :Hill valley Hotel Freetown, Sponsor : IRC/MOHS

District Health Sister at District Health Management Team
  • Sierra Leone
  • January 2010 to January 2013

January 2010-2013 - District Health Management Team (DHMT) Tonkolili District
District Health Sister (DHS)

at VSO Office Abadeen Freetown
  • September 2011 to September 2011

September 2011 Harmonizing approach to Cash Transfer (HACT) Training Bintumani Hotel Freetown unicef
September 2011 In-Country Training for Volunteers (VSO) VSO Office Abadeen Freetown VSO

at District Micro
  • February 2010 to February 2010

February 2010 District Micro planning Presidential lounge National Stadium Freetown WHO/UNICEF
February 2010 National immunization days (NIDs) National Micro planning Bishop hall Syke Street Freetown Ministry of Health

Nurse Manager at District Health Management Team
  • Sierra Leone
  • January 2008 to December 2009

January 2008-December 2009: District Health Management Team ( DHMT) Western Area
District Health Sister ( DHS)
Purpose: To help and implement needs oriented district health care services throughout the district
Responsibilities: Maternal and child health Activities
• Ensuring the regular and efficient running of the following: • Under fives Clinics
• Ante natal Clinics and Reproductive Clinics
• Postnatal Care and Family Planning Posts at the hospital, Community Health Center ( CHC), Community Health Posts ( CHP) and Maternal and Child Health Post (MCHP)
Planning and administration: • Coordinate District Health Management Team (DHMT), Peripheral health Units (PHU) and Intersectional meetings at district and Chiefdom level
• Preparing of annual district work plan for all health activities
• Develop and review regular supervisory protocols
• Ensure Staff discipline at all level
• Advice on appropriate Staff movement within the district
• Participate and cooperate in the preparation of the quarterly and annually district reports
• Follow up the establishment of Maternal Child Health Post (MCHP) when approved
• Developing of Proposal/ Concept Note to implement health activities within the district
• Writing of reports after implementation of each activity
• Postings of health Staff at all level
Supervision: • Preparing of monthly supervisory work plan,
• Make regular supervisory tours throughout the district using the supervisory protocol for visit
• Ensure accurate record keeping at PHUs
• Make recommends and follow up appropriate actions emanating from supervision
• Ensure all MCH related activities are performed effectively

Nurse Manager at DHMT Western Area Hall Freetown
  • Sierra Leone
  • October 2008 to November 2009

August 2009 Training on Maternal Death Review ( MDR) Committee DHMT Western Area Hall Freetown Ministry of Health
August 2009 Workshop on Twining project between Sierra Leone Midwives Association ( SLMA) and Royal Dutch Association of Midwives (KNOV)

CHASL Hall Kingharman Road Freetown

at NMCP Conference Hall Central
  • September 2008 to February 2009

September 2008 Training of Trainers Workshop for Integrated Child survival Fatima hall Makeni town Bombali District Ministry of Health/ UNICEF
February 2009 District Malaria Focal Points Training NMCP Conference Hall Central medical Stores compound Freetown NMCP

Training of Trainers Workshop Maternal and Child Health Aide at National Stadium Hostels Freetown
  • June 2008 to July 2008

June 2008 Workshop on Emergency Obstetric care (EmOC) Assessment Training of Field workers Hill Valley Hotel Freetown UNICEF/MOHS
July 2008 Assessment Survey on Emergency Obstetric care (EmOC) and Focus group discussion Kabala town Koinadugu District UNICEF/MOHS
August 2008 National Training of Trainers ( TOT) on the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission Connaught Hospital Freetown Ministry of Health
June 2008 Training of Trainers Workshop Maternal and Child Health Aide basic training Coordinator/Trainers (with Certificate) National Stadium Hostels Freetown Ministry of Health/ Cordaid

State Resgistered Nurse at Merlyn/ Ministry of Health
  • Sierra Leone
  • January 2000 to March 2004

Date: 2000 August : Activity: Diarrhea and vomiting, Location : Macauley street satellite clinic Freetown, Sponsor: Merlyn

Date: March 2004, Activity: Newborn emergencies ( Lunching of third edition) Location: Miatta conference hall Freetown, Sponsor: Ministry of Health

Date: June 2005, Activity: Seminar on obstetrics and newborn emergencies, Location: Reproductive health division Freetown Sponsor: Ministry of Health

March 2006 Workshop on hospital management National school of Nursing Freetown Ministry of Health

State Resgistered Nurse at Ministry of Health and Sanitation
  • Sierra Leone
  • July 1996 to September 2003

I n July1996 to 1997 I was an RN working in both general Medical and Surgical wards in the main referral Hospital ( Connuanght) in Sierra Leone as Nurse In - Charge, giving general Nursing care to patients
In January 1997 to January 1998 I worked at the general paediatrics ward in the same hospital
I was transferred at Rokupa Satelite Clinics in 1998 and later posted to Macualy Satelite Clinic after the War in January 1999 for the treatment of war victims and minor Aliments. In 2000 there was a cholera out break and the Clinic becomes a cholera unit were we treat cholera cases only.
In 2001 I was posted in the main referral Maternity hospital for six years for the treatment and care of women during pregnancy, labour delivery and postnatal and also to care for the new born baby

Nurse manager at Ministry of Health
  • Sierra Leone
  • October 1998 to November 1998

Date
Oct 1998

Activity: Workshop on Epidemic outbreak (Cholera)

Location : Connaught hospital Freetown

Sponsor: Ministry of Health

Date: November 1999, Activity : National Polio immunization. Location: Principal Medical Offices (PMO) Cline town Freetown Ministry of Health

Education

Diploma, Epidemiology and Health System Management
  • at School of Public Health University of Ghana
  • July 2012

May/July 2012: School of Public Health University of Ghana, Certificate in Epidemiology and Health System Management

Master's degree, Public Health
  • at N'jala University Sierra Leone
  • October 2010

October 2010: N'jala University Sierra Leone (USL), Masters in Public Health (MPH)

Bachelor's degree, Tropical Community Medicine and Health
  • at College of Medicine and Allied Health Science
  • January 2007

January 2007: College of Medicine and Allied Health Science (COMAHS) University of Sierra Leone ( USL), Diploma in Tropical Community Medicine and Health (DTCM&H)

Diploma, Tropical Community Medicine
  • at College of Medicine and Allied Health Science
  • September 2006

September 2006: College of Medicine and Allied Health Science (COMAHS) University of Sierra Leone ( USL), Certificate in Tropical Community Medicine and Health

Diploma,
  • at National School of Midwifery Sierra Leone
  • June 2001

June 2001: National School of Midwifery Sierra Leone State Certified Midwife Certificate ( SCM)

Diploma, Nursing
  • at College of Medicine and Allied Health Science
  • July 1996

July 1996: Faculty of Nursing, College of Medicine and Allied Health Science (COMAHS) university of Sierra Leone (USL), State Registered Nurse Certificate (SRN) The then School of Nursing

Diploma,
  • at Yonibana Secondary School
  • June 1991

June 1991: Yonibana Secondary School (Yonibana), West African Examination Certificate

Specialties & Skills

Public Health
Community Health
Teaching
Nursing Administration
ASSOCIATE
COMPILE REPORTS
DIAGNOSIS
INVENTORY
Teaching /MENTORING
TRAINING
Clinical Care of Sexual Assault Cases
Insertion of implant
Management Skills
Teaching/ Mentoring on live saving Skills in maternal & New born,/ Nursing Care

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Sierra Leone Nurses Association
  • Active Member
  • June 1996
Sierra Leone Midwife Association
  • Active Member
  • February 2001
Fellow West Africa College of Nursing
  • Active Member
  • March 2013

Training and Certifications

Life Saving Skills training Essential Obstetric and Newborn care (Training)
Training Institute:
Liver pool School of Tropical Medicine
Date Attended:
March 2012
Duration:
50 hours
Implant insertion (Training)
Training Institute:
UNFPA/RH/ MOHS
Date Attended:
October 2013
Duration:
70 hours
Nursing Management for Clinical Supervision implication for quality Nursing Care (Training)
Training Institute:
West Africa Collage of Nursing
Date Attended:
July 2010
Duration:
72 hours

Hobbies

  • Reading, Singing and interacting with other people
    Interacting with other people helps me to build a working team spirit, with this i encourage the weak ones among the team to improve their Skills. This also helps me to observe and identified problems among my staff ,then do a quick analysis and act fast before it goes out of hands With reading i improve my knowledge and wilding my thoughts. Singing makes me emotionally happy