حسام الدين اللحام, Health Program Manager

حسام الدين اللحام

Health Program Manager

IRC (international Rescue Committee)

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Master's degree, الصحة العامة
Experience
8 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :8 years, 2 Months

Health Program Manager at IRC (international Rescue Committee)
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since July 2017

Support the overall coordination, monitoring and reporting of supported health facilities.
 Ensure accuracy and referral of information gathered via communicable diseases weekly report, in cooperation with the doctors in the health facilities.
 Collect, update, manage facilities information and present them to the program.
 Conduct weekly/monthly calls with facility staff and management for updates on the situation and health services.
 Work closely with the Health Manager in Amman, and Health Manager in Syria to assist in the direct implementation of health activities inside Syria.
 Provide technical support and supervision to health facility staff to ensure quality health services are provided.
 Assist in training inside Syria to Health Officers, Health Assistants, data collectors, report submitters and hospital administrators in areas of their scope of data management and analysis.
 Set high quality performance indicators that ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices and donor guidelines.
 Create and adapt monitoring tools that assist in tracking of patients and their treatment protocols, and advise medical staff accordingly.
 Conduct regular meetings with the community outreach team to ensure proper exchange of information and activity planning. Ensure partner staff and facility staff receive proper training and follow up on health protocols and guidelines.
 Assist partners in the development of health and training proposals. Provide continuous assistance as needed.
 Responsible for ensuring that supported health facilities are properly equipped and receive the appropriate amount of drugs and supply with the support of the Monitoring Officer and Medical Commodity Officer.
 Assist in the initiation of mental health activities, and ensure consistent support is planned, including medications and supervision.
 Oversee the day-to-day implementation of all programs in the health facilities, providing support to managers and IRC health staff inside Syria to implement, monitor and evaluate work plans.
 Manage the implementation of health programs and ensure that program goals, objectives, targets and activities are met, as stated in the donor agreed project work plans and log frames.
 Assess unmet needs in the health sector with a focus on Primary and Reproductive Health.
 Participate in the development of proposals, budgets and concept notes for future health interventions.
 Establish and strengthen relationships with local councils, Directorates of Health and facility management.
 Provide support and supervision to local partners to implement health projects inside Syria.
 Undertake other tasks as assigned by the IRC supervisor to enable and contribute to IRC’s programming.

General practitioner at Mayar clinic
  • Jordan - Amman
  • December 2016 to March 2017

patient consultations at home and within the surgery
physical examinations
diagnosis and treatment of illnesses/ailments
minor surgery
health education
practice management and administration

Resident general surgeon at Damascus public hospital
  • Syria - Damascus
  • September 2015 to August 2016

following up patient cases in different department of the hospital (general surgery-pediatrician-ENT-internal departments )
Daily patents visits with consultants

Education

Master's degree, الصحة العامة
  • at University of Suffolk
  • May 2023
Diploma, forced migration and refugee studies
  • at The University of Jordan (Center for strategic studies)
  • May 2020

Introduction to Refugee Studies. Refugee Movements in the Middle East and North Africa. Jordan and Refugees. International Refugee Law and International Organizations Refugees in Post-Conflict Situations Gender Issues in Humanitarian Situations Media and Communication Skills in Humanitarian Situations. Internship/Research Project

Bachelor's degree, Medicine
  • at Syrian Private University
  • October 2016

Doctor of medicine (M.D) Degree awarded of Syrian Private University SPU

Specialties & Skills

General Medicine
Public Policy Research
Exercise Prescription
عيادات
Medical Informatics
DATA MANAGEMENT
LISTENING
MANAGEMENT
MICROSOFT WINDOWS
PUBLIC SPEAKING
RESEARCH

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert
German
Beginner

Memberships

International Rescue Committee
  • Cross border senior Health officer
  • July 2017

Training and Certifications

Nutrition in Emergencies (Training)
Training Institute:
American University of Beirut
Date Attended:
July 2018
APTIS english language certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2017
Mental Health Gap (Training)
Training Institute:
International Rescue Committee
Date Attended:
August 2017
Duration:
24 hours
Health Information System training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2018
Basic life support (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2013
Valid Until:
October 2015
Immediate life support (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2015
Valid Until:
July 2018
Humanitarian Response to conflict and disaster (Training)
Training Institute:
Harvard University
Date Attended:
October 2017
Duration:
20 hours

Hobbies

  • السباحة