sami khan

District Health Communication and support officer at People

• Pakistan
• My current job since April 2021

District Health and communication and support officer at PEOLE

• Pakistan - Lakki
• June 2017 to March 2021

 Plan and implement evidence-based communication plans through COMNet based on missed children log book data.
 Supervise and monitor Staff for missed children coverage in the district.
 Monitor and facilitate vaccination team trainings with special focus on IPC component.
 Develop plan for interpersonal communication (IPC) and counseling sessions with chronic refusal households and community influencers and implement it with the COMNet team in the district as pre-campaign activity.
 Present issues and challenges regarding communications during the daily evening meetings at district level to DPEC Chair (Deputy Commissioner).
 Prepare Social profile of District.
 Gather data on reasons from missed children and develop data driven communications for chronic missed children.
 Ensure social profile data of high-risk groups missed during campaigns is incorporated into UC level Micro plans in all COMNet supported UCs.
 Desk & Field Validation of Micro plans.
 Attending District Polio Eradication Committee Meetings at District Level in all phases of campaign and present communication data analysis.
 Undertake activities to strengthen routine immunization understanding in the community and bring strategic changes e.g. surveys and behavior tracking.
 Conduct LQAS, market and other surveys.
 Support in the emergency response to new polio cases and newly infected areas in the province.
 Preparation of Training Plans at UC Level. Sharing the training plans and reports with provincial office being training focal person.
 Strong Liaison with NGOs, CBOs, Local Government Department and other line departments to get their support in PEI.
 Planning and Implementation of Risk Communication and Community Engagement activities regarding COVID 19.
 Support in Social Mobilization activities regarding COVID 19 Precautionary measures and vaccination against COVID 19.
 Video messages recording of renowned Doctors, Ulma Karam and other key influencers regarding COVID 19 and dissemination on Social Media Platforms.
 Support in Extended COVID Campaign Micro plans with EPI Coordinator.