Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
• Oversee grant portfolio of TB REACH - 120 million CAD grant - to improve case detection • Oversee grant portfolio for the Challenge Facility Civil Society providing small grants for improving TB community engagement • Oversee MOU between The Global Fund and Stop TB Partnership to provide technical assistance to countries under the new funding model • Responsible for overseeing the external monitoring and evaluation team for TB REACH • Provides technical assistance to partners and countries on case detection initiatives • Serves as a global expert on different aspects of improving tuberculosis case detection
• Provided technical assistance to TB REACH funded projects in 46 countries on case detection initiatives • Developed tools for the effective monitoring of TB REACH supported projects and • Coordinated the work of an independent monitoring and evaluation team • Provided technical support to countries for improving case detection and private sector engagement • Assisted in the development of guidance on increased and early case detection and framework development to prioritize of risk factors and social determinants
Provide technical assistance to counties and regions for early and intensified TB case detection Manage the WHO project on intensified case detection to ensure, reporting and regular monitoring and evaluation, as well as communication with participating counties (Vietnam, DR Congo, Ghana, Swaziland and Philippines) Developed global generic training material for case management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Assist in the framework development to prioritize of risk factors and social determinants Assist in the activities of the Public-Private Mix Subgroup
Primary investigator for HIV/AIDS multisite behavioral surveillance survey in El Salvador Supervised El Salvador research team with 5 full time staff and oversaw work of 30 field staff Developed TB/HIV operational research protocols with Ministries of Health in Central America Designed and coordinated sub-notification study for HIV/AIDS in El Salvador Provided technical assistance to region for behavioral data collection and evaluation Coordinated production of second generation HIV surveillance modules
Served as coordinator and technical and content expert for education and communication activities in the PARTNERS Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) project in Peru Worked with Ministry of Health of Peru and other national and international organizations in order to create training materials for health care personnel in MDR-TB case management and infection control Participated in CDC review of TB programs in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil Developed budget for the MDR-TB project and oversee the spending of funds
Conducted evaluation of school based HIV/AIDS prevention evaluation studies in six US states Created and managed evaluation databases for Evaluation Research Section Worked with states to create web-based evaluation surveys on HIV/AIDS prevention programs